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2002-01-04 David Turner <david@freetype.org>
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* README.UNX: added special README file for Unix users
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* builds/unix/ftsystem.c (FT_New_Stream): fixed typo
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* src/base/ftobjs.c: added #include FT_OUTLINE_H to get rid
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SPECIAL NOTE FOR UNIX USERS:
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============================
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If you're installing this release of FreeType on a system that
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already uses release 2.0.5 (or even an older version), you'll
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need to perform a few special steps to ensure that everything
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goes well:
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I. Enable the TrueType bytecode hinter if you need it:
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------------------------------------------------------
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The TrueType bytecode interpreter is disabled in all
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public releases of the FreeType packages for patents
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reasons (see www.freetype.org/patents.html for more
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details).
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However, many Linux distributions do enable the
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interpreter in the FreeType packages (DEB/RPM/etc..) they
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produce for their platforms. If you're using TrueType fonts
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on your system, you'll most probably want to enable it
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manually by doing the following:
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- open the file "include/freetype/config/ftoption.h"
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- locate a line that says:
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#undef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_ITNERPRETER
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- change it to:
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#define TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
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of course, this must be done _before_ compiling the
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library
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II. Determine the correct installation path:
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--------------------------------------------
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By default, the source package will install the library
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in "/usr/local". However, many Unix distributions now
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install the library in "/usr", since FreeType is becoming
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a critical system component
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If FreeType is already installed on your system, type
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freetype-config --prefix
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on the command line. This should return the installation
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path to use below (e.g. "/usr" or "/usr/local"). Otherwise,
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simply use "/usr"
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then, to build and install the library, type:
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make setup unix CFG="--prefix=<yourprefix>"
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make
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make install (as root)
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where "<yourprefix>" must be replaced by the prefix returned
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by the "freetype-config" command.
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III. Take care of XFree86 4:
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----------------------------
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Certain recent Linux distributions will install _several_
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versions of FreeType on your system.. For example, on a
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fresh Mandrake 8.1 system, you'll find the following files:
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/usr/lib/libfreetype.so which links to
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/usr/lib/libfreetype.6.1.0.so
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and:
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/usr/X11R6/lib/libfreetype.so which links to
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/usr/X11R6/lib/libfreetype.6.0.so
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note that these files correspond to two distinct versions of
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the library ! It seems that this surprising issue is due to
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the install scripts of recent XFree86 servers (from 4.1.0)
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which irremediably install their own (dated) version of
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the library in "/usr/X11R6/lib"
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In certain _rare_ cases, you may experience minor problems if
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you install this release of the library in "/usr" only, namely,
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that certain applications will not benefit from the bug fixes
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and rendering improvements you'd expect..
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There are two good ways to deal with such nasty systems:
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- install the library _twice_, in "/usr" and in "/usr/X11R6"
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(you'll need to do that each time you install a new
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FreeType release though)
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- change the link in /usr/X11R6/lib/libfreetype.so to point
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to /usr/lib/libfreetype.so, and get rid of
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/usr/X11R6/lib/libfreetype.6.0.so
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The FreeType Team is not responsible for this mess, so please contact
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either the XFree86 development team or your Linux distributor to help
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clear this issue.., or if the above information doesn't help..
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