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* docs/INSTALL.UNIX: simplified some parts, add reference to
autogen.sh and pointer to README.CVS
* README.CVS: add common problem description and solution
when running autogen.sh
* docs/INSTALL: add reference to MacOS X
* docs/MAKEPP, docs/INSTALL.MAC: add new documentation files
* docs/TODO: remove obsolete items
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@ -13,6 +13,19 @@ The versions given in parentheses are known to work. Note that
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autogen.sh also sets up proper file permissions for the configure and
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auxiliary scripts.
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Note that a very common problem is that the script complains that
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the aclocal program doesn't accept a --force option:
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generating `configure.ac'
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running `aclocal -I . --force'
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aclocal: unrecognized option -- `--force'
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Try `aclocal --help' for more information.
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error while running `aclocal -I . --force'
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What this really means that your version of Automake is too old,
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please update it before trying to build FreeType.
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For static builds which don't use platform specific optimizations, no
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configure script is necessary at all; saying
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@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ I. Normal installation and upgrades
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need it, 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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2. Unix Systems (including Mac OS X, as well as Cygwin or MSys on Windows)
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Please read *both* `UPGRADE.UNIX' and `INSTALL.UNIX' to install or
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upgrade FreeType 2 on a Unix system. Note that you *need* GNU
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Follow the instructions in INSTALL.UNIX to install FreeType on Mac OS X
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@ -10,26 +10,43 @@ or MSys on Win32:
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will not be able to compile the library with the instructions
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below using any other alternative (including BSD Make).
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[Well, this is not really correct. A few years ago a perl
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implementation of make called `makepp' has appeared which can also
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build FreeType 2 successfully on Unix platforms. See
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Check that you have GNU make by running the command:
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http://makepp.sourceforge.net
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make -v
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for more details; you need version 1.19 or newer, and you must
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pass option `--norc-substitution'.]
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This should dump some text that begins with:
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Trying to compile the library with a different Make tool will
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print a message like:
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GNU Make <version number>
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Copyright (C) <year> Free Software Foundation Inc.
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Sorry, GNU make is required to build FreeType2.
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Note that version 3.78.1 or higher is *required*, or the build will
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fail.
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and the build process will be aborted. If this happens, install
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GNU Make on your system, and use the GNUMAKE environment variable
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to name it, if necessary.
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It's also OK to have GNU Make under another name (e.g. 'gmake')
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if you use the GNUMAKE trick described below.
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As a special exception, 'makepp' can also be used to build
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FreeType 2. See the file docs/MAKEPP for details
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2. Build and install the library
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2. Regenerate the configure script when needed
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----------------------------------------------
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This only applies if you're building a CVS snapshot or checkout,
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*not* if you grabbed the sources of an official release.
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you need to invoke the "autogen.sh" script in the top-level
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directory in order to re-generate the configure script for your
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platform. Normally, this simply means typing:
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sh autogen.sh <your configure options>
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in case of problems, you may need to install or upgrade Automake,
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Autoconf or Libtool. See README.CVS in the top-level directory for
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the gory details.
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3. 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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As a special exception, FreeType can also be built with the
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'makepp' build tool, available from http://makepp.sourceforge.net
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Note however that you will need at least version 1.19 and pass
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the option --norc-substitution to have it work correctly
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* Implement stem3/counter hints properly in the Postscript hinter.
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* Finalize the cache sub-system. It has been in beta far too long :-)
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* The automatic and Postscript hinters have been improved to increase
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the quality of AA text, but Monochrome and LCD hinting still suck. We
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need to do something about that.
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* Add CIDCMap support to the CID driver.
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* Add track kerning support to the PFR driver.
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