/usr/bin/defoma-hints broken due to deleted dependency

[Cliff Cunnington]

Binary package hint: defoma

% lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 8.10
Release: 8.10
% apt-cache policy defoma
defoma:
  Installed: 0.11.10-0.2ubuntu1
  Candidate: 0.11.10-0.2ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 0.11.10-0.2ubuntu1 0
        500 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
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The /usr/bin/defoma-hints perl executable is used to create hints files for new fonts (/etc/defoma/hints/*). Due to the deletion of the libft-perl dependency (build issues since perl-5.10), defoma-hints is also broken.

To reproduce this error:
 % defoma-hints truetype /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-dejavu/*.ttf
Wait for second...
defoma-hints Can't locate FreeType.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/perl/5.10.0 /usr/local/share/perl/5.10.0 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.10 /usr/share/perl/5.10 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at (eval 4) line 2.

AFAICT this breaks users and maintainers ability to easily add new defoma-managed fonts under Intrepid and Jaunty.

Related notes/changelogs:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid/+source/defoma/0.11.10-0.2ubuntu1 (libft-perl is uninstallable)
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/perlftlib/+publishinghistory#

- cliff

[Marcus Better (mbetter)]

# Automatically generated email from bts, devscripts version 2.10.13
package defoma
# makes defoma-hints unusable
severity 285653 important

[Antony Gelberg (antony-gelberg-wayforth)]

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This bug has been ignored for 3 years and 166 days. libft-perl is
unmaintained and doesn't work with Perl 5.10. Also see
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=478983

Hence I'm about to request libft-perl's removal from Debian, and I shall
change this bug's title to something like "defoma formerly depended on
libft-perl - please migrate to modern Perl FreeType library".
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[Antony Gelberg (antony-gelberg-wayforth)]

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retitle 285653 defoma should migrate to an alternative to libft-perl

thanks
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[madduck (madduck)]

also sprach Antony Gelberg <email address hidden> [2008.05.29.0135 +0200]:
> This bug has been ignored for 3 years and 166 days. libft-perl is
> unmaintained and doesn't work with Perl 5.10. Also see
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=478983
>
> Hence I'm about to request libft-perl's removal from Debian, and I shall
> change this bug's title to something like "defoma formerly depended on
> libft-perl - please migrate to modern Perl FreeType library".

Please do!

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[antgel (antgel)]

martin f krafft wrote:
> also sprach Antony Gelberg <email address hidden> [2008.05.29.0135 +0200]:
>> This bug has been ignored for 3 years and 166 days. libft-perl is
>> unmaintained and doesn't work with Perl 5.10. Also see
>> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=478983
>>
>> Hence I'm about to request libft-perl's removal from Debian, and I shall
>> change this bug's title to something like "defoma formerly depended on
>> libft-perl - please migrate to modern Perl FreeType library".
>
> Please do!
>

I never did, as I didn't have the time to look into the implications.
However, the package has been removed, see
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=279824.

As to defoma's future, who knows, but I suppose it's best to keep this
bug open for now, as the title is still relevant.

Antony

[Cliff Cunnington (cc-ububug)]

Binary package hint: defoma

% lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 8.10
Release: 8.10
% apt-cache policy defoma
defoma:
  Installed: 0.11.10-0.2ubuntu1
  Candidate: 0.11.10-0.2ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 0.11.10-0.2ubuntu1 0
        500 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
--
The /usr/bin/defoma-hints perl executable is used to create hints files for new fonts (/etc/defoma/hints/*). Due to the deletion of the libft-perl dependency (build issues since perl-5.10), defoma-hints is also broken.

To reproduce this error:
 % defoma-hints truetype /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-dejavu/*.ttf
Wait for second...
defoma-hints Can't locate FreeType.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/perl/5.10.0 /usr/local/share/perl/5.10.0 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.10 /usr/share/perl/5.10 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at (eval 4) line 2.

AFAICT this breaks users and maintainers ability to easily add new defoma-managed fonts under Intrepid and Jaunty.

Related notes/changelogs:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid/+source/defoma/0.11.10-0.2ubuntu1 (libft-perl is uninstallable)
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/perlftlib/+publishinghistory#

- cliff

[Delirium (delirium-hackish)]

retitle 478983 defoma-hints requires libft-perl which no longer exists
severity 478983 important
merge 478983 285653
thanks

Looks like this is the same as the long-open #285653, "defoma should
migrate to an alternative to libft-perl". But there's been no active
maintenance of defoma since 2007, so not clear if/when this'll get fixed.

-Mark

[Graziano (graziano-giuliani-gmail)]

Confirm it is impossible to add any new truetype font to defoma.

ABI of Font::FreeType (libfont-freetype-perl) is completely different from libft-perl. If defoma is unmaintained upstream, please consider switchin to a different font engine, at list for truetype.

