KPDF and XPDF displayed some pdfs incorrectly after upgrade to freetype-2.3.6. Reverting back to freetype-2.3.5-r2 solved the problem. The problem was: - in some pdfs only images were visible, no text. - in some pdfs there was text, but some parts of text (text using different style) was not visible. Upgrading to freetype-2.3.6-r1 solved, which is strange, because this version is keyword masked - yet it solves the problem. Reproducible: Sometimes Steps to Reproduce: 1. Emerge freetype-2.3.6 2. Try displaying some pdfs in KPdf or Xpdf. The problem was with the specific set of PDF files. I wasn't able to reproduce on other PDF files.
The opposite unfortunately. <2.3.6 should be masked or removed from the repository. See GLSA 200806-10.
I see. Security is of course more important. What about removing keyword mask for 2.3.6-r1? It seems to fix this error. I hate those two hours I've spent downgrading packages and don't wish that anyone else does that also ;-) Freetype project has relseased 2.3.7 today (http://www.freetype.org/index2.html#release-freetype-2.3.7), which fixes some errors which they say were introduced in 2.3.6. So this is also an option.
I agree that freetype-2.3.6 is broken. 2.3.6-r1 fixes some regressions but not all. 2.3.7 is a "there-isn't-really-room-for-regressions" release, with a changelog so light, it's really more a bugfixlog. We know 2.3.7 hasn't been out the appropriate amount of time, yet ask you: for the sake of the children^Wusers of stable please to mark it stable. 2.3.6 is a horrible release to have as latest stable.
OK, we'll make an exception just this once. Sparc stable. (Utilities appear to work.)
ppc64 stable
Stable for HPPA.
amd64 stable
alpha/ia64/x86 stable
ppc stable, closing as we are last one
