Version 2.5.2 has been released meantime, where probably the problem has been fixed:
>CHANGES BETWEEN 2.5.1 and 2.5.2 > > I. IMPORTANT BUG FIXES > > - Improving the display of some broken TrueType fonts introduced a > bug that made FreeType crash on some popular (but not fully > conformant) fonts like `ahronbd.ttf'. > > - Another round of improvements to correct positioning and hinting > of composite glyphs in TrueType fonts. > > > II. MISCELLANEOUS > > - Version 2.5.1 introduced a bug in handling embedded bitmap > strikes of TrueType fonts, causing garbage display under some > circumstances. > > - The `ftgrid' demo program couldn't be compiled in > non-development builds. Two other patches released after 2.5.2 to fix this problem: http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/freetype-devel/2013-12/msg00013.html could further improve some fonts aspect. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org