testInstall error

jo

i just tried to testInstall different ufos (converted and saved as ufo3) in RoboFont3 and I am getting the following error message:

makeotf Report

None

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Applications/RoboFont.app/Contents/Resources/lib/python3.6/fontCompiler/tools/compileTools.py", line 279, in _executeCommand
  File "/Applications/RoboFont.app/Contents/Resources/lib/python3.6/fontCompiler/tools/compileTools.py", line 317, in embedded_makeotf
  File "MakeOTF.py", line 1320, in getOptions
  File "MakeOTF.py", line 1334, in checkInputFile
  File "MakeOTF.py", line 1807, in convertFontIfNeeded
TypeError: a bytes-like object is required, not 'str'

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Installing xxxx-180323 Regular failed
The file does not exist at the specified URL.
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thanks j

jo

great news,
it would be nice to give the beta version a test,
so yes please,
thanks a lot!

frederik

Those issues should be fixed in the beta and the upcomming RoboFont3.1 release

I can send you a beta if you like to test, let me know

thanks

jo

on my 10.10.2 machine I get the above traceback. no other errormessage. also in the user library log there is no further message. I also tested this with extensions disabled, but the errormessage persists.

For a further test I installed robofont on a friends machine running 10.10.5. I used IBM plex from github and running testinstall gives me the following traceback.

Failed to generate the font for test install
Traceback (most recent call last):
 File "lib/doodleDelegate.pyc", line 176, in testInstallFont_forWindow_
 File "lib/fontObjects/doodleFont.pyc", line 256, in generate
 File "lib/fontObjects/doodleLayer.pyc", line 296, in generate
 File "/Applications/RoboFont.app/Contents/Resources/lib/python3.6/fontCompiler/compiler.py", line 146, in generateFont
 File "/Applications/RoboFont.app/Contents/Resources/lib/python3.6/fontCompiler/baseCompiler.py", line 333, in compile
RuntimeError: dictionary changed size during iteration

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Installing IBM Plex Mono Bold failed
The file does not exist at the specified URL.
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frederik

on your 10.10 machine you get the traceback you posted earlier?

any other tracebacks? in both the output window or in the robofont-3-py3.log file in <user>/Library/Application Support/RoboFont

strange...

thanks

jo

hi frederik, thanks for your reply!
I actually do want to use RoboFont’s FDK! I only tried with the not embedded one to narrow down the error.
I just tried with my other computer running OS 10.13.1 and there the testInstall() works. But on my old – but preferred – machine with 10.10.2 it does not work. :(

any idea of a possible workaround?

frederik

Oh, thanks for the ufo, it works with both the embedded FDK as with my local FDK install.

I would advice to update FDK... there are newer versions around :)

Is there a specific reason why you want to that FDK version?
or why do you prefer not to use the embedded FDK?

good luck

jo

I did some more testing with a new font / ufo and the error shows up as well.
If I uncheck the ‘Use embedded FDK for font generation’ the test install works. makeoft in terminal says: v2.0.94 May 23 2016
Will send the ufo by email. thanks!

frederik

that seems like a py3 bug... in makeotf

will have a look next week.

Could you send me offlist the ufo data? if possible

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