Re: [ft-devel] Updates for GF driver.

[Parth Wazurkar]

>> I have already added checks for `post_post` instruction which checks
>> for GF_ID and returns `Invalid_File_Format` if not found so, and
>> some more checks which checks for GF files' validity in
>> `gf_load_font`.  Similar to what done in Vflib.  Do you suggest
>> anything more?

>I don't know yet.  I would have to study the GF format in detail to
>find out such issues – I forward this to you :-)

Yes! I will do it.

>>>> * There is no code yet in `gf_load_font' to recognize the GF
>>>>  format (returning `not a GF font' otherwise).
>>
>> Isn't this same as done above, for `Invalid_File_Format`?

>No, it's not.  If the format is not recognized, this is, the GF driver
>has decided that the font in question is not a GF font, the driver
>should return `Unknown_File_Format'.

>Later on, if the GF drvier has come to the decision: `Yes, this is
>definitely a GF font', all problems that can't be sanitized should
>lead to `Invalid_File_Format' (or one of the more specific error
>codes).

Oh! I didn't differentiate amongst these two. I will do the necessary changes.

Thanks!

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Parth