Bad font,conf file causing crashes

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Got this on a crash report, The font,conf file is over a decade old so not surprising there are problems with it, Is there a way to clean it up, or would it be better to start a new one.

Fontconfig warning: "~/.fonts.conf", line 158: Having multiple values in <test> isn't supported and may not work as expected
Fontconfig warning: "~/.fonts.conf", line 212: Having multiple values in <test> isn't supported and may not work as expected
Fontconfig warning: "~/.fonts.conf", line 242: Having multiple values in <test> isn't supported and may not work as expected
Fontconfig warning: "~/.fonts.conf", line 263: Having multiple values in <test> isn't supported and may not work as expected
Fontconfig warning: "~/.fonts.conf", line 344: Having multiple values in <test> isn't supported and may not work as expected
Fontconfig warning: "~/.fonts.conf", line 418: Having multiple values in <test> isn't supported and may not work as expected
Fontconfig warning: "~/.fonts.conf", line 479: Having multiple values in <test> isn't supported and may not work as expected
Fontconfig warning: "~/.fonts.conf", line 565: saw number, expected matrix
Fontconfig warning: "~/.fonts.conf", line 1176: Having multiple values in <test> isn't supported and may not work as expected
Fontconfig warning: "~/.fonts.conf", line 1272: Having multiple values in <test> isn't supported and may not work as expected
Fontconfig warning: "~/.fonts.conf", line 1339: Having multiple values in <test> isn't supported and may not work as expected
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Please post the output of garuda-inxi so we can see some information about your device.

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Where are you getting this file from? Did you modify it yourself?

You could open the file and inspect the syntax on the lines it has mentioned (158, 212, 242, and so on). Compare to the syntax you see in /etc/fonts/fonts.conf; perhaps the error will be obvious.

By the way, it seems unlikely this font file is causing a crash. Those are warning messages in the log you posted, not error messages. Where are you getting the crash report you mentioned?

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