%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ FriBidi-&fribidi-version; FriBidi Introduction to FriBidi The FriBidi package is an implementation of the Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm (bidi). This is useful for supporting Arabic and Hebrew alphabets in other packages. Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &fribidi-md5sum; Download size: &fribidi-size; Estimated disk space required: &fribidi-buildsize; Estimated build time: &fribidi-time; User Notes: Installation of FriBidi Install FriBidi by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=/usr && make To test the results, issue: make check. Now, as the root user: make install Command Explanations --disable-static: prevent static libraries being built and installed. Contents Installed Programs Installed Library Installed Directory fribidi and fribidi-config libfribidi.{so,a} /usr/include/fribidi Short Descriptions fribidi is a command-line interface to the libfribidi library and can be used to convert a logical string to visual output. fribidi fribidi-config is used to acquire information about the installed libfribidi library. fribidi-config libfribidi.{so,a} contains functions used to implement the Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm. libfribidi.{so,a}