There are several ways to build the FreeType library, depending on
your system and the level of customization you need. Here is a short
overview of the documentation available:
I. Normal installation and upgrades
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1. Unix Systems (including Mac OS X, Cygwin, and MSys on Windows)
Please read *both* `UPGRADE.UNIX' and `INSTALL.UNIX' to install or
upgrade FreeType 2 on a Unix system. Note that you *need* GNU
Make for automatic compilation, since other make tools won't work
(this includes BSD Make).
GNU Make VERSION 3.80 OR NEWER IS NEEDED!
2. On VMS with the `mms' build tool
See `INSTALL.VMS' for installation instructions on this platform.
3. Other systems using GNU Make
On non-Unix platforms, it is possible to build the library using
GNU Make utility. Note that *NO OTHER MAKE TOOL WILL WORK*[1]!
This methods supports several compilers on Windows, OS/2, and
BeOS, including MinGW, Visual C++, Borland C++, and more.
Instructions are provided in the file `INSTALL.GNU'.
4. With an IDE Project File (e.g., for Visual Studio or CodeWarrior)
We provide a small number of `project files' for various IDEs to
automatically build the library as well. Note that these files
are not supported and only sporadically maintained by FreeType
developers, so don't expect them to work in each release.
To find them, have a look at the content of the `builds/<system>'
directory, where <system> stands for your OS or environment.
5. From you own IDE, or own Makefiles
If you want to create your own project file, follow the
instructions given in the `INSTALL.ANY' document of this
directory.
II. Custom builds of the library
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Customizing the compilation of FreeType is easy, and allows you to
select only the components of the font engine that you really need.
For more details read the file `CUSTOMIZE'.
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[1] make++, a make tool written in Perl, has sufficient support of GNU
make extensions to build FreeType. See
http://makepp.sourceforge.net
for more information; you need version 1.19 or newer, and you must
pass option `--norc-substitution'.
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Copyright 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010
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.
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