From 4d5a72261ca0dd97b33cfb141faeaef3ceafdf99 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yury Kartynnik Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2016 10:14:05 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md with a notice on the outdated FontForge in Ubuntu --- README.md | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index f8db430..e3d0f04 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -65,6 +65,15 @@ The build process requires FontForge with python scripting support, `ttf2eot`, for example from [this repository](https://github.com/harrastia/ttf2eot). +If you are using Ubuntu, please note that the FontForge version +in the default Ubuntu repositories is much outdated at the time of this writing, +and that [is known to have caused subtle problems](https://github.com/belluzj/fantasque-sans/issues/59). +You are advised to install FontForge from +[this PPA](https://launchpad.net/~fontforge/+archive/ubuntu/fontforge) +(using `sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fontforge/fontforge` prior to the installation). +Alternatively, you can always [download](https://github.com/belluzj/fantasque-sans/releases/latest) +the latest prebuilt release of these fonts. + `make install` will install the TTF fonts into your local `.fonts/` directory and update the font cache. It comes in handy while modifying the font.