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+## TTX/FontTools Version 3.1.2
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+- restore Makefile as an alternative way to build/check/install
+- README.md: update instructions for installing package from source, and for running test suite
+- NEWS: Change log was out of sync with tagged release
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 ## TTX/FontTools Version 3.1.1
 
 - Fix 'ttLibVersion' attribute in TTX files still showing '3.0' instead of '3.1'.