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+/**************************************************************************
+ *
+ *  ftsystem.h                                                        1.0
+ *
+ *    ANSI-specific FreeType low-level system interface
+ *
+ *    This file contains the definition of interface used by FreeType
+ *    to access low-level, i.e. memory management, i/o access as well
+ *    as thread synchronisation.              
+ *
+ *
+ *  Copyright 1996-1999 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.                                          
+ *                                                                           
+ **************************************************************************/
+
+#include <ftsystem.h>
+#include <fterrors.h>
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+  /*********************************************************************/
+  /*                                                                   */
+  /*                       MEMORY MANAGEMENT INTERFACE                 */
+  /*                                                                   */
+
+/************************************************************************
+ *
+ * <FuncType>
+ *    FT_Alloc_Func
+ *
+ * <Description>
+ *    The memory allocator function type
+ *
+ * <Input>
+ *    system    :: pointer to the system object
+ *    size      :: requested size in bytes
+ *
+ * <Output>
+ *    block     :: address of newly allocated block
+ *
+ * <Return>  
+ *    Error code. 0 means success.
+ *
+ * <Note>
+ *    If your allocation routine ALWAYS zeroes the new block, you
+ *    should set the flag FT_SYSTEM_FLAG_ALLOC_ZEROES in your system
+ *    object 'flags' field.
+ *
+ *    If you have set the flag FT_SYSTEM_FLAG_REPORT_CURRENT_ALLOC in
+ *    your system's "system_flags" field, this function should update
+ *    the "current_alloc" field of the system object.
+ *
+ ************************************************************************/
+
+  static
+  void*  ft_alloc( FT_Memory  memory,
+                   long       size )
+  {
+    (void)memory;
+    return malloc(size);
+  }
+
+
+/************************************************************************
+ *
+ * <FuncType>
+ *    FT_Realloc_Func
+ *
+ * <Description>
+ *    The memory reallocator function type
+ *
+ * <Input>
+ *    system   :: pointer to the system object
+ *    new_size :: new requested size in bytes
+ *
+ * <InOut>
+ *    block    :: address of block in memory
+ *
+ * <Return>
+ *    Error code. 0 means success.
+ *
+ * <Note>
+ *    This function is _never_ called when the system flag 
+ *    FT_SYSTEM_FLAG_NO_REALLOC is set. Instead, the engine will emulate
+ *    realloc through "alloc" and "free".
+ *
+ *    Note that this is possible due to the fact that FreeType's
+ *    "FT_Realloc" always requests the _current_ size of the reallocated
+ *    block as a parameter, thus avoiding memory leaks.
+ *
+ *    If you have set the flag FT_SYSTEM_FLAG_REPORT_CURRENT_ALLOC in
+ *    your system's "system_flags" field, this function should update
+ *    the "current_alloc" field of the system object.
+ *
+ ************************************************************************/
+
+  static
+  void*  ft_realloc( FT_Memory  memory,
+                     long       cur_size,
+                     long       new_size,
+                     void*      block )
+  {
+    (void)memory;
+    (void)cur_size;
+
+    return realloc( block, new_size );
+  }
+
+
+/************************************************************************
+ *
+ * <FuncType>
+ *    FT_Free_Func
+ *
+ * <Description>
+ *    The memory release function type
+ *
+ * <Input>
+ *    system  :: pointer to the system object
+ *    block   :: address of block in memory
+ *
+ * <Note>
+ *    If you have set the flag FT_SYSTEM_FLAG_REPORT_CURRENT_ALLOC in
+ *    your system's "system_flags" field, this function should update
+ *    the "current_alloc" field of the system object.
+ *
+ ************************************************************************/
+
+  static
+  void  ft_free( FT_Memory  memory,
+                 void*      block )
+  {
+    (void)memory;
+    free( block );
+  }
+
+  /*********************************************************************/
+  /*                                                                   */
+  /*                     RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INTERFACE                 */
+  /*                                                                   */
+
+
+#define STREAM_FILE(stream)  ((FILE*)stream->descriptor.pointer)
+
+  static
+  void  ft_close_stream( FT_Stream  stream )
+  {
+    fclose( STREAM_FILE(stream) );
+  }
+
+  static
+  unsigned long  ft_io_stream( FT_Stream      stream,
+                               unsigned long  offset,
+                               char*          buffer,
+                               unsigned long  count )
+  {
+    FILE*  file;
+    
+    file = STREAM_FILE(stream);
+
+    fseek( file, offset, SEEK_SET );    
+    return (unsigned long)fread( buffer, 1, count, file );
+  }
+
+
+  extern
+  int  FT_New_Stream( const char*  filepathname,
+                      FT_Stream    stream )
+  {
+    FILE*  file;
+    
+    file = fopen( filepathname, "rb" );
+    if (!file)
+      return FT_Err_Cannot_Open_Resource;
+      
+    fseek( file, 0, SEEK_END );
+    stream->size = ftell(file);
+    fseek( file, 0, SEEK_SET );
+    
+    stream->descriptor.pointer = file;
+    stream->pos                = 0;
+    
+    stream->read  = ft_io_stream;
+    stream->close = ft_close_stream;
+
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+
+  extern
+  FT_Memory  FT_New_Memory( void )
+  {
+    FT_Memory  memory;
+    
+    memory = (FT_Memory)malloc( sizeof(*memory) );
+    if (memory)
+    {
+      memory->user    = 0;
+      memory->alloc   = ft_alloc;
+      memory->realloc = ft_realloc;
+      memory->free    = ft_free;
+    }
+    return memory;
+  }
+