%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ freetype-&freetype2-version;.tar freetype FreeType The FreeType2 package contains a library to allow applications to properly render TrueType fonts. Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &freetype2-md5sum; Download size: &freetype2-size; Estimated disk space required: &freetype2-buildsize; Estimated build time: &freetype2-time; Additional Downloads Additional documentation: If you downloaded the additional documentation, unpack it into the source tree using the following command: tar xf ../freetype-doc-&freetype2-version;.tar.bz2 \ --strip-components=2 -C docs Install FreeType2 by running the following commands: sed -i -r 's:.*(#.*BYTE.*) .*:\1:' \ include/freetype/config/ftoption.h && ./configure --prefix=/usr && make This package does not come with a test suite. Now, as the root user: make install && install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/doc/freetype-&freetype2-version; && cp -v -R docs/* /usr/share/doc/freetype-&freetype2-version; sed -i -r 's:.*(#.*BYTE.*) .*:\1:' include/freetype/config/ftoption.h: This command enables the built-in TrueType bytecode interpreter which in turn enables hinting of TrueType glyphs. Enabling the interpreter results in much better rendering of TrueType fonts. Installed Program Installed Library Installed Directory freetype-config libfreetype.[so,a] /usr/include/freetype2 Short Descriptions freetype-config is used to get FreeType compilation and linking information. freetype-config libfreetype.[so,a] contains functions to add TrueType font capabilities to the X Window system. libfreetype.[so,a]