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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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* If you use macro names for FreeType header files (while mandatory
in earlier versions, this is now optional since FreeType version
2.6.1) it is necessary to disable pre-compiled headers. This is
very important for Visual C++, because lines like
#include FT_FREETYPE_H
are not correctly supported by this compiler while being ISO C
compliant!
* You need to add the directory `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 `freetype/src'. For example,
`freetype/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 <ftbbox.h>
src/base/ftglyph.c -- recommended, see <ftglyph.h>
src/base/ftbdf.c -- optional, see <ftbdf.h>
src/base/ftbitmap.c -- optional, see <ftbitmap.h>
src/base/ftcid.c -- optional, see <ftcid.h>
src/base/ftfstype.c -- optional
src/base/ftgasp.c -- optional, see <ftgasp.h>
src/base/ftgxval.c -- optional, see <ftgxval.h>
src/base/ftmm.c -- optional, see <ftmm.h>
src/base/ftotval.c -- optional, see <ftotval.h>
src/base/ftpatent.c -- optional
src/base/ftpfr.c -- optional, see <ftpfr.h>
src/base/ftstroke.c -- optional, see <ftstroke.h>
src/base/ftsynth.c -- optional, see <ftsynth.h>
src/base/fttype1.c -- optional, see <t1tables.h>
src/base/ftwinfnt.c -- optional, see <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/winfnt.c -- Windows FONT / FNT font driver
-- rasterizers (optional; at least one is needed for vector
formats)
src/raster/raster.c -- monochrome rasterizer
src/sdf/sdf.c -- Signed Distance Field driver
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/bzip2/ftbzip2.c -- support for compressed fonts (.bz2)
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:
`ftcache.c' needs `ftglyph.c'
`ftfstype.c' needs `fttype1.c'
`ftglyph.c' needs `ftbitmap.c'
`ftstroke.c' needs `ftglyph.c'
`ftsynth.c' needs `ftbitmap.c'
`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'
Please consult the central `include/freetype/config/ftoption.h'
configuration file for details on additional libraries necessary
for some optional features.
Read the file `CUSTOMIZE' in case you want to compile only a subset
of the drivers, renderers, and optional modules; a detailed
description of the various base extension is given in the top-level
file `modules.cfg'.
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 freetype/src/base/*.[hc] .
cp freetype/src/raster1/*.[hc] .
cp freetype/src/smooth/*.[hc] .
etc.
2. Compile sources
cc -c -Iinclude -DFT2_BUILD_LIBRARY ftsystem.c
cc -c -Iinclude -DFT2_BUILD_LIBRARY ftinit.c
cc -c -Iinclude -DFT2_BUILD_LIBRARY ftdebug.c
cc -c -Iinclude -DFT2_BUILD_LIBRARY 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 (C) 2003-2022 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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