macOS Installation Guide¶
You’ll need Python 3.6 (or newer) to run Font Bakery. Install the python
formula with the Homebrew package manager using the instructions below.
Install¶
Install macOS developer tools and the Homebrew package manager:
xcode-select --install ;
ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
Install Homebrew Python 3:
brew install python
Use pip3 to install fontbakery:
pip3 install fontbakery
Upgrade¶
If you already installed a previous version of Font Bakery, upgrade to a newer version with:
pip3 install --upgrade fontbakery
Additional Dependencies¶
The following are optional dependencies that you can install to extend the functionality of Font Bakery. Please note that some tests will not be executed if these optional dependencies are not present on your system.
Apple OS X Font Tools¶
Apple provides various font utilities, and ftxvalidator
is especially useful as it runs the same checks that are run for users when they install a font using Font Book. Please note that the use of the OS X Font Tools application ftxvalidator
requires macOS v10.13 or greater before you attempt to install the application using the instructions below.
You must use your Apple ID to sign in to https://developer.apple.com and then:
download
Font_Tools_for_Xcode_9.dmg
(or any newer release that may be available)double-click on the dmg file
double-click on
macOS Font Tools.pkg
follow the instructions to install, clicking “continue”, “agree”, “install”, etc
If you wish to run the installation process in Terminal, you can do it this way:
cd ~/Downloads/ ;
hdiutil attach osxfonttools.dmg ;
mkdir -p /tmp/ftx ;
cd /tmp/ftx ;
cp "/Volumes/OS X Font Tools/OS X Font Tools.pkg" . ;
xar -xf "OS X Font Tools.pkg" ;
cd fontTools.pkg/ ;
cat Payload | gunzip -dc | cpio -i ;
sudo mv ftx* /usr/local/bin/ ;
Microsoft Font Validator¶
Font Validator has useful tests for a font’s glyf table. We use Hintak’s fork.
download the latest release for your OS.
unzip it
Change the unzipped binary’s permissions,
chmod 755 FontValidator
Move the binary to your bin folder,
mv /path/to/unzipped/FontValidator /usr/local/bin/FontValidator