[أحمد المحمودي (Ahmed El-Mahmoudy) (aelmahmoudy)]

I confirm this bug in both Intrepid & Jaunty.
Another thing, is that I tried in jaunty to install libfont-freetype-perl. But I still got the same error.

[Connor Imes (ckimes)]

This is easily reproducible, so I'll mark it as Triaged so a developer can begin work. Thank you for reporting this!

[أحمد المحمودي (Ahmed El-Mahmoudy) (aelmahmoudy)]

I think this is related to http://bugs.debian.org/285653

[Rhonda D'Vine (rhonda)]

# policy violations are serious
severity 452470 serious
severity 285653 serious

[jhr (hauke.rahm)]

forcemerge 285653 522246
thanks

On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 09:02:13PM +0200, Sven Hoexter wrote:
> Hi,
> at least in sid FreeType.pm is available
> marvin:/home/sven/debian/pkg-lyx# apt-file search FreeType.pm
> libfont-freetype-perl: /usr/lib/perl5/Font/FreeType.pm

Yes, but from a different package.

> but installing the package doesn't solve the problem for me.
> So beside the missing dependency there's still something broken.

Yes, libft-perl doesn't exist anymore. libfont-freetype-perl provides
similar functionality but with a completely different API AFAICS.

> Any ideas?

Yes, rewrite libhint-truetype.pl in defome. :)

Hauke

[Don Armstrong (don-debian)]

forcemerge 285653 514635

[Don Armstrong (don-debian)]

Source: defoma
Source-Version: 0.11.10-1

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
defoma, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:

defoma-doc_0.11.10-1_all.deb
  to pool/main/d/defoma/defoma-doc_0.11.10-1_all.deb
defoma_0.11.10-1.dsc
  to pool/main/d/defoma/defoma_0.11.10-1.dsc
defoma_0.11.10-1.tar.gz
  to pool/main/d/defoma/defoma_0.11.10-1.tar.gz
defoma_0.11.10-1_all.deb
  to pool/main/d/defoma/defoma_0.11.10-1_all.deb
psfontmgr_0.11.10-1_all.deb
  to pool/main/d/defoma/psfontmgr_0.11.10-1_all.deb

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
have further comments please address them to <email address hidden>,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Don Armstrong <email address hidden> (supplier of updated defoma package)

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Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:15:28 -0700
Source: defoma
Binary: defoma defoma-doc psfontmgr
Architecture: source all
Version: 0.11.10-1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Debian QA Group <email address hidden>
Changed-By: Don Armstrong <email address hidden>
Description:
 defoma - Debian Font Manager -- automatic font configuration framework
 defoma-doc - Debian Font Manager documentation
 psfontmgr - PostScript font manager -- part of Defoma, Debian Font Manager
Closes: 285653 514635
Changes:
 defoma (0.11.10-1) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   * QA upload.
   * Fix dependency on libftp-perl (Closes: #514635, #285653)
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[KeithG (grider-4)]

Related problem in 10.04. In 9.10, the defoma-hint would not run at all. The dependency listed here was the problem. In 10.04, the dependency was fixed somehow, but it still does not create a hint file from ttf fonts (that is all I have tried) installed 'loose' (not packaged). The fix is a 1 line edit to a script which is detailed here:
http://us.generation-nt.com/answer/bug-231616-defoma-apply-patch-please-help-168894811.html

I applied this patch and was able to generate a hint file for a couple of esoteric fonts we are using. (it is from 2004?!?!)

/usr/share/defoma/libperl-hint.pl.orig 2004-08-21 13:29:31.000000000 -0400
+++ /usr/share/defoma/libperl-hint.pl 2004-08-31 13:13:55.000000000 -0400
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
foreach my $f (defoma_font_get_fonts($c)) {
my @h = defoma_font_get_hints($c, $f);
next unless (@h);
- while ($h[0] !~ /^--/) {
+ while (@h && $h[0] !~ /^--/) {
shift(@h);
}
push(@hints, @h);

[Arvind Deshpande (pilyad)]

Related problem in 10.10

root@arvindd:~# defoma-hints -c truetype /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-blah/blah.ttf
Wait for second...
defoma-hints Can't locate Font/FreeType.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/perl/5.10.1 /usr/local/share/perl/5.10.1 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.10 /usr/share/perl/5.10 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at (eval 8) line 2.
\nroot@arvindd:~# defoma-hints -c --no-question truetype /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-blah/blah.ttf
Wait for second...
defoma-hints Can't locate Font/FreeType.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/perl/5.10.1 /usr/local/share/perl/5.10.1 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.10 /usr/share/perl/5.10 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at (eval 8) line 2.
\nroot@arvindd:~#

[AZ (m-dev)]

In Ubuntu 10.10, creating hint files works if libfont-freetype-perl is installed.