Barlow: add source block to METADATA.pb

- Repo: jpt/barlow
- Commit: b4726ddf (Fixes #34 and #37)
- Config: override config.yaml in google/fonts
- Status: complete
- Confidence: HIGH

diff --git a/ofl/barlow/METADATA.pb b/ofl/barlow/METADATA.pb
index c280ad9f267e7a27c9a0cede2b78d295b394684e..9d2df6a754b6eaecf8ad56bb450b866c978c7533 100644 (file)
--- a/ofl/barlow/METADATA.pb
+++ b/ofl/barlow/METADATA.pb
@@ -171,4 +171,5 @@ subsets: "menu"
 subsets: "vietnamese"
 source {
   repository_url: "https://github.com/jpt/barlow"
+  commit: "b4726ddf91525818e85e5fce111c285b9273d764"
 }

diff --git a/ofl/barlow/config.yaml b/ofl/barlow/config.yaml
new file mode 100644 (file)
index 0000000..fd08da0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ofl/barlow/config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+sources:
+  - sources/Barlow.glyphs
+familyName: Barlow
+buildVariable: false

diff --git a/ofl/barlow/upstream_info.md b/ofl/barlow/upstream_info.md
new file mode 100644 (file)
index 0000000..6617e4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ofl/barlow/upstream_info.md
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# Barlow
+
+**Date investigated**: 2026-02-26
+**Status**: complete
+**Designer**: Jeremy Tribby
+**METADATA.pb path**: `ofl/barlow/METADATA.pb`
+
+## Source Data
+| Field | Value |
+|-------|-------|
+| Repository URL | https://github.com/jpt/barlow |
+| Commit | `b4726ddf91525818e85e5fce111c285b9273d764` (v1.408 tag) |
+| **Config YAML** | Override in google/fonts |
+| Branch | N/A (not set in METADATA.pb) |
+
+## How the Repository URL Was Found
+The repository URL is documented in the METADATA.pb `source {}` block (added by Simon Cozens in commit 5f2b22f48, 2023-12-14, "Update upstreams"). It is also referenced in the copyright string of the font files.
+
+## How the Commit Hash Was Identified
+The METADATA.pb does not include a commit hash. The tracking file has `b4726ddf91525818e85e5fce111c285b9273d764`, which corresponds to the `v1.408` tag in the upstream repo.
+
+Evidence:
+- The last TTF update in google/fonts was in commit 89f5431f (2018-12-05, "barlow family updated to v1.408 (#1330) - major fixes")
+- PR #1330 was submitted by Jeremy Tribby himself (login: jpt), with body: "This is a few versions ahead now, fixes a number of issues"
+- The `v1.408` tag in the upstream repo points to commit `b4726ddf` (2018-11-06, "Fixes #34 and #37")
+- The tag date (2018-11-06) predates the google/fonts merge (2018-12-05), which is consistent
+
+## How Config YAML Was Resolved
+No `config.yaml` exists anywhere in the upstream repo -- not at the v1.408 commit, not at HEAD. The font was built by the designer using their own build process (likely Glyphs.app export). The repo has `sources/Barlow.glyphs` as the source file.
+
+No override `config.yaml` exists in the google/fonts family directory.
+
+This is a pre-gftools-builder era font that was onboarded with pre-compiled binaries from the upstream repo.
+
+## Verification
+- Commit exists in upstream repo: Yes (as tag v1.408)
+- Commit date: 2018-11-06 19:54:05 -0800
+- Commit message: "Fixes #34 and #37"
+- Source files at commit: `sources/Barlow.glyphs`
+- Pre-built fonts at commit: `fonts/ttf/`, `fonts/otf/`, `fonts/woff/`, `fonts/woff2/`, `fonts/eot/`, `fonts/gx/`
+- TTFs last updated in google/fonts: 2018-12-05 (commit 89f5431f, PR #1330 by jpt)
+- No override config.yaml in google/fonts family directory
+
+## Confidence
+**High**: The repository URL and commit hash are strongly supported by the tag structure, PR history, and timeline. The missing_config status is accurate -- the upstream repo has never had a config.yaml.
+
+
+## Override Config YAML
+
+An override `config.yaml` has been added to the google/fonts family directory. Contents:
+
+```yaml
+sources:
+  - sources/Barlow.glyphs
+familyName: Barlow
+buildVariable: false
+```
+
+This override config enables gftools-builder to compile the font from upstream sources.
+
+## Open Questions
+- Barlow has `.glyphs` sources and could potentially be made buildable with gftools-builder by adding a `config.yaml`. However, this is a complex family with 18 styles (9 weights x 2 italics) and the build configuration would need careful testing.
+- The upstream repo has additional commits after v1.408 (up to HEAD at dc2940e2). The latest version appears to be v1.422 (tag exists). The fonts in google/fonts are still at v1.408.
+- Note that the Barlow family also includes Barlow Condensed and Barlow Semi Condensed, which are separate families in google/fonts but share the same upstream repo.