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#1 2020-07-30 02:55:58

jesuimsate
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Cannot open application (emacs) due to Fontconfig

After the last update i cannot run emacs, this is the error message.


[matt@matt-pc ~]$ emacs
Gtk-Message: 19:46:09.777: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/fonts.conf", line 5: unknown element "its:rules"
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/fonts.conf", line 6: unknown element "its:translateRule"
Fontconfig error: "/etc/fonts/fonts.conf", line 6: invalid attribute 'translate'
Fontconfig error: "/etc/fonts/fonts.conf", line 6: invalid attribute 'selector'
Fontconfig error: "/etc/fonts/fonts.conf", line 7: invalid attribute 'xmlns:its'
Fontconfig error: "/etc/fonts/fonts.conf", line 7: invalid attribute 'version'
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/fonts.conf", line 9: unknown element "description"
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-hinting-slight.conf", line 4: unknown element "description"
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-scale-bitmap-fonts.conf", line 4: unknown element "description"
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/20-unhint-small-vera.conf", line 4: unknown element "description"
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/30-metric-aliases.conf", line 4: unknown element "description"
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/40-nonlatin.conf", line 4: unknown element "description"
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/45-generic.conf", line 4: unknown element "description"
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/45-latin.conf", line 4: unknown element "description"
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/49-sansserif.conf", line 4: unknown element "description"
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/50-user.conf", line 4: unknown element "description"
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/51-local.conf", line 4: unknown element "description"
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/60-generic.conf", line 4: unknown element "description"
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/60-latin.conf", line 4: unknown element "description"
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/65-nonlatin.conf", line 4: unknown element "description"
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/70-no-bitmaps.conf", line 4: unknown element "its:rules"
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/70-no-bitmaps.conf", line 5: unknown element "its:translateRule"
Fontconfig error: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/70-no-bitmaps.conf", line 5: invalid attribute 'translate'
Fontconfig error: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/70-no-bitmaps.conf", line 5: invalid attribute 'selector'
Fontconfig error: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/70-no-bitmaps.conf", line 6: invalid attribute 'xmlns:its'
Fontconfig error: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/70-no-bitmaps.conf", line 6: invalid attribute 'version'
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/70-no-bitmaps.conf", line 8: unknown element "description"
Fontconfig error: Cannot load config file from /etc/fonts/fonts.conf
Fatal error 11: Segmentation fault
Backtrace:
/var/lib/snapd/snap/emacs/296/usr/bin/emacs[0x58f0c7]
/var/lib/snapd/snap/emacs/296/usr/bin/emacs[0x567cbc]
/var/lib/snapd/snap/emacs/296/usr/bin/emacs[0x58e802]
/var/lib/snapd/snap/emacs/296/usr/bin/emacs[0x58e7d3]
/var/lib/snapd/snap/emacs/296/usr/bin/emacs[0x58e83d]
/var/lib/snapd/snap/emacs/296/usr/bin/emacs[0x58e9f9]
/snap/core18/current/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0(+0x12890)[0x7faae56da890]
/var/lib/snapd/snap/emacs/296/usr/bin/../lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfontconfig.so.1(+0x1ced0)[0x7faae62c6ed0]
/var/lib/snapd/snap/emacs/296/usr/bin/../lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfontconfig.so.1(+0x1e1ae)[0x7faae62c81ae]
/var/lib/snapd/snap/emacs/296/usr/bin/emacs[0x6ad4a9]
/var/lib/snapd/snap/emacs/296/usr/bin/emacs[0x6ade5a]
/var/lib/snapd/snap/emacs/296/usr/bin/emacs[0x633d58]
/var/lib/snapd/snap/emacs/296/usr/bin/emacs[0x635755]
/var/lib/snapd/snap/emacs/296/usr/bin/emacs[0x6359c2]
/var/lib/snapd/snap/emacs/296/usr/bin/emacs[0x635b86]
/var/lib/snapd/snap/emacs/296/usr/bin/emacs[0x635bf9]
/var/lib/snapd/snap/emacs/296/usr/bin/emacs[0x53c5b1]
/var/lib/snapd/snap/emacs/296/usr/bin/emacs[0x53d7e0]
/var/lib/snapd/snap/emacs/296/usr/bin/emacs[0x6198ff]
/var/lib/snapd/snap/emacs/296/usr/bin/emacs[0x6194e5]
/var/lib/snapd/snap/emacs/296/usr/bin/emacs[0x664a8f]
/var/lib/snapd/snap/emacs/296/usr/bin/emacs[0x619fa0]
/var/lib/snapd/snap/emacs/296/usr/bin/emacs[0x619529]
/var/lib/snapd/snap/emacs/296/usr/bin/emacs[0x664a8f]
/var/lib/snapd/snap/emacs/296/usr/bin/emacs[0x619fa0]
/var/lib/snapd/snap/emacs/296/usr/bin/emacs[0x619529]
/var/lib/snapd/snap/emacs/296/usr/bin/emacs[0x618482]
/var/lib/snapd/snap/emacs/296/usr/bin/emacs[0x619809]
/var/lib/snapd/snap/emacs/296/usr/bin/emacs[0x6194e5]
/var/lib/snapd/snap/emacs/296/usr/bin/emacs[0x664a8f]
/var/lib/snapd/snap/emacs/296/usr/bin/emacs[0x619fa0]
/var/lib/snapd/snap/emacs/296/usr/bin/emacs[0x619529]
/var/lib/snapd/snap/emacs/296/usr/bin/emacs[0x664a8f]
/var/lib/snapd/snap/emacs/296/usr/bin/emacs[0x619fa0]
/var/lib/snapd/snap/emacs/296/usr/bin/emacs[0x619529]
/var/lib/snapd/snap/emacs/296/usr/bin/emacs[0x664a8f]
/var/lib/snapd/snap/emacs/296/usr/bin/emacs[0x619fa0]
/var/lib/snapd/snap/emacs/296/usr/bin/emacs[0x619529]
/var/lib/snapd/snap/emacs/296/usr/bin/emacs[0x664a8f]
/var/lib/snapd/snap/emacs/296/usr/bin/emacs[0x619fa0]
/var/lib/snapd/snap/emacs/296/usr/bin/emacs[0x619529]
...
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

