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Re: Proposal: change Japanese font for GUI installer



Hi,

Kentaro HAYASHI <kenhys@xdump.org> (2023-06-30):
> To solve this issue, I've tried the following steps.
> 
> Step 1: Bundle MotoyaLCedar (MTLc3m.ttf) for fonts-android-udeb.
>        MTLc3m.ttf itself is included fonts-android source archive,
>        but not shipped as a udeb yet.
> Step 2: Apply PoC patch for cdebconf package to use MotoyaLCedar.
>        The actual patch file is attached to #1037256.
> Step 3: build cdimage with build_netboot-gtk
> 
> Here is the Pros and Cons:
> 
> Pros:
>   * Fix longstanding Japanese glyph (typeface) rendering issue
>     which is introduced since Debian 9 (stretch).
>   * No side effect for other languages.
> 
> Cons:
>   * Increase image size a bit. +1.9MB

I'm interested in fixing this issue but before doing so, I'd like us to
take some time to investigate the increased memory pressure we've seen
between Debian 11 and Debian 12, leading to situations where the OOMK
kicks in.


Cheers,
-- 
Cyril Brulebois (kibi@debian.org)            <https://debamax.com/>
D-I release manager -- Release team member -- Freelance Consultant

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