FS#19723 - [fontforge] build with --enable-pyextension, to use fontforge inside python

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Kazuo Teramoto (kazuo) - Sunday, 06 June 2010, 01:05 GMT
Last edited by Andrea Scarpino (BaSh) - Wednesday, 09 June 2010, 15:53 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Eric Belanger (Snowman)
Andrea Scarpino (BaSh)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Hi.

Fontforge from extra is compiled with --with-python so python can be used as scripting language for fontforge but its not compiled with --enable-pyextension, this option create a python module that can be imported inside python and used independent. This can be useful when writing a program that need to accesses font information or to use fontforge inside a interactive env like ipython.

Its dont add any new dep (python is already a dep), and only add 20k in size to the package (two .so and a .egg)

This can be done at same time fontforge be updated to most recent version (201004\d\d).
This task depends upon

Closed by  Andrea Scarpino (BaSh)
Wednesday, 09 June 2010, 15:53 GMT
Reason for closing:  Implemented
Additional comments about closing:  fontforge 20100501-1
Comment by Andrea Scarpino (BaSh) - Sunday, 06 June 2010, 16:02 GMT
  • Field changed: Summary (Compile fontforge with --enable-pyextension, too use fontforge inside python → [fontforge] build with --enable-pyextension, to use fontforge inside python)
  • Field changed: Status (Unconfirmed → Assigned)
  • Task assigned to Andrea Scarpino (BaSh), Eric Belanger (Snowman)
fontforge is oprhan

@ eric
you was the previous maintainer.
I can rebuild it, but what is your opionion about this?
Comment by Eric Belanger (Snowman) - Sunday, 06 June 2010, 23:38 GMT
I wasn't really using it. If it doesn't bring in any new depends as said above, go for it. And don't forget to update it.

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