GNU bug report logs - #53226
[PATCH] gnu: Add font-charter.

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Package: guix-patches;

Reported by: Philip McGrath <philip <at> philipmcgrath.com>

Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2022 02:22:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Done: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Philip McGrath <philip <at> philipmcgrath.com>
To: guix-patches <at> gnu.org
Subject: [PATCH] gnu: Add font-charter.
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2022 21:20:50 -0500
* gnu/packages/fonts.scm (font-charter): New variable.
---
 gnu/packages/fonts.scm | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+)

diff --git a/gnu/packages/fonts.scm b/gnu/packages/fonts.scm
index df1446380f..1d04531052 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/fonts.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/fonts.scm
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2021 Sergiu Ivanov <sivanov <at> colimite.fr>
 ;;; Copyright © 2021 Sarah Morgensen <iskarian <at> mgsn.dev>
 ;;; Copyright © 2021 Paul A. Patience <paul <at> apatience.com>
+;;; Copyright © 2022 Philip McGrath <philip <at> philipmcgrath.com>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -2288,3 +2289,42 @@ (define-public font-overpass
 Overpass includes proportional and monospace variants.")
     (license (list license:silofl1.1
                    license:lgpl2.1))))
+
+(define-public font-charter
+  (let ((butterick-version "210112")) ;; yymmdd
+    (package
+      (name "font-charter")
+      (version (string-append "2.0.0-" butterick-version))
+      (source
+       (origin
+         (method url-fetch)
+         (uri (string-append "https://practicaltypography.com/fonts/Charter%20"
+                             butterick-version ".zip"))
+         (file-name (string-append name "-" version ".zip"))
+         (sha256
+          (base32 "1j8iv2dl695zrabs2knb7jsky8mjis29a2ddpna4by8mlvqrf0ml"))))
+      (outputs '("out" "woff2"))
+      (build-system font-build-system)
+      (arguments
+       `(#:phases
+         (modify-phases %standard-phases
+           (add-after 'install 'install-woff2
+             (lambda* (#:key outputs #:allow-other-keys)
+               (let ((dest (string-append (assoc-ref outputs "woff2")
+                                          "/share/fonts/woff2")))
+                 (for-each (lambda (file)
+                             (install-file file dest))
+                           (find-files "." "\\.woff2$"))))))))
+      (home-page "https://practicaltypography.com/charter.html")
+      (synopsis "Charter fonts in OpenType and TrueType formats")
+      (description "Charter was designed by Matthew Carter in 1987 and was
+contributed by Bitstream to the X Consortium in 1992.  This package provides
+OpenType, TrueType, and @acronym{WOFF2, Web Open Font Format 2} versions
+converted from the Type 1 originals by Matthew Butterick.")
+      (license
+       (license:non-copyleft
+        "file://Charter license.txt"
+        (string-append
+         "Bitstream contributed the Charter family "
+         "to the X Consortium in 1992.  "
+         "The license is also embedded in the font metadata."))))))
-- 
2.32.0





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