file dependencies and packages and [blocker] bugs

[Bill Nottingham]

Bill Nottingham (notting at redhat.com) said: 
> So, maybe I'm insane, but if all you want is a sans bold, etc. font - that
> can't be more than about 20 lines of fontconfig code to look for a match
> for the 'sans' pattern and get a filename. That way:
> 
> - you don't have to hardcode any files
> - you don't have to hardcode any requirements

OK, *somewhat* more than 20 lines. But still...

[notting at nostromo: ~]$ ./font-fu arial:style=bold
Found /usr/share/fonts/liberation/LiberationSans-Bold.ttf for arial:style=bold

[notting at nostromo: ~]$ ./font-fu serif
Found /usr/share/fonts/dejavu/DejaVuSerif.ttf for serif

Bill
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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <fontconfig/fontconfig.h>

char *find_me_a_font(char *style) {
	FcPattern *pat, *match;
	FcResult result;
	FcChar8 *file;
	
	if (!FcInit()) return NULL;
	pat = FcNameParse((FcChar8 *)style);
	if (!pat) return NULL;
	FcConfigSubstitute(0, pat, FcMatchPattern);
	FcDefaultSubstitute(pat);
	match = FcFontMatch(0, pat, &result);
	if (match)
		if (FcPatternGetString(match, FC_FILE, 0, &file) == FcResultMatch) 
			return (char *)file;
	return NULL;
}

int main(int argc, char **argv) {
	char *fontname;
	
	if (argc < 2) {
		printf("usage: font-fu <style>\n");
		return 1;
	}
	fontname = find_me_a_font(argv[1]);
	if (fontname)
		printf("Found %s for %s\n",fontname, argv[1]);
	else
		printf("Couldn't find a font for %s\n", argv[1]);
	return 0;
}