The FreeType2 package contains a library which allows applications to properly render TrueType fonts.
This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.7 platform.
Download (HTTP): http://downloads.sourceforge.net/freetype/freetype-2.5.5.tar.bz2
Download MD5 sum: 2a7a314927011d5030903179cf183be0
Download size: 1.7 MB
Estimated disk space required: 27 MB (includes installing additional documentation)
Estimated build time: 0.2 SBU
Additional Documentation
Download (HTTP): http://downloads.sourceforge.net/freetype/freetype-doc-2.5.5.tar.bz2
Download MD5 sum: 6ffe7865943b3dfd6d04546ab7776a8f
Download size: 108 KB
Which-2.20, Harfbuzz-0.9.38, (first, install without it, after it is installed, reinstall FreeType-2.5.5), and libpng-1.6.16
User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/freetype2
If you downloaded the additional documentation, unpack it into the source tree using the following command:
tar -xf ../freetype-doc-.tar.bz2 --strip-components=2 -C docs
Install FreeType2 by running the following commands:
sed -i -e "/AUX.*.gxvalid/s@^# @@" \
-e "/AUX.*.otvalid/s@^# @@" \
modules.cfg &&
sed -ri -e 's:.*(#.*SUBPIXEL.*) .*:\1:' \
include/config/ftoption.h &&
./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-static &&
make
This package does not come with a test suite.
Now, as the root user:
make install && install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/doc/freetype-2.5.5 && cp -v -R docs/* /usr/share/doc/freetype-2.5.5
sed -e ...: First
command enables GX/AAT and OpenType table validation and second
command enables Subpixel Rendering and Subpixel Hinting in order to
improve font rendering. Note that Subpixel Rendering may have
patent issues. Be sure to read the 'Other
patent issues' part of http://www.freetype.org/patents.html
before enabling this option.
--disable-static: This
switch prevents installation of static versions of the libraries.
Last updated on 2015-02-21 23:09:10 -0500