googlefonts / googlefonts/fontc
ufo2ft will always create cmap 4 subtables, even if empty
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Description
Whereas we will skip these subtables if they would contain no glyphs.
This shows up with some noto sources, e.g.
```
python3 -m ttx_diff 'https://github.com/notofonts/ottoman-siyaq-numbers?b6cca8ffe6#sources/NotoSerifOttomanSiyaq.glyphs'
```
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Research direction
Start by running the provided ttx_diff command against the Noto Serif Ottoman Siyaq source and inspect the cmap subtables it reports. Trace the relevant font compilation behavior in fontc, then verify that cmap format 4 subtables are omitted when they contain no glyphs while non-empty subtables remain.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python, rust
- Domain
- compilers, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100