[GRASS-dev] [GRASS GIS] #2448: Fontconfig error with cairo on Windows

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#2448: Fontconfig error with cairo on Windows
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  Reporter:  annakrat     |      Owner:  grass-dev@…
      Type:  defect       |     Status:  new
  Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:  7.0.2
 Component:  Display      |    Version:  7.0.0
Resolution:               |   Keywords:  font, text, legend, scale bar
       CPU:  Unspecified  |   Platform:  MSWindows 8
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Comment (by hellik):

 Replying to [comment:47 annakrat]:
 > Replying to [comment:44 hellik]:
 > > Replying to [comment:42 annakrat]:
 > > >
 > > > Unfortunately, no change. I wonder if the problem is something
 different then permissions.
 > >
 > > I'm quite sure that it is a file writing permission issue in a usually
 non-writeable folder (c:\Program Files\your program\folder to change
 something) in win 8 and above.
 > >
 > > tested it on several win 7 boxes here, it works fine. unfortunately no
 win 8 oder win 10 box here on my side.
 >
 > If you want to spend even more time on it, you can download/use windows
 10 for free, and run it in virtual box. But it is not just windows 10
 issue from what I've seen.

 see r66166

 Log:
 GRASS-Installer.nsi.tmpl: attempt to fix #2448
 make folder and file writeable before run g.mkfontcap
 change after g.mkfontcap run back to only readable

 it's only in trunk, can you the test one of the next dailys?

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