Re: Font problem on git master

[Robert Pluim]

>>>>> On Mon, 20 Jan 2020 19:31:24 +0200, Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden> said:

    >> Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 17:50:29 +0200
    >> From: Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden>
    >> Cc: address@hidden, address@hidden, address@hidden
    >> 
    >> > From: "T.V Raman" <address@hidden>
    >> > Cc: İsmail Dönmez <address@hidden>,
    >> >  address@hidden
    >> > Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 07:27:52 -0800
    >> > 
    >> > Could we update the News file with  details on what font backends are
    >> > now recommended?
    >> 
    >> Indeed, I think we should.

    Eli> Or maybe we could make Emacs ignore some font backend specifications
    Eli> in .Xresources, when they conflict with the Cairo build?  Would that
    Eli> make sense?

Iʼm not sure that would have helped here. Weʼd have ended up using the
'x' backend, and I think the font in question was only available under
'xft', or 'ftcr' (or 'ftcrhb'). We could always complain, of course,
but that would also annoy people, no doubt.

Robert