Ubuntu
mplayer package

Unnecessary dependency on bitstream-vera font

Bug #327504 reported by Mila Kuchta
4
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
OGMRip
Invalid
Undecided
Unassigned
mplayer (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
MOTU Media Team

Bug Description

Binary package hint: mplayer

Mplayer has a fixed dependency on bitstream-vera fonts which I don't use and so don't want it on my system. Wouldn't be wise to configure it to use fontconfig and generic 'sans' font instead?

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Joseph Smidt (jsmidt) wrote :

Thank you for this bug report. I have subscribed the MOTU Media Team since they are the original packagers of mplayer in Ubuntu. I have also noticed that the same package in Debian does not have a dependence on ttf-bitstream-vera.(http://packages.qa.debian.org/m/mplayer.html) Perhaps it is wise to remove the dependency.

Changed in mplayer:
status: New → Confirmed
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Mila Kuchta (kuchta) wrote :

Sadly, there are so many packages using this fixed font depedency and no standard how to handle this king of problem. Maybe dependency on fontconfig-config would suffice as it already has OR dependency on ttf-dejavu | ttf-bitstream-vera | ttf-freefont | gsfonts-x11. Currently I'm using ttf-liberation which seems to me to be good candicate too.

Mila Kuchta (kuchta)
Changed in mplayer (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → motumedia
Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)
Changed in ogmrip:
status: New → Invalid
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Reinhard Tartler (siretart) wrote :

fixed in karmic

Changed in mplayer (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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