On Sat, Mar 21, 2020 at 10:53:50PM +0100, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
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> Hello!> > Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il> skribis:> > > * gnu/services/desktop.scm (%fontconfig-file-system,> > fontconfig-file-system-service): New variables.> > (%desktop-services): Add fontconfig-file-system-service.> > [...]> > > +(define %fontconfig-file-system> > + (file-system> > + (device "none")> > + (mount-point "/var/cache/fontconfig")> > + (type "tmpfs")> > + (flags '(read-only))> > + (check? #f)))> > +> > +;; The global fontconfig directory is unused in Guix and has been> > +;; known to cause problems so we mount it read-only.> > What about something like:> > ;; The global fontconfig cache directory can sometimes contain stale> ;; entries, possibly referencing fonts that have been GC’d, so mount> ;; it read-only.> > I think that’s a correct summary? Perhaps we could link to past> discussions if we have one.
I didn't find a canonical bug report but it was mentioned in several inthe past. I added references to two of them.
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> > Otherwise LGTM, thank you!> > Ludo’.
Thanks. Patch pushed.
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