1 Instructions on how to build FreeType with your own build tool
2 ==============================================================
4 See the file `CUSTOMIZE' to learn how to customize FreeType to
11 * DISABLE PRE-COMPILED HEADERS! This is very important for Visual
12 C++, because FreeType uses lines like:
14 #include FT_FREETYPE_H
16 which are not correctly supported by this compiler while being ISO
19 * You need to add the directories `freetype2/include' to your
20 include path when compiling the library.
22 * FreeType 2 is made of several components; each of them is located
23 in a subdirectory of `freetype2/src'. For example,
24 `freetype2/src/truetype/' contains the TrueType font driver.
26 * DO NOT COMPILE ALL C FILES! Rather, compile the following ones.
28 -- base components (required)
36 src/base/ftbbox.c -- recommended, see <freetype/ftbbox.h>
37 src/base/ftglyph.c -- recommended, see <freetype/ftglyph.h>
39 src/base/ftbdf.c -- optional, see <freetype/ftbdf.h>
40 src/base/ftbitmap.c -- optional, see <freetype/ftbitmap.h>
41 src/base/ftcid.c -- optional, see <freetype/ftcid.h>
42 src/base/ftfstype.c -- optional
43 src/base/ftgasp.c -- optional, see <freetype/ftgasp.h>
44 src/base/ftgxval.c -- optional, see <freetype/ftgxval.h>
45 src/base/ftlcdfil.c -- optional, see <freetype/ftlcdfil.h>
46 src/base/ftmm.c -- optional, see <freetype/ftmm.h>
47 src/base/ftotval.c -- optional, see <freetype/ftotval.h>
48 src/base/ftpatent.c -- optional
49 src/base/ftpfr.c -- optional, see <freetype/ftpfr.h>
50 src/base/ftstroke.c -- optional, see <freetype/ftstroke.h>
51 src/base/ftsynth.c -- optional, see <freetype/ftsynth.h>
52 src/base/fttype1.c -- optional, see <freetype/t1tables.h>
53 src/base/ftwinfnt.c -- optional, see <freetype/ftwinfnt.h>
54 src/base/ftxf86.c -- optional, see <freetype/ftxf86.h>
56 src/base/ftmac.c -- only on the Macintosh
58 -- font drivers (optional; at least one is needed)
60 src/bdf/bdf.c -- BDF font driver
61 src/cff/cff.c -- CFF/OpenType font driver
62 src/cid/type1cid.c -- Type 1 CID-keyed font driver
63 src/pcf/pcf.c -- PCF font driver
64 src/pfr/pfr.c -- PFR/TrueDoc font driver
65 src/sfnt/sfnt.c -- SFNT files support
67 src/truetype/truetype.c -- TrueType font driver
68 src/type1/type1.c -- Type 1 font driver
69 src/type42/type42.c -- Type 42 font driver
70 src/winfonts/winfnt.c -- Windows FONT / FNT font driver
72 -- rasterizers (optional; at least one is needed for vector
75 src/raster/raster.c -- monochrome rasterizer
76 src/smooth/smooth.c -- anti-aliasing rasterizer
78 -- auxiliary modules (optional)
80 src/autofit/autofit.c -- auto hinting module
81 src/cache/ftcache.c -- cache sub-system (in beta)
82 src/gzip/ftgzip.c -- support for compressed fonts (.gz)
83 src/lzw/ftlzw.c -- support for compressed fonts (.Z)
84 src/gxvalid/gxvalid.c -- TrueTypeGX/AAT table validation
85 src/otvalid/otvalid.c -- OpenType table validation
86 src/psaux/psaux.c -- PostScript Type 1 parsing
87 src/pshinter/pshinter.c -- PS hinting module
88 src/psnames/psnames.c -- PostScript glyph names support
93 `ftcache.c' needs `ftglyph.c'
94 `ftfstype.c' needs `fttype1.c'
95 `ftglyph.c' needs `ftbitmap.c'
96 `ftstroke.c' needs `ftglyph.c'
97 `ftsynth.c' needs `ftbitmap.c'
99 `cff.c' needs `sfnt.c', `pshinter.c', and `psnames.c'
100 `truetype.c' needs `sfnt.c' and `psnames.c'
101 `type1.c' needs `psaux.c' `pshinter.c', and `psnames.c'
102 `type1cid.c' needs `psaux.c', `pshinter.c', and `psnames.c'
103 `type42.c' needs `truetype.c'
106 Read the file `CUSTOMIZE' in case you want to compile only a subset
107 of the drivers, renderers, and optional modules; a detailed
108 description of the various base extension is given in the top-level
111 You are done. In case of problems, see the archives of the FreeType
112 development mailing list.
115 II. Support for flat-directory compilation
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118 It is possible to put all FreeType 2 source files into a single
119 directory, with the *exception* of the `include' hierarchy.
121 1. Copy all files in current directory
123 cp freetype2/src/base/*.[hc] .
124 cp freetype2/src/raster1/*.[hc] .
125 cp freetype2/src/smooth/*.[hc] .
130 cc -c -Ifreetype2/include -DFT2_BUILD_LIBRARY ftsystem.c
131 cc -c -Ifreetype2/include -DFT2_BUILD_LIBRARY ftinit.c
132 cc -c -Ifreetype2/include -DFT2_BUILD_LIBRARY ftdebug.c
133 cc -c -Ifreetype2/include -DFT2_BUILD_LIBRARY ftbase.c
136 You don't need to define the FT_FLAT_COMPILATION macro (as this
137 was required in previous releases of FreeType 2).
139 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
141 Copyright 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010 by
142 David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg.
144 This file is part of the FreeType project, and may only be used,
145 modified, and distributed under the terms of the FreeType project
146 license, LICENSE.TXT. By continuing to use, modify, or distribute
147 this file you indicate that you have read the license and understand
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