Noto puts things straight into "hinted" if autohinting fails

googlefonts · Apr 6, 2022 · 163846c · 163846c
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diff --git a/Lib/gftools/actions/notobuilder.py b/Lib/gftools/actions/notobuilder.py
@@ -70,9 +70,11 @@ def post_process_ttf(self, filename):
         hinted = filename.replace("unhinted", "hinted")
         try:
             autohint(filename, hinted, add_script=True)
-            self.outputs.add(hinted)
         except Exception as e:
             self.logger.error("Couldn't autohint %s: %s" % (filename, e))
+            # We just copy it and pretend.
+            shutil.copy(filename, hinted)
+        self.outputs.add(hinted)
 
     def post_process(self, filename):
         super().post_process(filename)