2 There are several ways to build the FreeType library, depending on
3 your system and the level of customization you need. Here is a short
4 overview of the documentation available:
7 I. Normal installation and upgrades
8 ===================================
10 1. Native TrueType Hinting
12 Native TrueType hinting is disabled by default[1]. If you really
13 need it, read the file `TRUETYPE' for information.
16 2. Unix Systems (including Mac OS X, Cygwin, and MSys on Windows)
18 Please read *both* `UPGRADE.UNIX' and `INSTALL.UNIX' to install or
19 upgrade FreeType 2 on a Unix system. Note that you *need* GNU
20 Make for automatic compilation, since other make tools won't work
21 (this includes BSD Make).
23 GNU Make VERSION 3.80 OR NEWER IS NEEDED!
26 3. On VMS with the `mms' build tool
28 See `INSTALL.VMS' for installation instructions on this platform.
31 4. Other systems using GNU Make
33 On non-Unix platforms, it is possible to build the library using
34 GNU Make utility. Note that *NO OTHER MAKE TOOL WILL WORK*[2]!
35 This methods supports several compilers on Windows, OS/2, and
36 BeOS, including MinGW, Visual C++, Borland C++, and more.
38 Instructions are provided in the file `INSTALL.GNU'.
41 5. With an IDE Project File (e.g., for Visual Studio or CodeWarrior)
43 We provide a small number of `project files' for various IDEs to
44 automatically build the library as well. Note that these files
45 are not supported and only sporadically maintained by FreeType
46 developers, so don't expect them to work in each release.
48 To find them, have a look at the content of the `builds/<system>'
49 directory, where <system> stands for your OS or environment.
52 6. From you own IDE, or own Makefiles
54 If you want to create your own project file, follow the
55 instructions given in the `INSTALL.ANY' document of this
59 II. Custom builds of the library
60 ================================
62 Customizing the compilation of FreeType is easy, and allows you to
63 select only the components of the font engine that you really need.
64 For more details read the file `CUSTOMIZE'.
67 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
69 [1] More details on: http://www.freetype.org/patents.html
71 [2] make++, a make tool written in Perl, has sufficient support of GNU
72 make extensions to build FreeType. See
74 http://makepp.sourceforge.net
76 for more information; you need version 1.19 or newer, and you must
77 pass option `--norc-substitution'.
79 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
81 Copyright 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 by
82 David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg.
84 This file is part of the FreeType project, and may only be used,
85 modified, and distributed under the terms of the FreeType project
86 license, LICENSE.TXT. By continuing to use, modify, or distribute
87 this file you indicate that you have read the license and understand
91 --- end of INSTALL ---