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Bug 2468 - SDL2_TTF TTF_OpenFont couldn't load font file: Fedora 19
Summary: SDL2_TTF TTF_OpenFont couldn't load font file: Fedora 19
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: SDL_ttf
Classification: Unclassified
Component: misc (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: x86_64 Linux
: P2 normal
Assignee: Sam Lantinga
QA Contact: Sam Lantinga
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Reported: 2014-03-28 21:01 UTC by voidtype
Modified: 2017-09-10 05:55 UTC (History)
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Description voidtype 2014-03-28 21:01:16 UTC 
Hoping that I've just made a silly mistake in my code. Trying to open up a TTF file, lazy.ttf on Fedora 19. 

if(TTF_Init() == -1)
   std::cout << "TTF failed to initialize." << std::endl;
TTF_Font *f = TTF_OpenFont("lazy.ttf", 22);
if(f == nullptr)
   std::cout << TTF_GetError() << std::endl;

This code works for me fine on Windows 8, however it doesn't work for me on Fedora 19, giving me the error "Couldn't load font file.". I have the font file in the correct directory and I've scoured the internet in an attempt to find a solution to no avail. My project is in codeblocks and everything is linked correctly to my knowledge. 

Sorry if this isn't a bug and is just a mistake on my end.

Thanks
Comment 1 Yohann Ferreira 2014-12-19 10:14:46 UTC 
Hi there,

For info, this bug looks similar to: https://bugzilla.libsdl.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2127

It seems the following patch may have fixed the problem:
http://hg.libsdl.org/SDL_ttf/rev/86aa91bce20c

Hopefully this will help you.

Best regards,
Comment 2 Sam Lantinga 2017-09-10 05:55:04 UTC 
If this is the font you're trying to load, this works fine with the latest SDL_ttf release:
http://www.dafont.com/lazy.font

If not, please reopen the bug and attach the font for diagnosis.

Thanks!