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## dependencies
* [vpype](https://github.com/abey79/vpype), for converting to HPGL, [Installation instructions](https://github.com/abey79/vpype#installation)
* python
* flask
* figlet
* svgbob
* [optional] [vpype](https://github.com/abey79/vpype), for converting to HPGL
## installation
Firstly [download](https://gitlab.constantvzw.org/osp/tools.cobbled-paths/-/archive/master/tools.cobbled-paths-master.zip) this repository, or clone it: `git clone git@gitlab.constantvzw.org:osp/tools.cobbled-paths.git`
### Python
The interface uses python and require python 3, find information on how to [install python here](https://www.python.org/downloads/)
Then, use pip to install the requirements with:
```pip install -r requirements.txt```
### Figlet
On **linux**, install it with package manager: `apt install figlet`, or `pacman -S figlet`
On **Mac**, you can either download a pre-built binary from the [figlet website](http://www.figlet.org/), or install it with [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/): `brew install figlet`.
### To install SVG Bob
Ensure you have rust installed, [installation instructions here](https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install)
Then `cargo install svgbob_cli`
### vpype
Installation of vpype is optional. It is used to convert the SVG files to HPGL.
Please follow the [installation instructions](https://github.com/abey79/vpype#installation)
## font database
* figlet offical ftp at <ftp://ftp.figlet.org>
* `ours` the original default font made by the developper and given with the program, in early 1993
* `ours` the original default font made by the developer and given with the program, in early 1993
* `contributed` fonts made by figlet amateur and submitted to the official figlet ftp, from before 1993 to 2005
* `c64` are fonts that are only made of the `#` character, the most black ascii char, is if it was a pixel
* `bdffont` are fonts automatically made using bdf2figlet, converting [Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyph_Bitmap_Distribution_Format), often from adobe to `c64` like font.
