On Tue, Sep 26, 2023 at 09:38:21PM -0000, Gunnar Hjalmarsson wrote:
> If I was in a nitpicking mode I would mention that the unreadable
> character problem also affects the desktop itself and possible open
> programs (even if the latter is advised against). So it's not obvious to
> me that the approach you mention would be better.
It does, which is why improved robustness in the font libraries is
preferred. But without an improvement there, the most we can hope for is to
ensure the upgrader itself remains usable to let the upgrade complete and
allow the user to reboot to the updated system.
On Tue, Sep 26, 2023 at 09:38:21PM -0000, Gunnar Hjalmarsson wrote:
> If I was in a nitpicking mode I would mention that the unreadable
> character problem also affects the desktop itself and possible open
> programs (even if the latter is advised against). So it's not obvious to
> me that the approach you mention would be better.
It does, which is why improved robustness in the font libraries is
preferred. But without an improvement there, the most we can hope for is to
ensure the upgrader itself remains usable to let the upgrade complete and
allow the user to reboot to the updated system.