**Model**: Claude Opus 4.6
**Date**: 2026-03-12
-## Repository
+## Source Repository
-The most complete upstream repository found is the librefonts mirror on GitHub:
+The original design sources for Miama are preserved in the **googlefontdirectory-hg** monorepo, a git mirror of the original Google Code Mercurial repository that was the canonical host for Google Fonts from 2010 to 2013.
-- **URL**: https://github.com/librefonts/miama
-- **Type**: Non-fork repository (not marked as fork on GitHub)
-- **Last commit**: `c1383daa982130014964e87cb5394eb6f4d7a2cc` (2014-10-17, "update .travis.yml")
+- **Repository**: [googlefontdirectory-hg](https://github.com/googlefonts/googlefontdirectory-hg)
+- **Commit**: `52f780bc9d197280a9f430574e179a5f233c56b6`
+- **Source path**: `ofl/miama/src/`
-The designer, Linus Romer (`linus.romer@gmx.ch`), does not appear to maintain a dedicated GitHub repository for Miama. His GitHub account (`linusromer`) contains tooling repositories (curvatura, mf2outline, etc.) but no Miama font repo.
+### Source files
-The authoritative distribution source is **CTAN**: https://ctan.org/pkg/miama — the latest CTAN release is version 1.2 (January 15, 2025). CTAN provides a zip archive at `https://mirrors.ctan.org/fonts/miama.zip`. The CTAN package does not provide a public version-control URL.
+| File | Format | Buildable |
+|------|--------|-----------|
+| `Miama.sfd` | FontForge SFD | No (not gftools-builder compatible) |
+| `Miama-Regular-TTF.sfd` | FontForge SFD | No (not gftools-builder compatible) |
+| `Miama.otf` | Compiled OTF binary | No (not a design source) |
+| `Miama.ttf` | Compiled TTF binary | No (not a design source) |
+| `miamadoc.pdf` | Documentation | N/A |
+| `METADATA_comments.txt` | Metadata notes | N/A |
-## Source Files
+The `.sfd` files (FontForge native format) are the canonical design sources. `Miama.sfd` is the main master (655 KB) and `Miama-Regular-TTF.sfd` is a TTF-specific export. The `.otf` and `.ttf` are compiled binaries, not design sources.
-In the `librefonts/miama` repository, source files are under `src/`:
+## Build System
-- `src/Miama.sfd` — FontForge source file (main master, 655 KB)
-- `src/Miama-Regular-TTF.sfd` — FontForge source file (TTF-specific export)
-- `src/Miama.otf.*.ttx` — ttx table dumps of the OTF build
-- `src/Miama.ttf.*.ttx` — ttx table dumps of the TTF build
-- `src/VERSIONS.txt` — notes version as `Miama-Regular.ttf: 0.32`
+No modern build system (gftools builder, fontmake) is available. The SFD format is FontForge-native and not supported by gftools-builder.
-The `.sfd` files (FontForge native format) are the canonical source. The repo also contains a `menusubset-miama.ff` FontForge script at the root.
+## config.yaml Status
-CTAN provides the same font (version 1.2 as of 2025-01-15), but CTAN does not expose the `.sfd` source via a public repository.
+No `config.yaml` exists. The SFD source format is not compatible with gftools-builder.
-## Build System
+## Designer & History
-The `librefonts/miama` repo uses a legacy `fontbakery-build.py` CI pipeline via `.travis.yml`, driven by FontForge + ttfautohint. This build system is obsolete (Travis CI is no longer free; fontbakery-cli as used here is a very old version).
+- **Designer**: Linus Romer (`linus.romer@gmx.ch`)
+- **Version in googlefontdirectory-hg**: 0.32
-No modern build system (e.g., gftools builder, fontmake) is present in any known upstream source.
+The designer does not maintain a dedicated GitHub repository for Miama. His GitHub account (`linusromer`) contains tooling repositories (curvatura, mf2outline, etc.) but no Miama font repo.
-## config.yaml Status
+## CTAN Distribution
+
+The authoritative distribution source is **CTAN**: https://ctan.org/pkg/miama — the latest CTAN release is version 1.2 (January 15, 2025). CTAN provides a zip archive at `https://mirrors.ctan.org/fonts/miama.zip`. The CTAN package does not provide a public version-control URL. The 2025 release date strongly implies ongoing maintenance by the designer, even though the source is not publicly hosted on GitHub.
+
+## Additional Repository
+
+A copy also exists in the `librefonts` GitHub organization:
+
+- **URL**: https://github.com/librefonts/miama
+- **Last commit**: `c1383daa982130014964e87cb5394eb6f4d7a2cc` (2014-10-17, "update .travis.yml")
-No `config.yaml` exists in `/mnt/shared/google/fonts/ofl/miama/`. None exists in the upstream repositories found.
+This is a legacy mirror from 2014 with an obsolete fontbakery-build pipeline. It is significantly outdated relative to the CTAN version (v1.2 vs v0.32). The repo also contains a `menusubset-miama.ff` FontForge script at the root.
## Notes
-- The `librefonts/miama` repo is a legacy mirror from around 2014 and has not been updated since. It predates the current Google Fonts workflow.
-- The most current version (1.2, released 2025-01-15) is available on CTAN, but without a public VCS URL. Linus Romer should be contacted at `linus.romer@gmx.ch` to obtain the current source files or a repository URL.
-- The CTAN release date of 2025-01-15 strongly implies ongoing maintenance; the designer is actively updating the font even if the source is not publicly hosted on GitHub.
-- The font was drawn using FontForge; `.sfd` is the native source format.
-- The `librefonts` organization on GitHub appears to be an old Google Fonts mirror project; all its repos were last updated in 2014 and are likely outdated relative to current font versions.
+- The most current version (1.2, released 2025-01-15) is available on CTAN. Linus Romer should be contacted at `linus.romer@gmx.ch` to obtain the current source files or a repository URL.
+- The `librefonts` organization on GitHub is a legacy mirror project; all its repos were last updated in 2014.
- A config.yaml would need to be authored from scratch for any future Google Fonts rebuild.
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