source: general/graphlib/freetype2.xml@ 8aeb474

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  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY freetype2-download-http "&sourceforge-repo;/freetype/freetype-&freetype2-version;.tar.bz2">
  <!ENTITY freetype2-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/freetype-&freetype2-version;.tar.bz2">
  <!ENTITY freetype2-md5sum        "13286702e9390a91661f980608adaff1">
  <!ENTITY freetype2-size          "1.5 MB">
  <!ENTITY freetype2-buildsize     "26 MB (includes installing additional documentation)">
  <!ENTITY freetype2-time          "0.3 SBU">

  <!ENTITY freetype2-doc-download-http "&sourceforge-repo;/freetype/freetype-doc-&freetype2-version;.tar.bz2">
  <!ENTITY freetype2-doc-download-ftp  "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/freetype-doc-&freetype2-version;.tar.bz2">
  <!ENTITY freetype2-doc-md5sum        "2611613f2b1d0d846c6b33d49d4933ed">
  <!ENTITY freetype2-doc-size          "108 KB">
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<sect1 id="freetype2" xreflabel="FreeType-&freetype2-version;">
  <?dbhtml filename="freetype2.html"?>

  <sect1info>
    <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
    <date>$Date$</date>
  </sect1info>

  <title>FreeType-&freetype2-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="freetype2">
    <primary sortas="a-FreeType">FreeType</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to FreeType2</title>

    <para>
      The <application>FreeType2</application> package contains
      a library which allows applications to properly render
      <application>TrueType</application> fonts.
    </para>

    &lfs72_checked;

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&freetype2-download-http;"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download (FTP): <ulink url="&freetype2-download-ftp;"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download MD5 sum: &freetype2-md5sum;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download size: &freetype2-size;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Estimated disk space required: &freetype2-buildsize;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Estimated build time: &freetype2-time;
        </para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <title>Additional Documentation</title>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&freetype2-doc-download-http;"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download (FTP): <ulink url="&freetype2-doc-download-ftp;"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download MD5 sum: &freetype2-doc-md5sum;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download size: &freetype2-doc-size;
        </para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
      <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/freetype2"/>
    </para>
  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of FreeType2</title>

    <para>
      If you downloaded the additional documentation, unpack it into the
      source tree using the following command:
    </para>

<screen><userinput>tar -xf ../freetype-doc-&freetype2-version;.tar.bz2 \
    --strip-components=2 -C docs</userinput></screen>

    <para>
      Install <application>FreeType2</application> by running the following
      commands:
    </para>

<screen><userinput>sed -i -r 's:.*(#.*SUBPIXEL.*) .*:\1:' \
          include/freetype/config/ftoption.h &amp;&amp;
./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-static &amp;&amp;
make</userinput></screen>

    <para>
      This package does not come with a test suite.
    </para>

    <para>
      Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
    </para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>make install &amp;&amp;
install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/doc/freetype-&freetype2-version; &amp;&amp;
cp -v -R docs/*     /usr/share/doc/freetype-&freetype2-version;</userinput></screen>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="commands">
    <title>Command Explanations</title>

    <para>
      <command>sed -i -r 's:.*(#.*SUBPIXEL.*) .*:\1:'
      include/freetype/config/ftoption.h</command>:
      This command enables LCD optimized rendering. This option results in improved
      rendering of fonts, but may have patent restrictions. Be sure to read the
      <literal>'Other patent issues'</literal> part of
      <ulink url="http://www.freetype.org/patents.html"/> before enabling this
      option.
    </para>

    <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
      href="../../xincludes/static-libraries.xml"/>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="content">
    <title>Contents</title>

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>Installed Program</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>
          freetype-config
        </seg>
        <seg>
          libfreetype.so
        </seg>
        <seg>
          /usr/include/freetype2 and
          /usr/share/doc/freetype-&freetype2-version;
        </seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

    <variablelist>
      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
      <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
      <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>

      <varlistentry id="freetype-config">
        <term><command>freetype-config</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            is used to get <application>FreeType</application> compilation
            and linking information.
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="freetype2 freetype-config">
            <primary sortas="b-freetype-config">freetype-config</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="libfreetype">
        <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libfreetype.so</filename></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            contains functions for rendering various font types, such
            as TrueType and Type1.
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="freetype2 libfreetype">
            <primary sortas="c-libfreetype">libfreetype.so</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

  </sect2>

</sect1>