[Fontconfig] Errors with installing fontconfig 2.3.2

[Paul Smith]

On 4/30/05, Keith Packard <keithp at keithp.com> wrote:
> > I am trying to install fontconfig 2.3.2 on a computer running Mandrake
> > 10.1, but I get the following errors:
> >
> > # urpmi fontconfig-2.3.2-1.i386.rpm
> > installing fontconfig-2.3.2-1.i386.rpm
> > Preparing...                ##################################################
> > Installation failed:
> >         file /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1/adobestd35/fonts.cache-1
> > from install of fontconfig-2.3.2-1 conflicts with file from package
> > urw-fonts-2.0-14mdk
> 
> Neither of these packages should include this file -- it should be built
> in the post-installation script by running fc-cache.  In the case of
> fontconfig, the script should run
> 'fc-cache -f' to rebuild all of the system cache files.  In the case of
> 'urw-fonts-2.0-14mdk', it should run 'fc-cache' to create new cache
> files for the newly installed fonts.
> 
> Similar problems exist with the other font packages.
> 
> It appears that someone mis-packaged fontconfig and the fonts for this
> distribution.

Thanks, Keith. From what you say, should I draw the conclusion that
there is no solution? Is it developers of Mandrake's responsibility?

Paul