[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:63 annakrat]:
 > Replying to [comment:62 hellik]:
 > > can you look at the permissions of the $installdir/etc folder and the
 fontcap file by right click on folder/file -> properties -> security tab?
 >
 > There are different groups, I don't know which one are you interested
 in:
 >
 > For etc folder:
 >
 >  * All application packages: Allow Read & execute, Read
 >  * Creator owner: Special permissions
 >  * System: Allow Full control, Modify, Read & execute, List folder
 contents, Read, Write
 >  * Administrators: the same as System
 >  * Users: the same as All application packages
 >
 > For fontcap folder:
 >
 >  * All application packages: Allow Read & execute, List folder contents,
 Read
 >  * System: Allow Full control, Modify, Read & execute, List folder
 contents, Read, Write
 >  * Administrators: the same as System
 >  * Users: the same as System, but the check marks of Full control,
 Modify and Write are bold for some reason

 could you add in following file

 ''C:\Program Files (x86)\GRASS GIS 7.1.svn\etc\env.bat''

 this line?

 {{{
 set GRASS_FONT_CAP=%TEMP%\fontcap
 }}}

 then start a windows console and type

 {{{
 echo %TEMP%
 }}}

 to look to where %TEMP% shows, e.g.
 ''C:\Users\userxyz\AppData\Local\Temp''

 start a normal winGRASS session, run g.mkfontcap. and see if the file is
 written in this folder?

 tested here: the fontcap file is written to
 ''C:\Users\userxyz\AppData\Local\Temp\fontcap''

 a workaround during installation may be to add
 GRASS_FONT_CAP=%TEMP%\fontcap as environment variable to
 run_gmkfontcap.bat and then copy back the file to ''C:\Program Files
 (x86)\GRASS GIS 7.1.svn\etc'' in order to be available to for all users of
 a windows box ...

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