SimplePixelFont Compiler (SPFC)

A compiler toolchain Command Line Interface (CLI) for SimplePixelFonts (SPFs).

spfc is dedicated to bridging the gap between SPF and multiple different font formats such as; the standardized and traditional TrueType Fonts (TTF), and a dedicated PICO8 custom font cartridge format (P8).

Installing

Pre-built binaries for common platforms like Windows, MacOS, and Linux are provided in the releases. You can download the appropriate archive, extract it, and execute the binary found in the folder.

Building

spfc is written in Rust, you can build and run the project with the following pre-requisites:

• Rust toolchain
• Git (Optional)

Begin by cloning the repository with the following command:

# Alternativly, download the repository.
git clone https://github.com/SimplePixelFont/spfc.git
# Change into the downloaded directory. ex.
cd spfc

Then build and install the binary with Cargo.

cargo install --path .

Usage

spfc --help

SimplePixelFont Compiler Toolchain

Usage: spfc <COMMAND>

Commands:
  compile          
  install          Install a new target backend
  list             List all available targets from the registry
  update-registry  Update the plugin registry by fetching the latest information from the SimplePixelFont/spfc GitHub repository
  help             Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)

Options:
  -h, --help     Print help
  -V, --version  Print version