I read that GTK problem can be ignore. I wanted to try to downgrade de fontconfig version but im not sure if thats the correct way or if it gonna generate another problem.

Last edited by jesuimsate (2020-07-30 03:49:26)

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#2 2020-07-30 05:38:06

seth
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Re: Cannot open application (emacs) due to Fontconfig

Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/fonts.conf", line 5: unknown element "its:rules"

pacman -Qikk fontconfig

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#3 2020-07-30 17:03:28

jesuimsate
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Re: Cannot open application (emacs) due to Fontconfig

(base) [matt@matt-pc ~]$ pacman -Qikk fontconfig
Name            : fontconfig
Version         : 2:2.13.91+48+gfcb0420-2
Description     : Library for configuring and customizing font access
Architecture    : x86_64
URL             : [url]https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/fontconfig/[/url]
Licenses        : custom
Groups          : None
Provides        : libfontconfig.so=1-64
Depends On      : expat  libfreetype.so=6-64
Optional Deps   : None
Required By     : cairo  chromium  ffmpeg  gd  ghostscript  imagemagick  lib32-fontconfig  libass  libbluray  libmagick6  libxft  podofo  poppler  qt5-base  ttf-font-icons  vlc
Optional For    : lv2
Conflicts With  : None
Replaces        : None
Installed Size  : 627.09 KiB
Packager        : Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig) <heftig@archlinux.org>
Build Date      : Thu 18 Jun 2020 05:54:04 PM PDT
Install Date    : Wed 29 Jul 2020 08:52:22 PM PDT
Install Reason  : Installed as a dependency for another package
Install Script  : Yes
Validated By    : Signature

backup file: fontconfig: /etc/fonts/fonts.conf (Modification time mismatch)
backup file: fontconfig: /etc/fonts/fonts.conf (Size mismatch)
fontconfig: 118 total files, 0 altered files

Last edited by jesuimsate (2020-07-30 17:04:01)

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#4 2020-07-30 17:05:37

seth
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Re: Cannot open application (emacs) due to Fontconfig

Well, /etc/fonts.conf is altered from the default and most likely now ill-formed.
=> Fix it. In doubt, replace it with the original.

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