RE: font.dir a font.alias related with Can't start X

[Suhaib Siddiqi <ssiddiqi at inspirepharm dot com>]

> Ok, I've made tests.
> 
> With the link it doesn't works, Xinstall.sh can't make it
> manipulation.
> So I've copied /usr/bin/tar.exe on extract and extract.exe.
> Xinstall.sh says that extract and extract.exe doesn't work properly
> My version of tar is 1.13.19.
> 
> More over, I've had a look in Xinstall.sh about tests made on
> extract and
> extract.exe.
> I've typed the same comand line : extract --version | head -1.
> I've saw that a Microsoft version of extract was
> responding(c:\winnt\extract.exe).

Well, then it is obvious if you have another extract.exe in your PATH.
It could corrupt the archives.  You need to set your PATH in a way that M$
version of extract is not found first.

Suhaib

> the ./extract --version | head -1
> gives
> tar (GNU tar) 1.13.19
> that is different from what is expected
> 
> If I make the same test with the extract from Xfree
> ./extract --version | head -1
> gives
> extract (Xfree86 version 1.0.0.....
> ....
> 
> tar (GNU tar) 1.12
> 
> Hope it helps!
> 
> I can do other tests..
> 
> Luc
> 
> 
> 
> Suhaib Siddiqi a écrit :
> 
> > > I do not think Xinstall.sh is causing fonts corruption.  I
> tested
> > > Xinstall.sh several times on my systems before posting and I did
> not
> > > have any fonts corruption. Can you try the following on your
> system?
> > > Move the extract.exe out somewhere, (should not be in path)
> where
> > > Xinstall.sh cannot find it.  Then try the following (assuming
> you have
> > > all the archives Xinstall.sh in /tmp directory.)
> > >
> > > cd /tmp
> > > ln -s /usr/bin extract.exe
> >
> > ooops... it should be ln -s /usr/bin/tar extract.exe
> >
> > Sorry for mistake
> >
> > Suhaib
> >
> > > sh Xinstall.sh
> > >
> > > If you still get fonts corruption then something else is going
> on, if
> > > you do not then we need to investigate extract.exe.
> > >
> > > Suhaib
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > Luc
> > > >
> > > > ------------------------------------------------------
> > > > I do not understand what are you doing... mixing and matching
> fonts?
> > > > You need to make sure your fonts files are not corruptd.
> Isoxxx is
> > > > not
> > > > same
> > > > as misc fonts.
> > > >
> > > > Suhaib
> > > > > Hi all,
> > > > >
> > > > > I had a look on those 2 files in /usr/X11R6/lib/fonts/misc/
> > > > >
> > > > > font.dir
> > > > > ...
> > > > > 7x14.pcf.gz -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--14-130-75-75-c-70-
> > > iso10646-
> > > > 1
> > > > > ...
> > > > >
> > > > > font.alias
> > > > > 7x14         -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--14-130-75-75-c-70-
> > > iso8859-
> > > > 1
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm not an expert, but I thing there is something curious...
> one
> > > > time
> > > > > we
> > > > > speack about iso10646 (I'don't have any file containing this
> name
> > > in
> > > > > font dir) and an other time we speak about iso8859.
> > > > > This is true ofr this line, but for many others.
> > > > >
> > > > > Note that I can't start X saying that -coud not open default
> font
> > > > > 'fixed'- that's why I had look in those file.