%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ FreeType The FreeType2 package contains a library which allows applications to properly render TrueType fonts. &lfs10_checked; Package Information Download (HTTP): 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 MD5 sum: &freetype2-doc-md5sum; Download size: &freetype2-doc-size; FreeType2 Dependencies Recommended (first, install without it, after it is installed, reinstall ), , and Optional Optional (for documentation) docwriter User Notes: If you downloaded the additional documentation, unpack it into the source tree using the following command: tar -xf ../freetype-doc-&freetype2-doc-version;.tar.xz --strip-components=2 -C docs Install FreeType2 by running the following commands: sed -ri "s:.*(AUX_MODULES.*valid):\1:" modules.cfg && sed -r "s:.*(#.*SUBPIXEL_RENDERING) .*:\1:" \ -i include/freetype/config/ftoption.h && ./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-freetype-config --disable-static && make This package does not come with a test suite. Now, as the root user: make install If you downloaded the optional documentation, install it as the root user: install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/doc/freetype-&freetype2-version; && cp -v -R docs/* /usr/share/doc/freetype-&freetype2-version; && rm -v /usr/share/doc/freetype-&freetype2-version;/freetype-config.1 sed -ri ...: First command enables GX/AAT and OpenType table validation and second command enables Subpixel Rendering. Note that Subpixel Rendering may have patent issues. Be sure to read the 'Other patent issues' part of before enabling this option. --enable-freetype-config: This switch ensure that the man page for freetype-config is installed. --without-harfbuzz: If harfbuzz is installed prior to freetype without freetype support, use this switch to avoid a build failure. Installed Program Installed Library Installed Directories freetype-config libfreetype.so /usr/include/freetype2 and /usr/share/doc/freetype-&freetype2-version; Short Descriptions freetype-config is used to get FreeType compilation and linking information. freetype2-config libfreetype.so contains functions for rendering various font types, such as TrueType and Type1. libfreetype.so