Even if 2.11.94 is a development release, the answer you got from a fontconfig developer (<https://bugs.freedesktop.org/94505#c5>) is striking. The alternative, i.e. patching the "ancient" 2.11.1 with multiple selected commits, is also risky business.
As regards <https://bugs.freedesktop.org/94427>, I'm not able to tell how big problem it is in practice. Wouldn't that one happen with your proposed patches?
I'll talk to someone on IRC (#ubuntu-desktop) tomorrow, and get their view.
Even if 2.11.94 is a development release, the answer you got from a fontconfig developer (<https:/ /bugs.freedeskt op.org/ 94505#c5>) is striking. The alternative, i.e. patching the "ancient" 2.11.1 with multiple selected commits, is also risky business.
As regards <https:/ /bugs.freedeskt op.org/ 94427>, I'm not able to tell how big problem it is in practice. Wouldn't that one happen with your proposed patches?
I'll talk to someone on IRC (#ubuntu-desktop) tomorrow, and get their view.