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fontconfig package

"/etc/fonts/conf.d/53-monospace-lcd-filter.conf", line 17: invalid constant used : lcdfilterlegacy

Bug #243130 reported by Shirish Agarwal on 2008-06-26

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	Wine	Invalid	Undecided	Unassigned
	fontconfig (Ubuntu)	Fix Released	Low	Matthias Klose

Bug Description

Binary package hint: fontconfig

Hi all,
I updated fontconfig and this is what happened (extracted from log at /usr/share/apt/term.log)

Setting up fontconfig (2.6.0-1ubuntu1) ...
Updating font configuration of fontconfig...
Cleaning up category cid..
Cleaning up category truetype..
Cleaning up category type1..
Updating category type1..
Updating category truetype..
Updating category cid..
Updating fontconfig cache for /usr/share/fonts/truetype/latex-xft-fonts /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-indic-fonts-core /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-sil-gentium /usr/share/fonts/truetype/thai /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-lao /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-arabeyes /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-liberation /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-dejavu /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-devanagari-fonts /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-gujarati-fonts /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-bengali-fonts /usr/share/fonts/type1/gsfonts /usr/share/fonts/truetype/dustin /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-tamil-fonts /usr/share/texmf/fonts/type1/public/lm /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-bitstream-vera /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-punjabi-fonts /usr/share/fonts/truetype/unfonts /usr/share/fonts/truetype/baekmuk /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-kannada-fonts /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-telugu-fonts /usr/share/fonts/truetype/freefont /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-oriya-fonts /usr/share/fonts/truetype/arphic /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-malayalam-fonts /usr/share/fonts/truetype/kochi /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-mgopen /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-gentium /usr/share/fonts/truetype/msttcorefonts
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/53-monospace-lcd-filter.conf", line 17: invalid constant used : lcdfilterlegacy
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/53-monospace-lcd-filter.conf", line 17: invalid constant used : lcdfilterlegacy
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/53-monospace-lcd-filter.conf", line 17: invalid constant used : lcdfilterlegacy
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/53-monospace-lcd-filter.conf", line 17: invalid constant used : lcdfilterlegacy
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/53-monospace-lcd-filter.conf", line 17: invalid constant used : lcdfilterlegacy
Updating fontconfig cache for /usr/share/fonts/truetype/latex-xft-fonts /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-indic-fonts-core /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-sil-gentium /usr/share/fonts/truetype/thai /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-lao /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-arabeyes /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-liberation /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-dejavu /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-devanagari-fonts /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-gujarati-fonts /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-bengali-fonts /usr/share/fonts/type1/gsfonts /usr/share/fonts/truetype/dustin /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-tamil-fonts /usr/share/texmf/fonts/type1/public/lm /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-bitstream-vera /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-punjabi-fonts /usr/share/fonts/truetype/unfonts /usr/share/fonts/truetype/baekmuk /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-kannada-fonts /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-telugu-fonts /usr/share/fonts/truetype/freefont /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-oriya-fonts /usr/share/fonts/truetype/arphic /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-malayalam-fonts /usr/share/fonts/truetype/kochi /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-mgopen /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-gentium /usr/share/fonts/truetype/msttcorefonts
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/53-monospace-lcd-filter.conf", line 17: invalid constant used : lcdfilterlegacy
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/53-monospace-lcd-filter.conf", line 17: invalid constant used : lcdfilterlegacy
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/53-monospace-lcd-filter.conf", line 17: invalid constant used : lcdfilterlegacy
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/53-monospace-lcd-filter.conf", line 17: invalid constant used : lcdfilterlegacy
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/53-monospace-lcd-filter.conf", line 17: invalid constant used : lcdfilterlegacy
Regenerating fonts cache... done.

Now how show I clear the lcdfilterlegacy stuff. I'm on a CRT monitor .

Related branches

lp://staging/ubuntu/lucid/fontconfig

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Shirish Agarwal (shirishag75) wrote on 2008-06-26:

Now the last line comes whenever I start any application

Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/53-monospace-lcd-filter.conf", line 17: invalid constant used : lcdfilterlegacy

This happened only after fontconfig got updated.

