diff -NpuBr -Xexclude.txt main/mplayer.c sherpya/mplayer.c
--- main/mplayer.c	2010-07-16 01:27:57.562500000 +0200
+++ sherpya/mplayer.c	2010-07-16 01:38:30.078125000 +0200
@@ -148,6 +148,10 @@ char *heartbeat_cmd;
 
 m_config_t* mconfig;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_FONTCONFIG
+#include <fontconfig/fontconfig.h>
+#endif
+
 //**************************************************************************//
 //             Config file
 //**************************************************************************//
@@ -2948,6 +2952,17 @@ if(!codecs_file || !parse_codec_cfg(code
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_FONTCONFIG
   }
+  else
+  {
+      /* force cache creation here and display fontconfig scan activity */
+      extern int FcDebugVal;
+      FcDebugVal = 128;
+#ifdef _WIN32
+      FcConfigEnableHome(FcFalse);
+#endif
+      FcInit();
+      FcDebugVal = 0;
+  }
 #endif
 
   vo_init_osd();