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Bug 651046 - x11-apps/xmag - xmag: Warning: Cannot convert string "8x13bold" to type FontStruct Warning: Unable to load any usable ISO8859 font
Summary: x11-apps/xmag - xmag: Warning: Cannot convert string "8x13bold" to type FontS...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: Normal normal (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo X packagers
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Reported: 2018-03-21 01:34 UTC by bart9h
Modified: 2018-05-26 20:32 UTC (History)
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Description bart9h 2018-03-21 01:34:36 UTC 
When I try to run xmag (x11-apps/xmag), I get this error:

Warning: Cannot convert string "8x13bold" to type FontStruct
Warning: Unable to load any usable ISO8859 font
Comment 1 Larry the Git Cow gentoo-dev 2018-05-26 20:30:40 UTC 
The bug has been closed via the following commit(s):

https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=0f65e2f961b2771dc5b627e4d2fc15a863849289

commit 0f65e2f961b2771dc5b627e4d2fc15a863849289
Author:     Matt Turner <mattst88@gentoo.org>
AuthorDate: 2018-05-26 19:52:46 +0000
Commit:     Matt Turner <mattst88@gentoo.org>
CommitDate: 2018-05-26 20:29:46 +0000

    xorg-2.eclass: Always install iso8859-1
    
    Closes: https://bugs.gentoo.org/357331
    Closes: https://bugs.gentoo.org/368335
    Closes: https://bugs.gentoo.org/651046

 eclass/xorg-2.eclass | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
Comment 2 Matt Turner gentoo-dev 2018-05-26 20:32:22 UTC 
I assume that you are using USE=-nls. If that is the case, reemerge media-fonts/font-misc-misc and with the eclass fix it will install iso8859-1. You may also need to rerun 'xset fp rehash' after doing so.

If you still can reproduce, please reopen the bug.