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There are several ways to build the FreeType library, depending on your |
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system and the level of customization you need. Here is a short |
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overview of the documentation available: |
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I. Normal installation and upgrades |
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1. Native TrueType Hinting |
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Native TrueType hinting is disabled by default[1]. If you really |
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need it, read the file "TRUETYPE" for information. |
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2. Unix Systems (as well as Cygwin or MSys on Windows) |
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Please read *both* UPGRADE.UNX and INSTALL.UNX to install or upgrade |
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FreeType 2 on a Unix system. Note that you *will* need GNU Make, |
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since other make tools won't work (this includes BSD Make). |
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3. On VMS with the "mms" build tool |
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See INSTALL.VMS for installation instructions on this platform. |
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4. Other systems using GNU Make |
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On non-Unix platforms, it is possible to build the library using GNU |
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Make utility. Note that *NO OTHER MAKE TOOL WILL WORK*[2]! This |
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methods supports several compilers on Windows, OS/2, and BeOS, |
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including Mingw, Visual C++, Borland C++, and more. |
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Instructions are provided in the file "INSTALL.GNU". |
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5. With an IDE Project File (e.g. for Visual Studio or CodeWarrior) |
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We provide a small number of "project files" for various IDEs to |
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automatically build the library as well. Note that these files are |
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not supported and sporadically maintained by FreeType developers, so |
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don't expect them to work in each release. |
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To find them, have a look at the content of the "builds/<system>" |
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directory, where <system> stands for your OS or environment. |
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6. From you own IDE, or own Makefiles |
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If you want to create your own project file, follow the instructions |
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given in the "INSTALL.ANY" document of this directory. |
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II. Custom builds of the library |
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Customizing the compilation of FreeType is easy, and allows you to |
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select only the components of the font engine that you really need. |
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For more details read the file "CUSTOMIZE". |
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[1] More details on: http://www.freetype.org/patents.html |
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[2] make++, a make tool written in Perl, has sufficient support of GNU |
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make extensions to build FreeType. See |
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http://makepp.sourceforge.net for more information. |
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--- end of INSTALL ---
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