Re: X dies on startup after installing garnome 0.19.3

[Rolf Kulemann <kulemann gmx de>]

> On Tue, 2002-12-10 at 16:57, Timothy A. DeWees wrote:
> > I have never posted to a list like this before so let me know if you need
> > anything else.
> > 
> > I am running XFree86 4.2.1.  I got _NO_ errors during the build process of
> > garnome.
> > I have attached the output of what I see on the consol.
> > 
> > > (gnome-session:14155): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: file gobject.c: line 1307
> > (g_object_unref): assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
> > >
> > > ** (gnome-session:14155): CRITICAL **: file pango-context.c: line 509
> > (fallback_engine_shape): assertion `font != NULL' failed
> > >
> > > ** ERROR **: file shape.c: line 74 (pango_shape): assertion failed:
> > (glyphs->num_glyphs > 0)
> > > aborting...
> 
> I think you may have run into the same problem I did on first installing
> garnome. Do this (obviously replacing /path/to with their actual
> values):
> 
> su
> export PATH=/path/to/garnome/bin:$PATH
> export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/path/to/garnome/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
> fc-cache
> 
> You'll probably get a gentle ticking off too like I did - this is an FAQ
> on this list. Check the web archive.
> 
> Best, Darren

To complete this font-config stuff from my side - I think you english guys say "My two cents":

* There is a possibility to start the font-config stuff without setting up the garnome environment as described above:
Make sym link like this: "ln -s $HOME/garnome/lib/libfontconfig.so.1 /usr/lib/"

*Then exec "$HOME/garnome/bin/fc-cache -f" as root

*NOTE:If you do the two steps above - YOU WILL HAVE TO EXEC fc-cache as root AFTER EACH REBOOT

What I mean is the faq "Why do I have to exec fc-cache after....." as I asked some time ago.


-- Rolf Kulemann

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