misc/libfreetype/docs/INSTALL
author Mitchell Kember <mk12360@gmail.com>
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There are  several ways  to build the  FreeType library,  depending on
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your system and the level of  customization you need.  Here is a short
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overview of the documentation available:
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I. Normal installation and upgrades
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  1. Unix Systems (including Mac OS X, Cygwin, and 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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    Make for automatic compilation,  since other make tools won't work
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    (this includes BSD Make).
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    GNU Make VERSION 3.80 OR NEWER IS NEEDED!
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  2. On VMS with the `mms' build tool
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    See `INSTALL.VMS' for installation instructions on this platform.
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  3. Other systems using GNU Make
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    On non-Unix platforms,  it is possible to build  the library using
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    GNU Make  utility.  Note that  *NO OTHER MAKE TOOL  WILL WORK*[1]!
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    This  methods supports  several  compilers on  Windows, OS/2,  and
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    BeOS, including MinGW, Visual C++, Borland C++, and more.
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    Instructions are provided in the file `INSTALL.GNU'.
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  4. 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
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    are  not supported  and only  sporadically maintained  by FreeType
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    developers, 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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  5. From you own IDE, or own Makefiles
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    If  you  want  to  create   your  own  project  file,  follow  the
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    instructions   given  in  the   `INSTALL.ANY'  document   of  this
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    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
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  select only the components of  the font engine that you really need.
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  For more details read the file `CUSTOMIZE'.
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[1] make++, a make tool written in Perl, has sufficient support of GNU
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    make extensions to build FreeType.  See
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      http://makepp.sourceforge.net
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    for more information; you need version 1.19 or newer, and you must
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    pass option `--norc-substitution'.
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Copyright   2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010
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by David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg.
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This  file is  part of  the FreeType  project, and  may only  be used,
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modified,  and distributed  under the  terms of  the  FreeType project
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license,  LICENSE.TXT.  By  continuing to  use, modify,  or distribute
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this file you  indicate that you have read  the license and understand
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and accept it fully.
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--- end of INSTALL ---