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Welcome
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There are several ways to build the FreeType library, depending on your
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system and the level of customization you need. Here's a short overview
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of the documentation available:
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I. Normal installation and upgrades:
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1. Native TrueType Hinting:
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Native TrueType hinting is disabled by default[1]. If you really need it,
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read the file "TRUETYPE" for information.
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2. Unix Systems (as well as Cygwin or MSys on Windows):
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Please read *both* UPGRADE.UNX and INSTALL.UNX to install or upgrade
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FreeType 2 on a Unix system. Note that you *will* need GNU Make, since
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other make tools won't work (this includes BSD Make !!)
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3. On VMS with the "mms" build tool:
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see INSTALL.VMS for installation instructions on this platform
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4. Other systems using GNU Make:
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on non-Unix platforms, it's possible to build the library using
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GNU Make utility. Note that *NO OTHER MAKE TOOL WILL WORK* !!
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This methods supports several compilers on Windows, OS/2 and BeOS,
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including Mingw, Visual C++, Borland C++, and more.
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instructions are provided in the file "INSTALL.GNU"
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5. With an IDE Project File (e.g. for Visual Studio or CodeWarrior):
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we provide a small number of "project files" for various IDEs to
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automatically build the library as well. Note that these files are
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not supported and sporadically maintained by FreeType developers,
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so don't expect them to work in each release.
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to find them, have a look at the content of the "builds/<system>"
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directory, where <system> stands for your OS or environment.
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6. From you own IDE, or own Makefiles:
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If you want to create your own project file, follow the instructions
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given in the "INSTALL.ANY" document of this directory.
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II. Custom builds of the library:
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Customizing the compilation of FreeType is easy, and allows you to select
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only the components of the font engine that you really need. For more details
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read the file "CUSTOMIZE"
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[1] More details on: http://www.freetype.org/patents.html
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End of file
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