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Bug#1022942: xterm: cannot load font "-*-terminus-*-*-*-32-*-*-*-*-*-*-*"

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On Fri, Oct 28, 2022 at 08:51:50AM +0200, Andreas Tille wrote:
> Package: xterm
> Version: 375-1
> Severity: important
> 
> Hi,
> 
> after upgrading from xterm 374-1 to 375-1 I get:
> 
> $ xterm
> xterm: cannot load font "-*-terminus-*-*-*-32-*-*-*-*-*-*-*"
> Segmentation fault
> 
> I guess this local setting is relevant:
> 
> $ grep font /etc/X11/Xresources/xterm  | grep -v ^!
> *VT100.utf8Fonts.font: fixed
> XTerm.VT100.font1: -*-terminus-*-*-*-16-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
> XTerm.VT100.font2: -*-terminus-*-*-*-18-*-*-*-*-*-*-*                          
> XTerm.VT100.font3: -*-terminus-*-*-*-20-*-*-*-*-*-*-*                          
> XTerm.VT100.font4: -*-terminus-*-*-*-24-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
> XTerm.VT100.font5: -*-terminus-*-*-*-28-*-*-*-*-*-*-*                          
> XTerm.VT100.font6: -*-terminus-*-*-*-32-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
> 
> here.  If I uncomment these settings xterm starts.  However, I think xterm should not

Is that "uncomment", or "comment"?

(the grep seems to indicate that the latter is meant)

> crash with segmentation fault when not finding some specified font.

agreed -
 
> Kind regards
>     Andreas.
> 
> 
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: bookworm/sid
>   APT prefers unstable
>   APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (50, 'buildd-unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
> Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
> 
> Kernel: Linux 6.0.0-2-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
> Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
> Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
> LSM: AppArmor: enabled
> 
> Versions of packages xterm depends on:
> ii  libc6           2.35-4
> ii  libfontconfig1  2.13.1-4.5
> ii  libfreetype6    2.12.1+dfsg-3
> ii  libice6         2:1.0.10-1
> ii  libtinfo6       6.3+20220423-2
> ii  libutempter0    1.2.1-2
> ii  libx11-6        2:1.8.1-2
> ii  libxaw7         2:1.0.14-1
> ii  libxext6        2:1.3.4-1+b1
> ii  libxft2         2.3.6-1
> ii  libxinerama1    2:1.1.4-3
> ii  libxmu6         2:1.1.3-3
> ii  libxpm4         1:3.5.12-1
> ii  libxt6          1:1.2.1-1
> ii  xbitmaps        1.1.1-2.2
> 
> Versions of packages xterm recommends:
> ii  x11-utils  7.7+5
> 
> Versions of packages xterm suggests:
> pn  xfonts-cyrillic  <none>
> 
> -- no debconf information
> 

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Thomas E. Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net>
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Bug#1022942: xterm: cannot load font "-*-terminus-*-*-*-32-*-*-*-*-*-*-*" Andreas Tille <tille@debian.org> - 2022-10-28 09:00 +0200
  Bug#1022942: xterm: cannot load font "-*-terminus-*-*-*-32-*-*-*-*-*-*-*" Thomas Dickey <dickey@his.com> - 2022-10-28 10:10 +0200
    Bug#1022942: xterm: cannot load font "-*-terminus-*-*-*-32-*-*-*-*-*-*-*" Thomas Dickey <dickey@his.com> - 2022-10-30 22:10 +0100
      Bug#1022942: xterm: cannot load font "-*-terminus-*-*-*-32-*-*-*-*-*-*-*" Andreas Tille <andreas@an3as.eu> - 2022-11-01 09:30 +0100
        Bug#1022942: xterm: cannot load font "-*-terminus-*-*-*-32-*-*-*-*-*-*-*" Thomas Dickey <dickey@his.com> - 2022-11-07 02:10 +0100
          Bug#1022942: xterm: cannot load font "-*-terminus-*-*-*-32-*-*-*-*-*-*-*" Andreas Tille <andreas@an3as.eu> - 2022-11-12 15:30 +0100
  Bug#1022942: xterm: cannot load font "-*-terminus-*-*-*-32-*-*-*-*-*-*-*" Andreas Tille <tille@debian.org> - 2022-11-14 18:30 +0100
  Bug#1022942: xterm: cannot load font "-*-terminus-*-*-*-32-*-*-*-*-*-*-*" Andreas Tille <andreas@an3as.eu> - 2022-11-15 09:20 +0100
  Bug#1022942: xterm: cannot load font "-*-terminus-*-*-*-32-*-*-*-*-*-*-*" Andreas Tille <andreas@an3as.eu> - 2022-11-16 10:00 +0100
  Bug#1022942: xterm: cannot load font "-*-terminus-*-*-*-32-*-*-*-*-*-*-*" Andreas Tille <andreas@fam-tille.de> - 2022-11-17 06:40 +0100

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