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+# Investigation: Carrois Gothic
+
+## Source Data
+
+| Field | Value |
+|---|---|
+| Family Name | Carrois Gothic |
+| Designer | Carrois Apostrophe |
+| License | OFL |
+| Date Added | 2012-09-30 |
+| Repository URL | https://github.com/librefonts/carroisgothic |
+| Commit Hash | `09bb67138894e329544a6a1e1ebf0ff516f82a0e` |
+| Branch | master |
+| Config YAML | None |
+| Override Config | No |
+| Status | missing_config |
+
+## How URL Found
+
+The repository URL `https://github.com/librefonts/carroisgothic` was recorded in the tracking data and added to the METADATA.pb source block in commit `9a14639f3` on branch `sources_info_2026-02-25` (not yet merged to main). This is a librefonts mirror repository.
+
+## How Commit Determined
+
+The commit hash `09bb67138894e329544a6a1e1ebf0ff516f82a0e` is the HEAD (and only) commit of the upstream repository, with the message "update .travis.yml". The repository has only a single commit, so there is no ambiguity about which commit to reference.
+
+The font was originally part of the initial google/fonts commit (`90abd17b4`). A hotfix was later applied in commit `29cf1c494` (PR #874) by Marc Foley on 2017-05-08, updating the TTF from v1.001 to v1.002. This hotfix modified the binary and metadata but the upstream librefonts repo was not updated to reflect this change.
+
+## Verification
+
+- **Commit exists in upstream repo**: Yes. `09bb671` is the HEAD and sole commit.
+- **Repository accessible**: Yes, cached at `upstream_repos/fontc_crater_cache/librefonts/carroisgothic/`.
+- **Source files present**: The `src/` directory contains VFB files (FontLab Studio binary format): `CarroisGothic-Regular.vfb`, `CarroisGothic-Regular-OTF.vfb`, `CarroisGothic-Regular-TTF.vfb`. No open-format sources (.glyphs, .ufo, .designspace, .sfd) are available.
+- **TTX decomposed files**: The root directory and `orig/` directory contain TTX-decomposed font data, but these are not standard buildable sources for gftools-builder.
+
+## Config YAML Status
+
+**No config.yaml possible.** The upstream repository only contains VFB files (FontLab Studio proprietary binary format), which are not supported by gftools-builder. There are no SFD, Glyphs, UFO, or Designspace files that could be used as build sources. VFB files cannot be processed by open-source font build tools.
+
+No override config.yaml exists in the google/fonts family directory either.
+
+## Confidence Level
+
+**HIGH** -- The commit hash is the only commit in the single-commit repository. The repository URL is a standard librefonts mirror. The font's history in google/fonts is clear: initial commit, then a hotfix by Marc Foley.
+
+## Open Questions
+
+- The hotfix PR #874 (2017) updated the binary TTF in google/fonts but the upstream librefonts repo was never updated. The current binary in google/fonts may not match what can be built from the upstream sources.
+- VFB sources would need to be converted to an open format (e.g., UFO) before a config.yaml could be created. This is unlikely to happen unless someone undertakes a conversion project.
+- The status should remain `missing_config` as there are no gftools-builder-compatible sources.