Index: font.eclass
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/eclass/font.eclass,v
retrieving revision 1.56
diff -u -B -r1.56 font.eclass
--- font.eclass	9 Jun 2013 02:08:23 -0000	1.56
+++ font.eclass	3 Jul 2013 11:53:26 -0000
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 inherit eutils
 
-EXPORT_FUNCTIONS pkg_setup src_install pkg_postinst pkg_postrm
+EXPORT_FUNCTIONS pkg_setup src_install pkg_preinst pkg_postinst pkg_postrm
 
 # @ECLASS-VARIABLE: FONT_SUFFIX
 # @DEFAULT_UNSET
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@
 # Working directory containing the fonts.
 FONT_S=${FONT_S:-${S}}
 
+# @ECLASS-VARIABLE: FONT_SLOT
+# @DEFAULT_UNSET
+# @REQUIRED
+# @DESCRIPTION:
+# Slot of the installed font package
+FONT_SLOT=${FONT_SLOT:-${SLOT}}
+
 # @ECLASS-VARIABLE: FONT_PN
 # @DESCRIPTION:
 # Font name (ie. last part of FONTDIR).
@@ -35,6 +42,13 @@
 # Full path to installation directory.
 FONTDIR=${FONTDIR:-/usr/share/fonts/${FONT_PN}}
 
+# @ECLASS-VARIABLE: FONT_X11_CONF
+# @DEFAULT_UNSET
+# @REQUIRED
+# @DESCRIPTION:
+# X11 config file containing the additional fontpath element.
+FONT_X11_CONF=${FONT_X11_CONF:-/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/90-${FONT_PN}-${FONT_SLOT}.conf}
+
 # @ECLASS-VARIABLE: FONT_CONF
 # @DEFAULT_UNSET
 # @DESCRIPTION:
@@ -74,6 +88,23 @@
 		if [[ -e ${FONT_S}/fonts.alias ]] ; then
 			doins "${FONT_S}"/fonts.alias
 		fi
+		# this is not epreix compatible, as is the default FONTDIR
+		# are (massive) multiple entries in fontpath problematic?
+		if [[ -n ${FONT_X11_CONF} ]] &&
+			[[ ${FONTDIR} != /usr/share/fonts/75dpi ]] &&
+			[[ ${FONTDIR} != /usr/share/fonts/100dpi ]] &&
+			[[ ${FONTDIR} != /usr/share/fonts/misc ]] &&
+			[[ ${FONTDIR} != /usr/share/fonts/TTF ]] &&
+			[[ ${FONTDIR} != /usr/share/fonts/OTF ]] &&
+			[[ ${FONTDIR} != /usr/share/fonts/TYPE1 ]] ; then 
+			{
+				echo "Section \"Files\""
+				echo "    FontPath \"${FONTDIR}\""
+				echo "EndSection"
+			} > ${T}/$(basename ${FONT_X11_CONF})
+			insinto /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d
+			doins ${T}/$(basename ${FONT_X11_CONF})
+		fi
 	fi
 }
 
@@ -188,6 +219,18 @@
 	done
 }
 
+# @FUNCTION: font_pkg_preinst
+# @DESCRIPTION:
+# The font pkg_preinst function.
+font_pkg_preinst() {
+	if has X ${USE} && [[ -n "${FONT_X11_CONF}" ]] &&
+		! [[ -e ${EROOT}${FONT_X11_CONF} ]] ; then
+		elog "A new path element has been added to x11 fontpath."
+		elog "Either restart your x11 sessions or run"
+		elog "xset fp+ ${FONTDIR} ; xset fp rehash"
+	fi
+}
+
 # @FUNCTION: font_pkg_postinst
 # @DESCRIPTION:
 # The font pkg_postinst function.