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Bug#637250: Bug#637250: openjdk-7-jre-headless: hardcodes font paths instead of querying available fonts

To: Paul Wise <pabs@xxxxxxxxxx>, 637250@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
From: Matthias Klose <doko@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2011 23:32:26 +0200
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tag 637246 + upstream help moreinfo
severity 637246 normal
tag 637250 + upstream help moreinfo
severity 637250 normal
thanks

On 08/09/2011 11:22 PM, Paul Wise wrote:
> Package: openjdk-7-jre-headless Version: 7~b147-2.0~pre2-3 Severity: normal
> 
> OpenJDK hardcodes available fonts and font paths in the following files 
> instead of querying available fonts and their paths at runtime using 
> fontconfig. The available fonts and their paths can change at any time so
> OpenJDK should be able to handle that.

please provide a patch, get it upstream (or at least into IcedTea). make sure
that your patch still conforms with the java6/7 specs.

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Bug#637250: openjdk-7-jre-headless: hardcodes font paths instead of querying available fonts
From: Paul Wise, 2011-08-09