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Welcome |
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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's a short overview |
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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 need it, |
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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, since |
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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's possible to build the library using |
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GNU Make utility. Note that *NO OTHER MAKE TOOL WILL WORK* !! |
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This 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, |
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so 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 select |
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only the components of the font engine that you really need. For more details |
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read the file "CUSTOMIZE" |
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[1] More details on: http://www.freetype.org/patents.html |
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