morning update, using smart

[Gene Heskett]

On Saturday 17 March 2007, Michael Schwendt wrote:
>rpm --query --scripts linux-libertine-fonts

Returns this:
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postinstall scriptlet (using /bin/sh):
if [ -x /usr/bin/fc-cache ]; then
  /usr/bin/fc-cache /usr/share/fonts
fi
postuninstall scriptlet (using /bin/sh):
if [ "$1" = "0" ]; then
  if [ -x /usr/bin/fc-cache ]; then
    /usr/bin/fc-cache /usr/share/fonts
  fi
fi
postinstall scriptlet (using /bin/sh):
if [ -x /usr/bin/fc-cache ]; then
  /usr/bin/fc-cache /usr/share/fonts
fi
postuninstall scriptlet (using /bin/sh):
if [ "$1" = "0" ]; then
  if [ -x /usr/bin/fc-cache ]; then
    /usr/bin/fc-cache /usr/share/fonts
  fi
fi
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So I made sure I had it
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[root at coyote ~]# which fc-cache
/usr/bin/fc-cache
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and reran it with exactly the same, really enlightening results:
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[root at coyote ~]# /usr/bin/fc-cache /usr/share/fonts
/usr/share/fonts: failed to write cache
/usr/share/fonts/bitmap-fonts: failed to write cache
/usr/share/fonts/bitstream-vera: failed to write cache
/usr/share/fonts/default: failed to write cache
/usr/share/fonts/default/Type1: failed to write cache
/usr/share/fonts/default/ghostscript: failed to write cache
/usr/share/fonts/dejavu-fonts: failed to write cache
/usr/share/fonts/dejavu-lgc: failed to write cache
/usr/share/fonts/japanese: failed to write cache
/usr/share/fonts/japanese/TrueType: failed to write cache
/usr/share/fonts/japanese/misc: failed to write cache
/usr/share/fonts/linux-libertine: failed to write cache
/usr/share/fonts/msttcorefonts: failed to write cache
/usr/share/fonts/perl: failed to write cache
/usr/share/fonts/terminus-font: failed to write cache
/usr/share/fonts/tv-fonts: failed to write cache
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So where IS this cache file?

straceing it, right at the startup gives a clue though:
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[root at coyote ~]# strace /usr/bin/fc-cache /usr/share/fonts
execve("/usr/bin/fc-cache", ["/usr/bin/fc-cache", "/usr/share/fonts"], [/* 
31 vars */]) = 0
brk(0)                                  = 0x804c000
access("/etc/ld.so.preload", R_OK)      = -1 ENOENT (No such file or 
directory)

open("/usr/lib/fglrx/tls/i686/libfreetype.so.6", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No 
such file or directory)
stat64("/usr/lib/fglrx/tls/i686", 0xbfbf0c38) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or 
directory)
open("/usr/lib/fglrx/tls/libfreetype.so.6", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such 
file or directory)
stat64("/usr/lib/fglrx/tls", 0xbfbf0c38) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or 
directory)
open("/usr/lib/fglrx/i686/libfreetype.so.6", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No 
such file or directory)
stat64("/usr/lib/fglrx/i686", 0xbfbf0c38) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or 
directory)
open("/usr/lib/fglrx/libfreetype.so.6", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such 
file or directory)
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/etc/ld.so.preload doesn't exist, and supposedly the fglrx stuff can be 
nuked as I got rid of the ATI card about a month ago.

Any more hints?  In the meantime I'll go see what I can learn about 
ld.so.preload.

-- 
Cheers, Gene
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