[Linux] font height inconsistency with Hack 3.001 release

[articuluxe]

I upgraded today to hack 3.1.0. I install it by cloning the github repo and copying the ttf fonts from build/ttf/*.ttf. When using the new fonts, I now notice seeming irregularities in the heights of certain glyphs, using the same application (Emacs 25.1.1) on the same Fedora OS (Linux 2.6.32-431.11.2.el6.x86_64) and same window manager (XFCE). I use "Hack 10"

I'm including a screen-shot here, on the left is the new 3.1.0, on the right the prior (which I believe was 3.0.0, it would have been whatever was available from the repo as of a week or two ago). Note how the "r"'s on the left are smaller than surrounding letters; "p" also seems small, while "a" seems big.

[chrissimpkins]

Thanks for this report @articuluxe. This appears to be the same issue that was introduced with v3.001 and reported on Windows systems in #377. We are hard at work on a fix and I am hoping to have something available over the weekend. In the meantime, revert back to the v3.000 release and we will notify in both this thread and the Windows thread when it is available. Sorry for the troubles. We seem to be having some problems with build dependencies for ttfautohint that have changed between releases.

I will update your report title to indicate that this is a Linux specific issue for users who wander by the repo with the same problem before the fix is released.

[chrissimpkins]

I updated our release that includes this bug with information for Linux users to use v3.000 until fix is available.

[chrissimpkins]

Will continue the discussion about the fix in #377 unless we identify Linux specific problems that are appropriate for this thread. Please join us there for the conversation and leave this thread open for Linux user notification. Thanks

[chrissimpkins]

Are you available for testing as we push new builds in an attempt to address this issue? I may have something as early as this evening

[articuluxe]

I can try but the Linux box I have access to is at my work, so I won’t have access over the weekend.

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On Jan 26, 2018, at 12:18 PM, Chris Simpkins ***@***.***> wrote: Are you available for testing as we push new builds in an attempt to address this issue? I may have something as early as this evening — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or mute the thread.

[chrissimpkins]

No worries. Will post here when they are available.

[chrissimpkins]

If anyone on Linux is available to test this issue, here are a new set of builds that may address the problem:

e480b1b