Bug 2051859 - Review Request: fbf-mitra-font - Experimental Monospace Bengali Font
Summary: Review Request: fbf-mitra-font - Experimental Monospace Bengali Font
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Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: Package Review
Version: rawhide
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
unspecified
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Nobody's working on this, feel free to take it
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2022-02-08 08:32 UTC by Dr Anirban Mitra
Modified: 2025-11-22 02:53 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Description Dr Anirban Mitra 2022-02-08 08:32:05 UTC
Spec URL: https://download.copr.fedorainfracloud.org/results/mitradranirban/fbf-mitra-fonts/fedora-rawhide-x86_64/03380474-fbf-mitra-fonts/fbf-mitra-fonts.spec
SRPM URL: https://download.copr.fedorainfracloud.org/results/mitradranirban/fbf-mitra-fonts/fedora-rawhide-x86_64/03380474-fbf-mitra-fonts/fbf-mitra-fonts-1.0.2-1.fc36.src.rpm
Description: This is an experimental monospace Bengali  Font with additional ISCII
 encoding for specialised applications like xterm, IE6. It can also be
used to view ISCII encoded Bangla Text without converting to Unicode.
Fedora Account System Username: mitradranirban

I am the original developer of the font at http://github.com/mitradranirban/fonts-fbf-beng
I am a new contributor and would require sponsor

Comment 1 Parag AN(पराग) 2022-02-09 09:31:33 UTC
I just had a look at upstream source.
It appears upstream is collection of 2 fonts Ani and MitraMono fonts.

As same tarball is used for creating 2 packages, I suggest do not create 2 packages.
I suggest name the package as fbf-beng-fonts and generate 2 subpackages fbf-ani-fonts and fbf-mitra-mono-fonts.
You can update this bug and close the other one bug2051879

Let me know if you have any questions on this.

Comment 2 Parag AN(पराग) 2022-02-09 12:07:11 UTC
As this package's upstream hosting is not simpler and clear, it becomes difficult to decide font package naming.
I thought more on this and consulted someone also in our team.
Do you have plan to develop and provide Mitra Sans and Mitra Serif in future?
if yes then we should name fbf-mitra-mono-fonts, if not then just name it fbf-mitra-fonts.

There is another thought now
try to create fbf-fonts srpm and generate fbf-ani-fonts and fbf-mitra-mono-fonts.
if that kind of packaging is not possible then you can think to host those fonts differently and then have these 2 submissions.

Comment 3 Dr Anirban Mitra 2022-02-09 13:39:57 UTC
fbf-beng-fonts should consist of all fonts created by our volunteers in Free / Mukta Bangla Font Project https://www.nongnu.org/freebangfont which includes Aakash, Likhan, Jamrul. Haritaki, Ani Mitra and also Mukti ( which was, by the way, was default Bengali font in Fedora as its earlier avatar MuktiNarrow, before Lohit was created by RedHat). The CVS repository of the project is currently mirrored in https://github.com/mitradranirban/freebangfont 

It other developers of the group permit, I have plan to make Fedora packages of the other fonts as well as well as upgrade them , as they are Open Source (GPLed), in that case fbf-beng-fonts can act as a meta-package of all our fonts including fbf-font-mukti, which was our best offering due to professional quality glyphs. If Fedora-font-SIG allows adding members to the fbf-beng-fonts later we can go forward on this. 

I have no plan to create mitra sans or mitra serif. As indicated in the changelog, mitra was made as a monospace font for special requirement, I later changed the name to mitramono to avoid confusion with a non-free nastaliq font by Monotype corporation of the same name.

Now you suggest what is the way to go forward. 

Presently Debian ships Mukti, Ani, MitraMono, Likhan and Jamrul font as their package fonts-beng-extra. However after exclusion of MuktiNarrow from Fedora due to absence of Font exception issue in 2005, none of the Free-Bangla_font products are in Fedora.

Comment 6 Package Review 2023-02-21 00:45:20 UTC
This is an automatic check from review-stats script.

This review request ticket hasn't been updated for some time, but it seems
that the review is still being working out by you. If this is right, please
respond to this comment clearing the NEEDINFO flag and try to reach out the
submitter to proceed with the review.

If you're not interested in reviewing this ticket anymore, please clear the
fedora-review flag and reset the assignee, so that a new reviewer can take
this ticket.

Without any reply, this request will shortly be resetted.

Comment 7 Parag AN(पराग) 2023-02-27 08:58:21 UTC
Sorry, no time currently to review this package.

Comment 8 Package Review 2024-03-07 00:45:24 UTC
This is an automatic check from review-stats script.

This review request ticket hasn't been updated for some time. We're sorry
it is taking so long. If you're still interested in packaging this software
into Fedora repositories, please respond to this comment clearing the
NEEDINFO flag.

You may want to update the specfile and the src.rpm to the latest version
available and to propose a review swap on Fedora devel mailing list to increase
chances to have your package reviewed. If this is your first package and you
need a sponsor, you may want to post some informal reviews. Read more at
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_get_sponsored_into_the_packager_group.

Without any reply, this request will shortly be considered abandoned
and will be closed.
Thank you for your patience.

Comment 9 Dr Anirban Mitra 2024-03-07 15:51:05 UTC
I am still interested in packaging this font in case it is passed by review by a reviewer

Comment 10 Package Review 2025-11-05 00:45:26 UTC
This is an automatic check from review-stats script.

This review request ticket hasn't been updated for some time. We're sorry
it is taking so long. If you're still interested in packaging this software
into Fedora repositories, please respond to this comment clearing the
NEEDINFO flag.