Arne Goetje (arnegoetje) on 2008-06-26

Changed in fontconfig:
assignee:	nobody → doko

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Brian Rogers (brian-rogers) wrote on 2008-06-26:

Same here, confirming. I get the warning when most programs start:
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/53-monospace-lcd-filter.conf", line 17: invalid constant used : lcdfilterlegacy

Changed in fontconfig:
status:	New → Confirmed

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Arne Goetje (arnegoetje) wrote on 2008-06-26:

fontconfig_2.6.0-1ubuntu2.debdiff Edit (2.0 KiB, text/plain)

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Arne Goetje (arnegoetje) wrote on 2008-06-26:

What happened is, that the constant name has been fixed in the source package already, but the new config file did not get installed in /etc/fonts/conf.avail.

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John Vivirito (gnomefreak) wrote on 2008-06-27:

so far i only see this in gajim

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Matthias Klose (doko) wrote on 2008-06-28:

fixed in 2.6.0-1ubuntu2

Changed in fontconfig:
status:	Confirmed → Fix Released

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Laurent Bigonville (bigon) wrote on 2008-07-25:

Reopening, I get the same warning with 2.6.0-1ubuntu2 in intrepid

"Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/53-monospace-lcd-filter.conf", line 17: invalid constant used : lcdlegacy"

Changed in fontconfig:
status:	Fix Released → New

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Hew (hew) wrote on 2008-08-08:

Confirming. I get this output when running Wine. I can confirm that both /etc/fonts/conf.d/53-monospace-lcd-filter.conf and /etc/fonts/conf.avail/53-monospace-lcd-filter.conf files exist and are identical.

fontconfig/intrepid uptodate 2.6.0-1ubuntu2

Changed in fontconfig:
importance:	Undecided → Low
status:	New → Confirmed

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2008-09-12:

This bug was fixed in the package fontconfig - 2.6.0-1ubuntu3

---------------
fontconfig (2.6.0-1ubuntu3) intrepid; urgency=low

* Recognize const value "lcdfilterlegacy", introduced before upstream
did introduce "lcdlegacy". LP: #243130.

-- Matthias Klose <email address hidden> Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:34:01 +0200

Changed in fontconfig:
status:	Confirmed → Fix Released

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Hew (hew) wrote on 2008-09-14:

#10

I'm still getting the same error with this latest package, unfortunately.

Changed in fontconfig:
status:	Fix Released → New

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graingert (tagrain) wrote on 2008-09-14:

#11

yes this is true

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Hew (hew) wrote on 2008-09-15:

#12

This is not a Wine problem, closing against Wine. Confirming for fontconfig again based on the above comment.

Changed in wine:
status:	New → Invalid
Changed in fontconfig:
status:	New → Confirmed

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Bremm (bremm) wrote on 2008-09-15:

#13

Confirmed bug on 2.6.0-1ubuntu3. Same issue here:

Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/53-monospace-lcd-filter.conf", line 17: invalid constant used : lcdlegacy

$ apt-cache show fontconfig
Package: fontconfig
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Installed-Size: 308
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core developers <email address hidden>
Original-Maintainer: Keith Packard <email address hidden>
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.6.0-1ubuntu3

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Bremm (bremm) wrote on 2008-09-19:

#14

Looks like 2.6.0-1ubuntu4 solved the problem. Thanks!

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Hew (hew) wrote on 2008-09-20:

#15

Marking as fixed, fontconfig 2.6.0-1ubuntu4 has solved this issue.

Changed in fontconfig:
status:	Confirmed → Fix Released

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Sebastian Keller (skeller) wrote on 2009-01-19:

#16

I still have the following entry in my .xsession-errors:
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/11-lcd-filter-lcddefault.conf", line 9: invalid constant used : lcddefault
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/53-monospace-lcd-filter.conf", line 17: invalid constant used : lcdlegacy

However it appears there only once, at login time.

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dvo (mueller8) wrote on 2009-02-22:

#17

I got similar warnings when launching skype and other programs, e.g.
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/11-lcd-filter-lcddefault.conf", line 9: invalid constant used : lcdlegacy
My workaround was simply to rename or remove the file in question, apparently without any negative effect.

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Sebastian Keller (skeller) wrote on 2009-02-25:

#18

I just found what was causing it here: dropbox, it shipped its own version of libfontconfig. I guess it is the same for the statically linked skype and other programs.