If I have bitmaps fonts disabled (i.e. /etc/fonts/conf.d/70-no-bitmaps.conf exists) while running "sudo fc-cache -r -s -v" to update /var/cache/fontconfig, then I won't get the bitmap fonts in e.g. /usr/share/fonts/X11/misc even if I enable bitmap fonts in my personal ~/.fonts.conf file. Updating the local cache in ~/.fontconfig doesn't make any difference.
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If I have bitmaps fonts disabled (i.e. /etc/fonts/ conf.d/ 70-no-bitmaps. conf exists) while running "sudo fc-cache -r -s -v" to update /var/cache/ fontconfig, then I won't get the bitmap fonts in e.g. /usr/share/ fonts/X11/ misc even if I enable bitmap fonts in my personal ~/.fonts.conf file. Updating the local cache in ~/.fontconfig doesn't make any difference.
Workaround: sudo rm /var/cache/ fontconfig/ *
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