MAKE\_FEA(1) User Contributed Perl Documentation MAKE\_FEA(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

make\_fea - Create FEA from a TrueType Font

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

```
  make_fea [-a file] [-i file] [-l type [-s num]] [-n num] [-z bitfield]
           infile outfile
  make_fea -h
Creates font specific AFDKO fea source file from a font and optional attachment point database
```

# [OPTIONS](#OPTIONS)

```
  -a file       Attachment point database
  -c classfile  xml file of class and property information to merge in
  --classprops  specifies whether classes are made for property values in
                the classfile
  --classwarn   issue warnings if classfile contains references to glyphs
                that are not in the font.
  -e file       A file containing names (1 per line) of glyphs that are 
                known to have no outline (thus shouldn't generate warnings). 
  -h            print manpage
  -i file       add #include statement at end of file
  -l type       type =
                    first - class name is first code, contents other codes
                    last  - class name is last code, contents other codes
                    firstcomp - treat extensions as part of elements, as first
                    lastcomp - treat extensions as part of elements, as last
  -m "list"     List of APs to ignore when deciding whether a glyph is a mark
  -o "list"     List of AP names to omit
  --package file
                Use the named file instead of Font::TTF::Scripts::GDL.pm to
                open the font. Assumes the internal package name is the
                same as the basename of file (sans any extension).
  --preinclude file
                add #include statement at begining of file
  -r            Rename point names such that final M gets initial _ and final S
                is removed. Typically for Fontographer fonts.
  -z bitfield   Bitfield of various controls:
                    0 - use component properties to set ligature bounding boxes
                    1 - normalise even if presentation is only references
                    2 - use postscript names in glyph definitions
                    3 - do not output ; after include statement
```

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

ttfbuilder, make\_gdl

# [AUTHOR](#AUTHOR)

Martin Hosken <http://scripts.sil.org/FontUtils>. (see CONTRIBUTORS for other authors).

# [LICENSING](#LICENSING)

Copyright (c) 1998-2016, SIL International (http://www.sil.org)

This script is released under the terms of the Artistic License 2.0. For details, see the full text of the license in the file LICENSE.

2026-10-03 perl v5.44.0

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Document: make_fea(1) from perl-font-ttf-scripts 1.06-r0 (Chainguard OS)