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FS#55771 - [freetype2] lcdlegacy ignored in 2.8.1-1

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Carlos (memeplex) - Wednesday, 27 September 2017, 16:51 GMT
Last edited by Doug Newgard (Scimmia) - Friday, 29 September 2017, 02:31 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture All
Severity High
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description: after upgrading from version 2.8-2 to 2.8.1-1 the lcdfilter is not taken into account anymore (it renders the same than lcddefault). For more details see my post in the forums (https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1738620).

Additional info:
* package version: 2.8-2
* config files: see my post in the forums (https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1738620)
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Closed by  Doug Newgard (Scimmia)
Friday, 29 September 2017, 02:31 GMT
Reason for closing:  Not a bug
Additional comments about closing:  Works as expected
Comment by Carlos (memeplex) - Wednesday, 27 September 2017, 17:02 GMT
I've reported this upstream also https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php?52124.
Comment by Carlos (memeplex) - Thursday, 28 September 2017, 05:52 GMT
Upstream response:

You build the default FreeType without
FT_CONFIG_OPTION_SUBPIXEL_RENDERING, which now comes with LCD-optimized
rendering, without any filtering whatsoever, without the legacy filter as
well. This is just the way it works without any tuning.

If you insist on the legacy filter, you need
FT_CONFIG_OPTION_SUBPIXEL_RENDERING indeed
Comment by Carlos (memeplex) - Thursday, 28 September 2017, 22:24 GMT
Given that cleartype is now disabled by default, and this is promoted upstream, I guess this is not a packaging bug, except that arch wants to be the odd distro.

Here is the relevant discussion: http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?52124

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