googlefonts / googlefonts/fontc

Support SFD?

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enhancement question
Dominant language
Rust
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Description

Per remarks on https://github.com/google/fonts/pull/10490 we will need sfd2ir if sfd is a format we need to support on an ongoing basis. The other option is to convert source formats, but if we take that path the converted source needs to become the one used for modification. I do not want a long lasting `sfd | babelfont | fontc` pipeline, that means we don't compile the form used for modification, e.g. we don't compile the source.

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Research direction

Begin with the remarks in PR #10490 and trace how sfd2ir, babelfont, and fontc would fit together. Done means the project has a settled support or conversion path for SFD rather than an unresolved long-lived pipeline.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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