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This document contains instructions on how to cross-build the FreeType |
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library on Unix systems, for example, building binaries for Linux/MIPS |
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on FreeBSD/i386. Before reading this document, please consult |
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INSTALL.UNIX for required tools and the basic self-building procedure. |
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1. Required Tools |
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For self-building the FreeType library on a Unix system, GNU Make |
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3.80 or newer is required. INSTALL.UNIX contains hints how to |
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check the installed `make'. |
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The GNU C compiler to cross-build the target system is required. |
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At present, using non-GNU cross compiler is not tested. The cross |
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compiler is expected to be installed with a system prefix. For |
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example, if your building system is FreeBSD/i386 and the target |
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system is Linux/MIPS, the cross compiler should be installed with |
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the name `mips-ip22-linuxelf-gcc'. |
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A C compiler for a self-build is required also, to build a tool |
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that is executed during the building procedure. Non-GNU self |
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compilers are acceptable, but such a setup is not tested yet. |
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2. Configuration |
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2.1. Building and target system |
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To configure for cross-build, the options `--host=<system>' and |
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`--build=<system>' must be passed to configure. For example, if |
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your building system is FreeBSD/i386 and the target system is |
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Linux/MIPS, say |
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./configure \ |
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--build=i386-unknown-freebsd \ |
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--host=mips-ip22-linuxelf \ |
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[other options] |
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It should be noted that `--host=<system>' specifies the system |
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where the built binaries will be executed, not the system where |
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the build actually happens. Older versions of GNU autoconf use |
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the option pair `--host=' and `--target='. This is broken and |
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doesn't work. Similarly, an explicit CC specification like |
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env CC=mips-ip22-linux-gcc ./configure |
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or |
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env CC=/usr/local/mips-ip22-linux/bin/gcc ./configure |
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doesn't work either; such a configuration confuses the |
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`configure' script while trying to find the cross and native C |
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compilers. |
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2.2. The prefix to install FreeType2 |
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Setting `--prefix=<prefix>' properly is important. The prefix |
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to install FreeType2 is written into the freetype-config script |
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and freetype2.pc configuration file. |
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If the built FreeType 2 library is used as a part of the |
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cross-building system, the prefix is expected to be different |
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from the self-building system. For example, configuration with |
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`--prefix=/usr/local' installs binaries into the system wide |
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`/usr/local' directory which then can't be executed. This |
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causes confusion in configuration of all applications which use |
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FreeType2. Instead, use a prefix to install the cross-build |
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into a separate system tree, for example, |
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`--prefix=/usr/local/mips-ip22-linux/'. |
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On the other hand, if the built FreeType2 is used as a part of |
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the target system, the prefix to install should reflect the file |
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system structure of the target system. |
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3. Building command |
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If the configuration finishes successfully, invoking GNU make |
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builds FreeType2. Just say |
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make |
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or |
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gmake |
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depending on the name the GNU make binary actually has. |
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4. Installation |
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Saying |
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make install |
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as usual to install FreeType2 into the directory tree specified by |
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the argument of the `--prefix' option. |
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As noted in section 2.2, FreeType2 is sometimes configured to be |
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installed into the system directory of the target system, and |
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should not be installed in the cross-building system. In such |
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cases, the make variable `DESTDIR' is useful to change the root |
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directory in the installation. For example, after |
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make DESTDIR=/mnt/target_system_root/ install |
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the built FreeType2 library files are installed into the directory |
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`/mnt/target_system_root/<prefix_in_configure>/lib'. |
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5. TODO |
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Cross building between Cygwin (or MSys) and Unix must be tested. |
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Copyright 2006, 2008 by suzuki toshiya |
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David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg. |
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This file is part of the FreeType project, and may only be used, |
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modified, and distributed under the terms of the FreeType project |
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license, LICENSE.TXT. By continuing to use, modify, or distribute |
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this file you indicate that you have read the license and understand |
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and accept it fully. |
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--- end of INSTALL.CROSS ---
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