> and it's getting worse... in the previous branch it came through the
> build process, but now not even that.
>
> A fragment from the build (on amd64):
>
> menuview.abw
> [1]   Abort trap (core dumped) ${ABI_DOC_PROG} ...
> menuweb.abw
> [1]   Abort trap (core dumped) ${ABI_DOC_PROG} ...
> menuwindow.abw
> [1]   Abort trap (core dumped) ${ABI_DOC_PROG} ...
> rulers.abw
> [1]   Abort trap (core dumped) ${ABI_DOC_PROG} ...
> toolbarextra.abw
> [1]   Abort trap (core dumped) ${ABI_DOC_PROG} ...
> toolbarformatting.abw
> [1]   Abort trap (core dumped) ${ABI_DOC_PROG} ...
> toolbarstandard.abw
> [1]   Abort trap (core dumped) ${ABI_DOC_PROG} ...
> workspace.abw
> [1]   Abort trap (core dumped) ${ABI_DOC_PROG} ...
> index.abw
> [1]   Abort trap (core dumped) ${ABI_DOC_PROG} ...

There's a problem with fontconfig 2.4.x and, I guess, it happens on  
any platform. :/

Cheers,
Adam