Also FcInitReinitialize and FcInitBringUptoDate both will do the same thing the first time is called in the process, so wouldn't help for startup either.
** Changed in: qtbase-opensource-src (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu SDK bug tracking, which is subscribed to qtbase-opensource-src in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1590804 Title: fontconfig initialization spends most of its time parsing XML configuration files in /etc/fonts/conf.d/ Status in Canonical System Image: In Progress Status in fontconfig package in Ubuntu: New Status in qtbase-opensource-src package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: While profiling the startup of QML apps on the BQ E4.5 phone (armhf) I noticed that a significant amount of time (around 35ms) was spent solely on parsing the XML configuration files in /etc/fonts/conf.d/ There seems to be around 40 files on Ubuntu Phone in that directory. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+bug/1590804/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-sdk-bugs Post to : ubuntu-sdk-bugs@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-sdk-bugs More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp