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Instructions on how to build FreeType with your own build tool
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See the file `CUSTOMIZE' to learn how to customize FreeType to specific
environments.
I. Standard procedure
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* DISABLE PRE-COMPILED HEADERS! This is very important for Visual
C++, because FreeType uses lines like:
#include FT_FREETYPE_H
which are not correctly supported by this compiler while being ISO C
compliant!
* You need to add the directories `freetype2/include' to your include
path when compiling the library.
* FreeType 2 is made of several components; each of them is located in
a subdirectory of `freetype2/src'. For example,
`freetype2/src/truetype/' contains the TrueType font driver.
* DO NOT COMPILE ALL C FILES! Rather, compile the following ones:
-- base components (required)
src/base/ftsystem.c
src/base/ftinit.c
src/base/ftdebug.c
src/base/ftbase.c
src/base/ftbbox.c -- recommended, see <freetype/ftbbox.h>
src/base/ftglyph.c -- recommended, see <freetype/ftglyph.h>
src/base/ftbdf.c -- optional, see <freetype/ftbdf.h>
src/base/ftbitmap.c -- optional, see <freetype/ftbitmap.h>
src/base/ftgxval.c -- optional, see <freetype/ftgxval.h>
src/base/ftmm.c -- optional, see <freetype/ftmm.h>
src/base/ftotval.c -- optional, see <freetype/ftotval.h>
src/base/ftpfr.c -- optional, see <freetype/ftpfr.h>
src/base/ftstroke.c -- optional, see <freetype/ftstroke.h>
src/base/ftsynth.c -- optional, see <freetype/ftsynth.h>
src/base/fttype1.c -- optional, see <freetype/t1tables.h>
src/base/ftwinfnt.c -- optional, see <freetype/ftwinfnt.h>
src/base/ftmac.c -- only on the Macintosh
-- font drivers (optional; at least one is needed)
src/bdf/bdf.c -- BDF font driver
src/cff/cff.c -- CFF/OpenType font driver
src/cid/type1cid.c -- Type 1 CID-keyed font driver
src/pcf/pcf.c -- PCF font driver
src/pfr/pfr.c -- PFR/TrueDoc font driver
src/sfnt/sfnt.c -- SFNT files support
(TrueType & OpenType)
src/truetype/truetype.c -- TrueType font driver
src/type1/type1.c -- Type 1 font driver
src/type42/type42.c -- Type 42 font driver
src/winfonts/winfonts.c -- Windows FONT / FNT font driver
-- rasterizers (optional; at least one is needed for vector formats)
src/raster/raster.c -- monochrome rasterizer
src/smooth/smooth.c -- anti-aliasing rasterizer
-- auxiliary modules (optional)
src/autofit/autofit.c -- auto hinting module
src/cache/ftcache.c -- cache sub-system (in beta)
src/gzip/ftgzip.c -- support for compressed fonts (.gz)
src/lzw/ftlzw.c -- support for compressed fonts (.Z)
src/gxvalid/gxvalid.c -- TrueTypeGX/AAT table validation
src/otvalid/otvalid.c -- OpenType table validation
src/psaux/psaux.c -- PostScript Type 1 parsing
src/pshinter/pshinter.c -- PS hinting module
src/psnames/psnames.c -- PostScript glyph names support
Notes:
`cff.c' needs `sfnt.c', `pshinter.c', and `psnames.c'
`truetype.c' needs `sfnt.c' and `psnames.c'
`type1.c' needs `psaux.c' `pshinter.c', and `psnames.c'
`type1cid.c' needs `psaux.c', `pshinter.c', and `psnames.c'
`type42.c' needs `truetype.c'
Read the file `CUSTOMIZE' in case you want to compile only a subset of
the drivers, renderers, and optional modules.
You are done. In case of problems, see the archives of the FreeType
development mailing list.
II. Support for flat-directory compilation
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It is possible to put all FreeType 2 source files into a single
directory, with the *exception* of the `include' hierarchy.
1. Copy all files in current directory
cp freetype2/src/base/*.[hc] .
cp freetype2/src/raster1/*.[hc] .
cp freetype2/src/smooth/*.[hc] .
etc.
2. Compile sources
cc -c -Ifreetype2/include ftsystem.c
cc -c -Ifreetype2/include ftinit.c
cc -c -Ifreetype2/include ftdebug.c
cc -c -Ifreetype2/include ftbase.c
etc.
You don't need to define the FT_FLAT_COMPILATION macro (as this was
required in previous releases of FreeType 2).
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Copyright 2003, 2005 by
David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg.
This file is part of the FreeType project, and may only be used,
modified, and distributed under the terms of the FreeType project
license, LICENSE.TXT. By continuing to use, modify, or distribute this
file you indicate that you have read the license and understand and
accept it fully.
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