Re: Slow compile on Windows XP - font caching problem?

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

2008/3/18, Trevor Daniels <address@hidden>:

> Not really.  A couple of minor changes in
>  fonts/fonts.conf but nothing that seems
>  significant.

can you post the diff anyway?

>  However, I noticed that usr/bin/libfontconfig-1.dll
>  changed between 34-1 and 35-1, and again between
>  35-2 and 36.1, looking at the module size.

can you do a ls -l (or whatever it's called in vista?)

>  An alternative is to build the cache, then delete
>  or rename etc/fonts/font.config.  This causes
>  font-building to abort early with an error message,
>  which also bypasses the timing problem.  This also
>  seems to have no adverse effect on a couple of
>  simple tests, but I don't use any unusual fonts.

I'll rebuild the 34-1 and check if  I see any interesting anomalies
compared to .42.

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