font-noto-serif-cjk 2.002

[muzimuzhi]

Why need an update

The old url https://noto-website-2.storage.googleapis.com/pkgs/NotoSerifCJK.ttc.zip provides an outdated version 1.001, packed back in 2017. While the latest version is 2.002, see https://github.com/notofonts/noto-cjk/releases/tag/Serif2.002.

Why updated in this way

https://fonts.google.com only provides variable ttf font file in Noto Serif CJK bundle for each language, for example NotoSerifSC[wght].ttf and its corresponding cask font-noto-serif-sc.rb for Noto Serif CJK SC (Simplified Chinese). But this cask provides a static super ttc font file, which is only available from releases of repository https://github.com/notofonts/noto-cjk.

Remark

More casks need to be updated in this way, including symmetric Noto Sans CJK cask font-noto-sans-cjk.rb and language specific Serif and Sans casks like font-noto-sans-cjk-sc.rb.

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[bevanjkay]

Is there a reason for requiring the static fonts over the variable font as distributed by Google Fonts?
Also, is there a reason for continuing with the ttc file over our preferred otf?

EDIT: I think I understand here, it's one file that provides all of the fonts?

[muzimuzhi]

Is there a reason for requiring the static fonts over the variable font as distributed by Google Fonts?

Not all softwares can deal with variable fonts, so static ones are still in demand.

Also, is there a reason for continuing with the ttc file over our preferred otf?

I just followed what was provided by this cask, which was a single NotoSerifCJK.ttc. So no strong reason.

[muzimuzhi]

From notofonts/noto-cjk repository,

Super OTC

[...] This format is the easiest to install of all the formats and takes the least space for static fonts due to sharing between the 35 parts.

Select this deployment format if you want all five languages and all seven weights in a single and easy-to-manage font resource that includes 35 fonts. [...]

Static OTCs

Select this deployment format if you want all five languages and particular weights, or if your environment does not support the Super OTC. [...]

And from Adobe's famous download guide for corresponding font Source Han Sans/Serif, Super OTC seems recommended for macOS users.

[muzimuzhi]

@bevanjkay Can I ask what's the difference between :stable and :url? I didn't find their definition in https://docs.brew.sh/Brew-Livecheck, or maybe just because I don't speak Ruby.

[bevanjkay]

@muzimuzhi It's primarily just a syntactical difference between formula and casks.

[muzimuzhi]

Thanks. Another question, to bump casks for font-noto-serif-cjk-<lang>.rb and their sans siblings, I'd like to know is it allowed to update several casks in a single PR?

[bevanjkay]

Generally we don't allow it, but as these are all related changes it's ok this time.

[muzimuzhi]

I decided to do all the bumps in several PRs:

• font-noto-serif-cjk 2.002, font-noto-serif-cjk 2.002 #8720 (the current one)
• font-noto-serif-cjk-(jk|kr|sc|tc) 2.002, font-noto-serif-cjk-(jk|kr|sc|tc) 2.002 #8721
• Add font-noto-serif-cjk-hk 2.002, font-noto-serif-cjk-hk: new cask #8722
• font-noto-sans-cjk 2.004, font-noto-sans-cjk 2.004 #8732
• font-noto-sans-cjk-(jk|kr|sc|tc|hk) 2.004 and add font-noto-sans-mono-cjk-(jk|kr|sc|tc|hk) 2.004, font-noto-sans-cjk-(jp|kr|sc|tc|hk) 2.004, font-noto-sans-mono-cjk-(jp|kr|sc|tc|hk) 2.004 #8733

Supplementary

• Noto Serif CJK and variants: update livecheck #8736

Noto CJK Releases

• Noto Serif CJK 2.002 https://github.com/notofonts/noto-cjk/releases/tag/Serif2.002
• Noto Sans CJK 2.004 https://github.com/notofonts/noto-cjk/releases/tag/Sans2.004

[muzimuzhi]

Now the whole set of Noto Sans & Serif CJK casks are upgraded to use release assets from https://github.com/notofonts/noto-cjk.