Scallywag TeX dblatex font requirements dependencies missing

[Brian Inglis]

On 2022-09-30 07:01, Jon Turney wrote:
> On 29/09/2022 07:22, Brian Inglis wrote:
>> Hi folks, [Please Reply All as Cygwin mail blocked by ISP]
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>> Scallywag job failing complaining about TeX fonts.
>> Any ideas about what extra TeX font dependencies dblatex requires 
>> under gtk-doc building docs for gsasl 2.2 under playground:
>>
>> https://cygwin.com/cgi-bin2/jobs.cgi?id=4618
>>
>> https://github.com/cygwin/scallywag/actions/runs/3148865611/jobs/5119913953 
>>

> Googling the first error message leads me to suggest 
> texlive-collection-fontsrecommended

Thanks Jon,

I planned to add that and ...extra, but shouldn't presumably required 
fonts be TeX/LaTex/dblatex package dependencies, when not mentioned 
anywhere in downstream packages, including in build scripts on other 
systems?

How are maintainers and users expected to make the connection, if nobody 
mentions you need special "unrelated" font packages, in any of the 
downstream packages?

For example, for DbLaTeX, only the Windows install page mentions MikTeX 
fonts, and there appears to be no other link between the abstract font 
specs, the TeX fonts used, and packages required, although there appear 
to be mentions of DejaVu "system" fonts, so do non-TeX font packages 
also need installed e.g. dejavu-fonts or urw-base35-fonts{,-legacy}?

Those who are not TeXies need a few more hints.

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Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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