%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ 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 Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &freetype2-doc-md5sum; Download size: &freetype2-doc-size; User Notes: 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 -e 's:.*(#.*BYTE.*) .*:\1:' \ -e 's:.*(#.*SUBPIX.*) .*:\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 ... 's:.*(#.*BYTE.*) .*:\1:' ... 's:.*(#.*SUBPIX.*) .*:\1:' include/freetype/config/ftoption.h: This command enables the TrueType native bytecode interpreter and LCD optimized rendering features. These options result in improved rendering of fonts, but may have patent restrictions. Be sure to read before enabling these options. 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 for rendering various font types, such as TrueType and Type1. libfreetype.{so,a}