You may want to update the specfile and the src.rpm to the latest version
available and to propose a review swap on Fedora devel mailing list to increase
chances to have your package reviewed. If this is your first package and you
need a sponsor, you may want to post some informal reviews. Read more at
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_get_sponsored_into_the_packager_group.

Without any reply, this request will shortly be considered abandoned
and will be closed.
Thank you for your patience.

Comment 11 Dr Anirban Mitra 2025-11-06 13:11:58 UTC
Yes I am still interested

Comment 12 Fedora Review Service 2025-11-20 10:03:18 UTC
Hello,
I do realize that this is possibly an old ticket. I am sorry that it hasn't been
reviewed yet. Let me trigger the Fedora Review Service to see if the package
builds successfully. Hopefully, a green check mark will attract some reviewer.

If I am resurrecting an old ticket that you are not interested in anymore, my
apologies, feel free to close it.

[fedora-review-service-build]

Comment 13 Fedora Review Service 2025-11-20 10:03:29 UTC
The ticket summary is not in the correct format.
Expected:

    Review Request: <main package name here> - <short summary here>

Found:

    Review Request:  fbf-mitra-font : Experimental Monospace Bengali Font

As a consequence, the package name cannot be parsed and submitted to
be automatically build. Please modify the ticket summary and trigger a
build by typing [fedora-review-service-build].


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Comment 14 Dr Anirban Mitra 2025-11-20 12:45:57 UTC
6[fedora-review-service-build]

Comment 15 Fedora Review Service 2025-11-20 12:48:31 UTC
Copr build:
https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/build/9819215
(failed)

Build log:
https://download.copr.fedorainfracloud.org/results/@fedora-review/fedora-review-2051859-fbf-mitra-font/fedora-rawhide-x86_64/09819215-fbf-mitra-fonts/builder-live.log.gz

Please make sure the package builds successfully at least for Fedora Rawhide.

- If the build failed for unrelated reasons (e.g. temporary network
  unavailability), please ignore it.
- If the build failed because of missing BuildRequires, please make sure they
  are listed in the "Depends On" field


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Comment 16 Dr Anirban Mitra 2025-11-21 05:39:09 UTC
Spec URL: https://download.copr.fedorainfracloud.org/results/mitradranirban/fbf-fonts-all/fedora-rawhide-x86_64/09822520-fbf-mitra-fonts/fbf-mitra-fonts.spec
SRPM URL: https://download.copr.fedorainfracloud.org/results/mitradranirban/fbf-mitra-fonts/fedora-rawhide-x86_64/09822520-fbf-mitra-fonts/fbf-mitra-fonts-1.0.2-1.fc36.src.rpm
Description: This is an experimental monospace Bengali  Font with additional ISCII
 encoding for specialised applications like xterm, IE6. It can also be
used to view ISCII encoded Bangla Text without converting to Unicode.
Fedora Account System Username: mitradranirban

Comment 17 Dr Anirban Mitra 2025-11-21 05:42:50 UTC
[fedora-review-service-build]

Comment 18 Dr Anirban Mitra 2025-11-21 06:03:01 UTC
Spec URL:  https://download.copr.fedorainfracloud.org/results/mitradranirban/fbf-fonts-all/fedora-rawhide-x86_64/09822520-fbf-mitra-fonts/fbf-mitra-fonts.spec
SRPM URL:  https://download.copr.fedorainfracloud.org/results/mitradranirban/fbf-fonts-all/fedora-rawhide-x86_64/09822520-fbf-mitra-fonts/fbf-mitra-fonts-1.0.2-1.fc44.src.rpm
Description: This is an experimental monospace Bengali  Font with additional ISCII
 encoding for specialised applications like xterm, IE6. It can also be
used to view ISCII encoded Bangla Text without converting to Unicode.
Fedora Account System Username: mitradranirban

Comment 19 Dr Anirban Mitra 2025-11-21 06:04:27 UTC
[fedora-review-service-build]

Comment 20 Fedora Review Service 2025-11-22 02:53:04 UTC
Copr build:
https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/build/9826885
(succeeded)

Review template:
https://download.copr.fedorainfracloud.org/results/@fedora-review/fedora-review-2051859-fbf-mitra-font/fedora-rawhide-x86_64/09826885-fbf-mitra-fonts/fedora-review/review.txt

Please take a look if any issues were found.


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Comment 21 Fedora Review Service 2025-11-22 02:53:15 UTC
Copr build:
https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/build/9826886
(succeeded)

Review template:
https://download.copr.fedorainfracloud.org/results/@fedora-review/fedora-review-2051859-fbf-mitra-font/fedora-rawhide-x86_64/09826886-fbf-mitra-fonts/fedora-review/review.txt

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Comment 22 Fedora Review Service 2025-11-22 02:53:47 UTC
There seems to be some problem with the following file.
SRPM URL: https://download.copr.fedorainfracloud.org/results/mitradranirban/fbf-mitra-fonts/fedora-rawhide-x86_64/09822520-fbf-mitra-fonts/fbf-mitra-fonts-1.0.2-1.fc36.src.rpm
Fetching it results in a 404 Not Found error.
Please make sure the URL is correct and publicly available.


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Comment 23 Fedora Review Service 2025-11-22 02:53:51 UTC
There seems to be some problem with the following file.
SRPM URL: https://download.copr.fedorainfracloud.org/results/mitradranirban/fbf-mitra-fonts/fedora-rawhide-x86_64/09822520-fbf-mitra-fonts/fbf-mitra-fonts-1.0.2-1.fc36.src.rpm
Fetching it results in a 404 Not Found error.
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