Comment # 4 on bug 1083212 from Dr. Werner Fink

(In reply to Stefan Br�ns from comment #3)
> 
> mkfontscale is completely unrelated to fontconfig. fonts.{scale,dir} is a
> thing
> of the past, it is only needed by the obsolete X Core font mechanism. For
> more
> information, see https://www.x.org/archive/X11R7.5/doc/fonts/fonts.html

Don't teach me stuff I'ma aware more then twenty years.   As I'm using
xset fp ... my self I'll not remove this as it does not hurt.

>  
> > (In reply to Stefan Br�ns from comment #1)
> > > Probably best achieved by:
> > > 
> > > - using %reconfigure_fonts_prereq as BuildRequires
> > > 
> > > - adding %link_avail_to_system_fontsconf <number>-<name).conf to the
> > > %install section
> > > 
> > > - using the following macro to create the %post... stanzas
> > >   %reconfigure_fonts_scriptlets
> > > 
> > > see e.g.
> > > https://rudin.suse.de:8894/package/view_file/openSUSE:Factory/cantarell-
> > > fonts/cantarell-fonts.spec?expand=1
> > 
> > I'm aware but who decides which font should go into and which should not?
> 
> I never said these fonts should be removed in any way. This does not affect
> current functionality. When the mkfontscale call is removed:
> 
> - the same set of fonts is available for programs using Xft/fontconfig
> - the same set of fonts is available for programs using X core fonts

I'm aware