465445 - Branch build error with Fontconfig on Ubuntu 8.10: "nsFontMetricsPS.cpp:728: undefined reference to `FcPatternGetString'"

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox Build System :: General, defect)

Description

[Daniel Holbert [:dholbert]]

Attachment: mozconfig file that I'm using

On Ubuntu 8.10, I get this set of build errors when trying to build Firefox 2, I get these build errors:

nsFontMetricsPS.o: In function `nsXftEntry':
/mozilla/gfx/src/ps/nsFontMetricsPS.cpp:728: undefined reference to `FcPatternGetString'
/mozilla/gfx/src/ps/nsFontMetricsPS.cpp:732: undefined reference to `FcPatternGetString'
/mozilla/gfx/src/ps/nsFontMetricsPS.cpp:736: undefined reference to `FcPatternGetString'
/mozilla/gfx/src/ps/nsFontMetricsPS.cpp:740: undefined reference to `FcPatternGetInteger'
/mozilla/gfx/src/ps/nsFontMetricsPS.cpp:728: undefined reference to `FcPatternGetString'
/mozilla/gfx/src/ps/nsFontMetricsPS.cpp:732: undefined reference to `FcPatternGetString'
/mozilla/gfx/src/ps/nsFontMetricsPS.cpp:736: undefined reference to `FcPatternGetString'
/mozilla/gfx/src/ps/nsFontMetricsPS.cpp:740: undefined reference to `FcPatternGetInteger'
nsFontMetricsPS.o: In function `nsFontPSXft::FindFont(unsigned short, nsFont const&, nsFontMetricsPS*)':
/mozilla/gfx/src/ps/nsFontMetricsPS.cpp:839: undefined reference to `FcCharSetHasChar'
/mozilla/gfx/src/ps/nsFontMetricsPS.cpp:909: undefined reference to `FcPatternCreate'
/mozilla/gfx/src/ps/nsFontMetricsPS.cpp:948: undefined reference to `FcPatternAddInteger'
/mozilla/gfx/src/ps/nsFontMetricsPS.cpp:951: undefined reference to `FcPatternAddInteger'
/mozilla/gfx/src/ps/nsFontMetricsPS.cpp:954: undefined reference to `FcConfigSubstitute'
/mozilla/gfx/src/ps/nsFontMetricsPS.cpp:955: undefined reference to `FcDefaultSubstitute'
/mozilla/gfx/src/ps/nsFontMetricsPS.cpp:958: undefined reference to `FcFontSort'
/mozilla/gfx/src/ps/nsFontMetricsPS.cpp:972: undefined reference to `FcPatternGetBool'
/mozilla/gfx/src/ps/nsFontMetricsPS.cpp:976: undefined reference to `FcPatternGetString'
/mozilla/gfx/src/ps/nsFontMetricsPS.cpp:980: undefined reference to `FcPatternGetString'
/mozilla/gfx/src/ps/nsFontMetricsPS.cpp:984: undefined reference to `FcPatternGetCharSet'
/mozilla/gfx/src/ps/nsFontMetricsPS.cpp:988: undefined reference to `FcCharSetCopy'
/mozilla/gfx/src/ps/nsFontMetricsPS.cpp:1004: undefined reference to `FcFontSetDestroy'
/mozilla/gfx/src/ps/nsFontMetricsPS.cpp:1006: undefined reference to `FcPatternDestroy'
nsFontMetricsPS.o: In function `~nsFontMetricsPS':
/mozilla/gfx/src/ps/nsFontMetricsPS.cpp:111: undefined reference to `FcCharSetDestroy'
/mozilla/gfx/src/ps/nsFontMetricsPS.cpp:111: undefined reference to `FcCharSetDestroy'
/mozilla/gfx/src/ps/nsFontMetricsPS.cpp:111: undefined reference to `FcCharSetDestroy'
../../../dist/lib/libgfxshared_s.a(nsFontConfigUtils.o): In function `NS_AddFFRE(_FcPattern*, nsCString*, int)':
/mozilla/gfx/src/shared/nsFontConfigUtils.cpp:185: undefined reference to `FcPatternAddWeak'
/mozilla/gfx/src/shared/nsFontConfigUtils.cpp:187: undefined reference to `FcPatternAdd'
../../../dist/lib/libgfxshared_s.a(nsFontConfigUtils.o): In function `NS_AddLangGroup(_FcPattern*, nsIAtom*)':
/mozilla/gfx/src/shared/nsFontConfigUtils.cpp:168: undefined reference to `FcPatternAddString'
/mozilla/gfx/src/shared/nsFontConfigUtils.cpp:170: undefined reference to `FcPatternAddString'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[5]: *** [libgfxps.so] Error 1
make[4]: *** [libs] Error 2
make[3]: *** [libs] Error 2
make[2]: *** [tier_9] Error 2
make[1]: *** [default] Error 2
make: *** [build] Error 2

Comment 1

[Daniel Holbert [:dholbert]]

This same issue was described in Debian iceowl here:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=489092
and was fixed there with this patch:
http://patch-tracking.debian.net/patch/series/view/icedove/2.0.0.17-1/bzXXX_ftbfs_fontconfig.patch

Comment 2

[Daniel Holbert [:dholbert]]

Attachment: patch from icedove: add -lfontconfig to Makefile, if MOZ_ENABLE_XFT

(In reply to comment #1)
> and was fixed there with this patch:
> http://patch-tracking.debian.net/patch/series/view/icedove/2.0.0.17-1/bzXXX_ftbfs_fontconfig.patch

I'm attaching a copy of this patch.  I'm building with it right now, and I think it fixes the issue...

Comment 3

[Chris Cooper [:coop] (he/him)]

Mass bug cleanup for Core:Build Config.

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