- Update to version 20200314:
* FontForge now has much improved stroke expansion functionality.
The main change is that it actually works most of the time. New
features include support for arbitrary convex nibs and the
miter-clip and arc join styles from SVG 2. All functionality is
accessible from the Python and native APIs.
* Remove overlap handles certain important edge cases better.
* The Python API now has a function called genericGlyphChange
that matches the "Change Glyph" command in the GUI. See #4133
for more details.
* The Python API now has functions for getting Unicode script and
for interrogating glyph boundaries.
* One can now use text flags (rather than just numerical flags)
when opening a font file via the Python API.
* UFO import now outputs the note field properly.
* SVG import is much more robust.
* We have dropped most gnulib and autotools logic in favor of
CMake, which dramatically simplifies the build system and just
as dramatically improves build time.
* As part of the switch to CMake, per the deprecation of
Python 2, and per the lack of objections to the proposal on
the mailing list, we have dropped support for building
FontForge with Python 2 support. The non-build-system Python 2
code remains, but it is neither tested nor maintained nor
supported and is likely to follow a trajectory of decay and
then removal.
* Documentation is now rendered in Sphinx, which makes
maintenance and improvement easier.
* Translations now happen on crowdin, which makes contributions
easier.
* We got such a contribution for Croatian.
* Character view point coloring is more consistent, and preview
fills support transparency.
* The user can now move and close tabs in the character view.
* The metrics view now allows for entry of negative kerning
values and runs a bit more smoothly.
* There is now a warning when a user is about to discard an
unsaved script.
* We fixed bugs all over, as always, with particular attention
given to the metrics view, Python, Spiro, and high-resolution
displays.
* Notes on build system changes:
+ libgutils and libgunicode have been combined into
libfontforge
+ libgdraw and libfontforgeexe have been combined into the
fontforge executable itself
+ No development files are installed (headers, or pkg-config).
This is because we do not provide a stable API or ABI to work
against, nor are the headers actually well configured to be
used externally. We are also not aware of any maintained
product that compiles against FontForge itself.
* Fixes use-after-free (heap) in the SFD_GetFontMetaData()
function and fix NULL pointer dereference in the
SFDGetSpiros() and SFD_AssignLookups() function(bnc#1160220,
bnc#1160236, CVE-2020-5395, CVE-2020-5496).
- Drop patch that isn't needed anymore:
* python38_config.patch
- Add patches to fix build:
* fix-return-statement.patch
* fix-sphinx-doc.patch (only for Leap 15.2)