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Eterm fails to start, cannot find helvetica misc xorg font

This is a commonly seen problem with the Eterm terminal emulator. I tried the -F option specifying a random misc xorg font but got a similar error. Now the binay used was taken from the Debian package (oldstable) because the AUR compilation and direct compilation failed with errors. But the application seems to have gotten beyond library requirements. Libast, the most important dependency, compiled fine (AUR) after fixing the build (removing download from eterm.org which is no longer available, and using the same source file, libast 0.7 from Debian archive).
I tried copying the xorg fonts from an ALT installation where Eterm works, same error.

So this all a bit dodgy but this is a simple application and seems it has what it needs except for the font. All files from the deb were copied to correct locations. I can't find a config file for setting another font, seems the -F option is the only way.

Btw Artix seems to have progressed since last time I tried it, works impressively.