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2011-08-15 Werner Lemberg <wl@gnu.org>
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Fix Savannah bug #34018.
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* doc/UPGRADE.UNIX: Removed. Obsolete.
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2011-08-15 David Bevan <david.bevan@pb.com>
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Fix Savannah bug #33992.
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SPECIAL NOTE FOR UNIX USERS
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===========================
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If you are 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 have to
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perform a few special steps to ensure that everything goes well.
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1. Enable the TrueType bytecode hinter if you need it
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-----------------------------------------------------
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See the instructions in the file `TRUETYPE' of this directory.
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Note that FreeType supports TrueType fonts without the bytecode
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interpreter through its auto-hinter, which now generates relatively
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good results with most fonts.
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2. Determine the correct installation path
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------------------------------------------
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By default, the configure script installs the library in
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`/usr/local'. However, many Unix distributions now install the
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library in `/usr', since FreeType is becoming a critical system
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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 path
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(e.g., `/usr' or `/usr/local'). To avoid problems of parallel
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FreeType versions, use this path for the --prefix option of the
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configure script.
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Otherwise, simply use `/usr' (or whatever you think is adequate for
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your installation).
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3. Ensure that you are using GNU Make
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-------------------------------------
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The FreeType build system _exclusively_ works with GNU Make (as an
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exception you can use make++ which emulates GNU Make sufficiently;
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see http://makepp.sourceforge.net). You will not be able to compile
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the library with the instructions below using any other alternative
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(including BSD Make).
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Trying to compile the library with a different Make tool prints a
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message like:
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Sorry, GNU make is required to build FreeType2.
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and the build process is aborted. If this happens, install GNU Make
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on your system, and use the GNUMAKE environment variable to name it.
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4. Build and install the library
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--------------------------------
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The following should work on all Unix systems where the `make'
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command invokes GNU Make:
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./configure --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 by the
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`freetype-config' command.
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When using a different command to invoke GNU Make, use the GNUMAKE
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variable. For example, if `gmake' is the command to use on your
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system, do something like:
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GNUMAKE=gmake ./configure --prefix=<yourprefix>
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gmake
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gmake install (as root)
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5. Take care of XFree86 version 4
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---------------------------------
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Certain Linux distributions install _several_ versions of FreeType
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on your system. For example, on a fresh Mandrake 8.1 system, you
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can 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 the
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library! It seems that this surprising issue is due to the install
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scripts of recent XFree86 servers (from 4.1.0) which install their
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own (dated) version of the library in `/usr/X11R6/lib'.
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In certain _rare_ cases you may experience minor problems if you
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install this release of the library in `/usr' only, namely, that
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certain applications do not benefit from the bug fixes and rendering
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improvements you would expect.
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There are two good ways to deal with this situation:
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- Install the library _twice_, in `/usr' and in `/usr/X11R6' (you
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have to do that each time you install a new FreeType release
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though).
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- Change the link in /usr/X11R6/lib/libfreetype.so to point to
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/usr/lib/libfreetype.so,
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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 problem, so please
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contact either the XFree86 development team or your Linux
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distributor to help clear this issue in case the information given
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here doesn't help.
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------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Copyright 2003, 2005 by
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David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg.
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This file is part of the FreeType project, and may only be used,
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modified, and distributed under the terms of the FreeType project
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license, LICENSE.TXT. By continuing to use, modify, or distribute this
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file you indicate that you have read the license and understand and
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accept it fully.
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