yes, the -dev metapackage needs to be fixed and a fix has been uploaded to the queue
** Package changed: libxfont1 (Ubuntu) => xorg-server (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Status: New => In Progress ** Also affects: libxfont (Ubuntu Xenial) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: xorg-server (Ubuntu Xenial) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu Xenial) Status: New => In Progress ** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu Xenial) Assignee: (unassigned) => Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) ** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Status: In Progress => Invalid ** Description changed: + [Impact] /usr/include/xorg/dixfont.h includes X11/fonts/fontutil.h. fontutil.h is contained in libxfont1-dev package not libxfont-dev package (version 2.0.1). I am trying to build xorgxrdp and it fails because fontutil.h is missing. In Ubuntu, libxfont1-dev package is required however libxfont1-dev and libxfont-dev cannot be installed together. This is the problem. - I looked at Debian, too. /usr/include/xorg/dixfont.h in Debian does NOT - include X11/fonts/fontutil.h. - - This is the right state. - Package info: Ubuntu 16.04 $ dpkg -la | grep -e xserver-xorg-dev -e libxfont-dev ii libxfont-dev 1:2.0.1-3~ubuntu16.04.1 amd64 X11 font rasterisation library (development headers) ii xserver-xorg-dev 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.3 amd64 Xorg X server - development files - brian + [Test case] + xserver-xorg-dev needs to change the dependency on libxfont-dev to libxfont1-dev. + + [Regression potential] + none, this is just to reflect the current state -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1707691 Title: libxfont1-dev is missing fontutil.h To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxfont/+bug/1707691/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs