On 06/09/13 00:03, Jason McIntyre wrote: > On Sat, Jun 08, 2013 at 01:43:45PM -0400, Jiri B wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I haven't found any comment in hier(7) about /var/cache and >> there seems to be only dir - 'fontconfig'. >> >> I'm not sure how this directory was created, probably during >> install of the xbaseXX set. >> >> Shouldn't this in /var/db ? If not, then hier(7) probably >> needs update. >> >> jirib >> > > you're correct that it's installed by xbaseXX, and that hier(7) should > document it. however, i'm unsure of what its purpose is exactly, so if > some kind developer can elaborate, i'll be happy to add an entry (cookie > given for succint one line description that i can paste). > > jmc > >
See fc-cache(1) "These files are generated by fc-cache and contain maps from file names to font properties. They are read by the fontconfig library at application startup to locate appropriate fonts."
