flash plugin in 6.0 / realplayer & fontconfig (FIXED)

[Beecher Rintoul]

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> > >
> > > The linux-realplayer won't start because it can't find any fonts and
> > > it tells me to fix fontconfig.  I never had problems with fonts before
> > > fontconfig came into being.  I really have no idea why it exists.
> >
> > I have no problems running realplayer installed from the ports. The helix
> > plugin doesn't work with Firefox or Mozilla, but realplay works
> > standalone. I would start by making sure your ports are up to date and
> > reinstalling linux-fontconfig. If that doesn't work portupgrade -rf
> > linux-realplayer and it will rebuild everything that depends on it. Also
> > do a pkgdb -F to make sure your dependency database is OK. I didn't have
> > any config problems with fontconfig, and didn't have to tweak anything.
> > Sounds like something else is wrong.
>
> Thank you Beecher.
>
> I did a recursive portupgrade and it works now.  Hurray!
>
> Rob.

You're welcome. I always upgrade anything linux recursively. Since most of the 
apps are packages you sometimes end up with either bad or wrong lib links if 
you don't.

Beech

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