[Fontconfig] fontconfig with non-local Xserver

[wrstuden at wasabisystems.com]

I recently updated some packages on a lab machine, and now some of the X
programs are using fontconfig. While fontconfig looks much more
sophisticated than the older font locating tools, it unfortunately assumes
the fonts are local. Thus these programs don't run anymore.

I can't run fc-cache, because there aren't any fonts on the box.
Installing fonts on the box just to run fc-cache seems silly and
counter-productive, as the X server will be using the fonts installed on
it, not the ones on this box. Also, it doesn't scale well, as it means
that I have to install (and maintain) fonts on all the boxes I have, as
opposed to just the Xserver.

So what can I do about this?

Take care,

Bill