Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 2013-05-22

Chapter 10. Graphics and Font Libraries

FreeType-2.4.12

Introduction to FreeType2

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-7.3 platform.

Package Information

Additional Downloads

Additional Documentation

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/freetype2

Installation of FreeType2

If you downloaded the additional documentation, unpack it into the source tree using the following command: 

tar -xf ../freetype-doc-2.4.12.tar.bz2 \
    --strip-components=2 -C docs

Install FreeType2 by running the following commands: 

sed -e "s@FT_CFF_HINTING_FREETYPE@FT_CFF_HINTING_ADOBE@" \
    -i src/cff/cffobjs.c &&
sed -e "/AUX.*.gxvalid/s@^# @@" -e "/AUX.*.otvalid/s@^# @@" \
    -i modules.cfg &&
sed -e "/#.*.SUBPIXEL/s@/\* @@" -e "/#.*.SUBPIXEL/s@ \*/@@" \
    -i include/freetype/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-2.4.12 &&
cp -v -R docs/*     /usr/share/doc/freetype-2.4.12

Command Explanations

sed -e ...: First command enables Adobe CFF Engine, second command enables GX/AAT and OpenType table validation and third command enables Subpixel Rendering and Subpixel Hinting in order to improve font rendering. Note that Subpixel Rendering has 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.

Contents

Installed Program: freetype-config
Installed Library: libfreetype.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/freetype2 and /usr/share/doc/freetype-2.4.12

Short Descriptions

freetype-config

is used to get FreeType compilation and linking information.

libfreetype.so

contains functions for rendering various font types, such as TrueType and Type1.

Last updated on 2013-05-19 14:26:51 +0000