fontBuilder: don't add mac names for fvar and STAT if name table hasn't any

Lib/fontTools/fontBuilder.py

@@ -918,7 +918,15 @@ class FontBuilder(object):
         """
         from .otlLib.builder import buildStatTable
 
-        buildStatTable(self.font, axes, locations, elidedFallbackName)
+        assert "name" in self.font, "name must to be set up first"
+
+        buildStatTable(
+            self.font,
+            axes,
+            locations,
+            elidedFallbackName,
+            macNames=any(nr.platformID == 1 for nr in self.font["name"].names),
+        )
 
 
 def buildCmapSubTable(cmapping, format, platformID, platEncID):
@@ -938,6 +946,15 @@ def addFvar(font, axes, instances):
     fvar = newTable("fvar")
     nameTable = font["name"]
 
+    # if there are not currently any mac names don't add them here, that's inconsistent
+    # https://github.com/fonttools/fonttools/issues/683
+    macNames = any(nr.platformID == 1 for nr in getattr(nameTable, "names", ()))
+
+    # we have all the best ways to express mac names
+    platforms = ((3, 1, 0x409),)
+    if macNames:
+        platforms = ((1, 0, 0),) + platforms
+
     for axis_def in axes:
         axis = Axis()
 
@@ -963,7 +980,7 @@ def addFvar(font, axes, instances):
         if isinstance(name, str):
             name = dict(en=name)
 
-        axis.axisNameID = nameTable.addMultilingualName(name, ttFont=font)
+        axis.axisNameID = nameTable.addMultilingualName(name, ttFont=font, mac=macNames)
         fvar.axes.append(axis)
 
     for instance in instances:
@@ -980,9 +997,11 @@ def addFvar(font, axes, instances):
             name = dict(en=name)
 
         inst = NamedInstance()
-        inst.subfamilyNameID = nameTable.addMultilingualName(name, ttFont=font)
+        inst.subfamilyNameID = nameTable.addMultilingualName(
+            name, ttFont=font, mac=macNames
+        )
         if psname is not None:
-            inst.postscriptNameID = nameTable.addName(psname)
+            inst.postscriptNameID = nameTable.addName(psname, platforms=platforms)
         inst.coordinates = coordinates
         fvar.instances.append(inst)
 

Tests/fontBuilder/data/test_var.ttf.ttx

@@ -177,39 +177,6 @@
   </glyf>
 
   <name>
-    <namerecord nameID="1" platformID="1" platEncID="0" langID="0x0" unicode="True">
-      HelloTestFont
-    </namerecord>
-    <namerecord nameID="2" platformID="1" platEncID="0" langID="0x0" unicode="True">
-      TotallyNormal
-    </namerecord>
-    <namerecord nameID="6" platformID="1" platEncID="0" langID="0x0" unicode="True">
-      HelloTestFont-TotallyNormal
-    </namerecord>
-    <namerecord nameID="256" platformID="1" platEncID="0" langID="0x0" unicode="True">
-      Left
-    </namerecord>
-    <namerecord nameID="257" platformID="1" platEncID="0" langID="0x0" unicode="True">
-      Right
-    </namerecord>
-    <namerecord nameID="258" platformID="1" platEncID="0" langID="0x0" unicode="True">
-      Up
-    </namerecord>
-    <namerecord nameID="259" platformID="1" platEncID="0" langID="0x0" unicode="True">
-      Down
-    </namerecord>
-    <namerecord nameID="260" platformID="1" platEncID="0" langID="0x0" unicode="True">
-      Right Up
-    </namerecord>
-    <namerecord nameID="261" platformID="1" platEncID="0" langID="0x0" unicode="True">
-      Neutral
-    </namerecord>
-    <namerecord nameID="1" platformID="1" platEncID="0" langID="0x4" unicode="True">
-      HalloTestFont
-    </namerecord>
-    <namerecord nameID="2" platformID="1" platEncID="0" langID="0x4" unicode="True">
-      TotaalNormaal
-    </namerecord>
     <namerecord nameID="1" platformID="3" platEncID="1" langID="0x409">
       HelloTestFont
     </namerecord>

Tests/fontBuilder/fontBuilder_test.py

@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ def test_build_var(tmpdir):
     fb.setupHorizontalMetrics(metrics)
 
     fb.setupHorizontalHeader(ascent=824, descent=200)
-    fb.setupNameTable(nameStrings)
+    fb.setupNameTable(nameStrings, mac=False)
 
     axes = [
         ("LEFT", 0, 0, 100, "Left"),