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1 This document contains instructions on how to build the FreeType |
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2 library on Unix systems. This also works for emulations like Cygwin |
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3 or MSys on Win32: |
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5 |
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6 1. Ensure that you are using GNU Make |
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8 |
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9 The FreeType build system _exclusively_ works with GNU Make. You |
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10 will not be able to compile the library with the instructions |
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11 below using any other alternative (including BSD Make). |
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12 |
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13 Check that you have GNU make by running the command: |
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15 make -v |
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16 |
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17 This should dump some text that begins with: |
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18 |
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19 GNU Make <version number> |
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20 Copyright (C) <year> Free Software Foundation Inc. |
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21 |
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22 Note that version 3.80 or higher is *required* or the build will |
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23 fail. |
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24 |
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25 It is also fine to have GNU Make under another name (e.g. 'gmake') |
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26 if you use the GNUMAKE variable as described below. |
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28 As a special exception, 'makepp' can also be used to build |
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29 FreeType 2. See the file docs/MAKEPP for details. |
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30 |
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31 |
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32 2. Regenerate the configure script if needed |
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34 |
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35 This only applies if you are building a git snapshot or checkout, |
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36 *not* if you grabbed the sources of an official release. |
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37 |
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38 You need to invoke the `autogen.sh' script in the top-level |
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39 directory in order to create the `configure' script for your |
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40 platform. Normally, this simply means typing: |
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41 |
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42 sh autogen.sh |
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43 |
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44 In case of problems, you may need to install or upgrade Automake, |
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45 Autoconf or Libtool. See README.git in the top-level directory |
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46 for more information. |
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47 |
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48 |
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49 3. Build and install the library |
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51 |
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52 The following should work on all Unix systems where the `make' |
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53 command invokes GNU Make: |
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54 |
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55 ./configure [options] |
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56 make |
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57 make install (as root) |
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58 |
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59 The default installation path is `/usr/local'. It can be changed |
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60 with the `--prefix=<path>' option. Example: |
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61 |
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62 ./configure --prefix=/usr |
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63 |
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64 When using a different command to invoke GNU Make, use the GNUMAKE |
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65 variable. For example, if `gmake' is the command to use on your |
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66 system, do something like: |
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67 |
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68 GNUMAKE=gmake ./configure [options] |
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69 gmake |
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70 gmake install (as root) |
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71 |
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72 If this still doesn't work, there must be a problem with your |
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73 system (e.g., you are using a very old version of GNU Make). |
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74 |
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75 It is possible to compile FreeType in a different directory. |
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76 Assuming the FreeType source files in directory `/src/freetype' a |
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77 compilation in directory `foo' works as follows: |
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79 cd foo |
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80 /src/freetype/configure [options] |
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81 make |
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82 make install |
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83 |
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84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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85 |
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86 Copyright 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 by |
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87 David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg. |
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88 |
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89 This file is part of the FreeType project, and may only be used, |
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90 modified, and distributed under the terms of the FreeType project |
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91 license, LICENSE.TXT. By continuing to use, modify, or distribute |
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92 this file you indicate that you have read the license and understand |
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93 and accept it fully. |
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96 --- end of INSTALL.UNIX --- |