Beth Ellen: add source block to METADATA.pb

- Repo: googlefonts/BethEllen
- Commit: d6c8d9b3
- Config: (none)
- Status: missing_config
- Confidence: HIGH

diff --git a/ofl/bethellen/METADATA.pb b/ofl/bethellen/METADATA.pb
index ae65fb3721ab8c0ffdbc317e88a404a792cf5046..e3c293e6b875f694c53a6a5e0002b6c48e8b75c1 100644 (file)
--- a/ofl/bethellen/METADATA.pb
+++ b/ofl/bethellen/METADATA.pb
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ subsets: "latin"
 subsets: "menu"
 source {
   repository_url: "https://github.com/googlefonts/BethEllen"
+  commit: "d6c8d9b3871c432c6abfd71660885f16ddbce3e2"
 }

diff --git a/ofl/bethellen/upstream_info.md b/ofl/bethellen/upstream_info.md
new file mode 100644 (file)
index 0000000..5a31d43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ofl/bethellen/upstream_info.md
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+# Beth Ellen - Investigation Report
+
+## Source Data (from tracking)
+
+| Field | Value |
+|-------|-------|
+| Family Name | Beth Ellen |
+| Repository URL | https://github.com/googlefonts/BethEllen |
+| Commit Hash | d6c8d9b3871c432c6abfd71660885f16ddbce3e2 |
+| Config YAML | (none) |
+| Status | missing_config |
+| Category | HANDWRITING |
+
+## How the Repository URL Was Found
+
+The repository URL `https://github.com/googlefonts/BethEllen` was already present in the METADATA.pb `source{}` block. It was first added by commit `f7455d788` ("Populate source.repository_url") and confirmed by the copyright string in the font metadata: "Copyright 2019 The Beth Ellen Project Authors (https://github.com/googlefonts/BethEllen)". An earlier commit `2bf30f384` also updated the font project URL to point to `googlefonts/BethEllen`.
+
+## How the Commit Hash Was Determined
+
+The commit hash `d6c8d9b3871c432c6abfd71660885f16ddbce3e2` was found in the original google/fonts commit `0aa5f370a` (2019-05-10) by Felipe Sanches, which added Beth Ellen to the catalog. The commit message reads: "Add Beth Ellen (Version 2.000)" and includes the URL `(https://github.com/googlefonts/BethEllen/commit/d6c8d9b3871c432c6abfd71660885f16ddbce3e2)`.
+
+The commit hash was later added to the METADATA.pb source block in the batch commit `9a14639f3` (2026-02-25): "Add source blocks to 602 more METADATA.pb files".
+
+The upstream commit `d6c8d9b` is: "manual fixes using gftools and ttx" - this is the commit from which the font binary was taken when onboarding Beth Ellen.
+
+## Config YAML Status
+
+**No config.yaml exists** in the upstream repository, either at the recorded commit or at HEAD.
+
+At the recorded commit `d6c8d9b`, the repository structure is:
+- `BethEllen-Regular.sfd` (FontForge source)
+- `BethEllen-Regular.ttf` (pre-built binary)
+- `BethEllen-Story.pdf`
+- `OFL.txt`
+- `README.md`
+- `old/` and `prebuilt/` directories
+
+The font source is in SFD (FontForge) format, which is not compatible with gftools-builder. At HEAD, a `.glyphs` file has been added (`BethEllen-Regular.glyphs`), but still no config.yaml.
+
+No override config.yaml exists in the google/fonts family directory either.
+
+## Verification
+
+- **Repository exists**: Yes, confirmed locally in cache at `upstream_repos/fontc_crater_cache/googlefonts/BethEllen`
+- **Commit hash exists**: Yes, verified: `d6c8d9b manual fixes using gftools and ttx`
+- **Config.yaml exists**: No, neither in upstream repo nor as override
+- **Source format**: SFD (FontForge) - not gftools-builder compatible
+
+## Confidence Level
+
+**High** - The commit hash is explicitly documented in the original google/fonts commit message by the person who performed the onboarding (Felipe Sanches). The upstream commit exists and is verified. The lack of config.yaml is expected given the SFD-only source format.
+
+## Open Questions
+
+- The upstream repo now has a `.glyphs` file at HEAD (not present at the recorded commit). A config.yaml could potentially be created for future builds using this newer source, but that would require a separate review process.
+- The status remains `missing_config` because no gftools-builder configuration exists.