PDF rendering failure: "Package polyglossia Error: The current roman font does not contain the Ethiop"
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	Samtar
	Sep 3 2015, 10:29 AM

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Initially came to my attention from OTRS (Ticket: 2015090210026166)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia (Firefox 40.0.3)
Print/Export --> "Download as PDF"
Wait until 100%

Expected: PDF renders and is available for download
Actual: Error (as below)

Error message: "Status: ! Package polyglossia Error: The current roman font does not contain the Ethiop"

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Samtar created this task.Sep 3 2015, 10:29 AM

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Restricted Application added a subscriber: Aklapper. · View Herald TranscriptSep 3 2015, 10:29 AM

Aklapper renamed this task from PDF rendering failure - roman font issue to PDF rendering failure: "Package polyglossia Error: The current roman font does not contain the Ethiop".Sep 3 2015, 10:56 AM

Aklapper edited projects, added OCG-PDF-renderer; removed Wikimedia-General-or-Unknown.

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Jdforrester-WMF added a project: OCG-PDFRenderer.Apr 8 2016, 2:49 PM

Jdforrester-WMF removed a project: OCG-PDF-renderer.Apr 8 2016, 2:51 PM

As already announced in Tech News, OfflineContentGenerator (OCG) will not be used anymore after October 1st, 2017 on Wikimedia sites. OCG will be replaced by Electron. You can read more on mediawiki.org.

Thanks @Aklapper, looks like this will sort the issue for the user

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