+ conversion to PSF (console font)

Makefile

@@ -16,3 +16,13 @@ check-coverage-sans :
 
 check-coverage-mono :
 	awk -f tools/check-coverage.awk mono/salut-mono*.bdf
+
+.PHONY: psf
+
+psf : build/consolefonts/Uni2-Salut16.psf
+psf : build/consolefonts/Uni2-Salut16b.psf
+
+build/consolefonts/Uni2-Salut%.psf : mono/salut-mono%.bdf
+	mkdir -p $(@D)
+	bdf2psf $< /usr/share/bdf2psf/standard.equivalents /usr/share/bdf2psf/fontsets/Uni2.512 512 $@
+	

README.md

@@ -16,8 +16,17 @@ used in some languages (French, Polish, Romanian).
 On a Linux graphic environment, you can install them with font installer supplied with your DE,
 or manually copy them to `.fonts` in your home directory,
 and then chose the font in system settings.
-However, in many text rendering libraries they cut away BDF support,
-so fonts could not be displayed correctly in some applications.
+However, some rendering libraries do not support BDF
+(notable case is Pango 1.44 dropped support for FreeType in favor of HarfBuzz),
+so you might not see bitmap fonts in some applications.
+
+16x8 font can be installed in Linux console.
+First, convert BDF to PSF (bdf2psf utility needed for this).
+`make psf` command will do conversion for you.
+Then, copy psf fonts from build/consolefonts to /usr/consolefonts or whereever
+your distribution keeps .psf/.psf.gz files.
+Finally use console-setup or similarly named service to configure
+Linux to use your font (consult your distribution manual on how to do this).
 
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