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+This document contains instructions on how to cross-build the FreeType
+library on Unix systems, for example, building binaries for Linux/MIPS
+on FreeBSD/i386. Before reading this document, please consult
+INSTALL.UNIX for required tools and the basic self-building procedure.
+
+
+ 1. Required Tools
+ -----------------
+
+ For self-building the FreeType library on a Unix system, GNU Make
+ 3.80 or newer is required. INSTALL.UNIX contains hints how to
+ check the installed `make'.
+
+ The GNU C compiler to cross-build the target system is required.
+ At present, using non-GNU cross compiler is not tested. The cross
+ compiler is expected to be installed with a system prefix. For
+ example, if your building system is FreeBSD/i386 and the target
+ system is Linux/MIPS, the cross compiler should be installed with
+ the name `mips-ip22-linuxelf-gcc'.
+
+ A C compiler for a self-build is required also, to build a tool
+ that is executed during the building procedure. Non-GNU self
+ compilers are acceptable, but such a setup is not tested yet.
+
+
+ 2. Configuration
+ ----------------
+
+ 2.1. Building and target system
+
+ To configure for cross-build, the options `--host=<system>' and
+ `--build=<system>' must be passed to configure. For example, if
+ your building system is FreeBSD/i386 and the target system is
+ Linux/MIPS, say
+
+ ./configure \
+ --build=i386-unknown-freebsd \
+ --host=mips-ip22-linuxelf \
+ [other options]
+
+ It should be noted that `--host=<system>' specifies the system
+ where the built binaries will be executed, not the system where
+ the build actually happens. Older versions of GNU autoconf use
+ the option pair `--host=' and `--target='. This is broken and
+ doesn't work. Similarly, an explicit CC specification like
+
+ env CC=mips-ip22-linux-gcc ./configure
+
+ or
+
+ env CC=/usr/local/mips-ip22-linux/bin/gcc ./configure
+
+ doesn't work either; such a configuration confuses the
+ `configure' script while trying to find the cross and native C
+ compilers.
+
+
+ 2.2. The prefix to install FreeType2
+
+ Setting `--prefix=<prefix>' properly is important. The prefix
+ to install FreeType2 is written into the freetype-config script
+ and freetype2.pc configuration file.
+
+ If the built FreeType 2 library is used as a part of the
+ cross-building system, the prefix is expected to be different
+ from the self-building system. For example, configuration with
+ `--prefix=/usr/local' installs binaries into the system wide
+ `/usr/local' directory which then can't be executed. This
+ causes confusion in configuration of all applications which use
+ FreeType2. Instead, use a prefix to install the cross-build
+ into a separate system tree, for example,
+ `--prefix=/usr/local/mips-ip22-linux/'.
+
+ On the other hand, if the built FreeType2 is used as a part of
+ the target system, the prefix to install should reflect the file
+ system structure of the target system.
+
+
+ 3. Building command
+ -------------------
+
+ If the configuration finishes successfully, invoking GNU make
+ builds FreeType2. Just say
+
+ make
+
+ or
+
+ gmake
+
+ depending on the name the GNU make binary actually has.
+
+
+ 4. Installation
+ ---------------
+
+ Saying
+
+ make install
+
+ as usual to install FreeType2 into the directory tree specified by
+ the argument of the `--prefix' option.
+
+ As noted in section 2.2, FreeType2 is sometimes configured to be
+ installed into the system directory of the target system, and
+ should not be installed in the cross-building system. In such
+ cases, the make variable `DESTDIR' is useful to change the root
+ directory in the installation. For example, after
+
+ make DESTDIR=/mnt/target_system_root/ install
+
+ the built FreeType2 library files are installed into the directory
+ `/mnt/target_system_root/<prefix_in_configure>/lib'.
+
+
+ 5. TODO
+ -------
+
+ Cross building between Cygwin (or MSys) and Unix must be tested.
+
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Copyright 2006, 2008 by suzuki toshiya
+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.
+
+
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