xterm can't load Inconsolata font with fontconfig-2.18.0-1

[Takashi Yano]

Hi Keith,

On Tue, 26 May 2026 03:12:20 -0700
Keith Thompson wrote:
> On Sun, May 24, 2026 at 9:40 PM Keith Thompson
> <Keith.S.Thompson@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Sun, May 24, 2026 at 7:33 PM Keith Thompson
> > <Keith.S.Thompson@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Since I upgraded the fontconfig packages from 2.17.1-1 to 2.18.0-1,
> > > xterm can't load the "Inconsolata" font.  It falls back to
> > > "DejaVuSansMono".  Reverting the fontconfig* packages to 2.17.1-1
> > > fixes the problem.  Several other mono fonts are also affected.
> > [...]
> >
> > I've reproduced the issue with fontconfig built from source on Ubuntu 24.04.4,
> > so it's clearly an upstream issue. I've reported it here:
> > https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/fontconfig/fontconfig/-/work_items/526
> 
> The fontconfig issue was closed as a duplicate  The other issue is
> fixed in git.  Presumably the fix will be in the next release.
> 
> A simpler way to demonstrate the problem is to run
>     fc-match Inconsolata
> The bug causes it to match a different font, even if you have the
> Inconsolata font installed.
> 
> https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/fontconfig/fontconfig/-/work_items/520

Could you please test: fontconfig 2.18.1-1?

-- 
Takashi Yano <takashi.yano@nifty.ne.jp>