Re: Funding FontForge

> There is no changelog.

You are obviously using git to get the source code.  Consequently, you
should be able to use `git log' to browse the changes.

> Is there a *reason* fontforge abandoned a working ./configure, make,
> make install system?

Today, virtually all projects stored in an SCM like git no longer
contain generated files; this makes the repository *much* cleaner.
People trying to compile such projects directly from git are expected
to know what they do – at least they should be capable of finding the
`INSTALL-git.md' file, which explains how to proceed.

> Any clues that might exist are an easter egg hunt. 

This is bullshit.  Don't play the silly guy.

> ./configure works out of the box. It finds everything CORRECTLY.

If you create a tarball from the FontForge git sources, you can
directly call `./configure', and it works.  Indeed, ImageMagick
contains the `configure' script in the git repository, and it gets
recreated again and again as soon as there are minor changes in the
`configure.ac' or the M4 files.  This is an *exception*.  Look at
other projects at github!  Perhaps 9 out of 10 based on autoconf or
automake no longer contain `configure', and you have to run
`autogen.sh', `bootstrap', or something similar to start with.

> It builds straight through with a *non-gcc* compiler (I've tested
> three).

This is admittedly a problem.  You could help with sending proper bug
reports, for example.  On the other hand, I guess that ImageMagick's
user and developer base is approx. 100 times larger...

> This is professional-quality software. You should try it some time.

Then play with ImageMagick and edit your fonts with it!
Non-constructive criticism is *so* easy.


   Werner
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