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There are several ways to build the FreeType library, depending on your
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system and the level of customization you need. Here is a short
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overview of the documentation available:
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I. Normal installation and upgrades
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1. Native TrueType Hinting
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Native TrueType hinting is disabled by default[1]. If you really
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need it, read the file "TRUETYPE" for information.
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2. Unix Systems (as well as Cygwin or MSys on Windows)
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Please read *both* UPGRADE.UNX and INSTALL.UNX to install or upgrade
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FreeType 2 on a Unix system. Note that you *will* need GNU Make,
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since other make tools won't work (this includes BSD Make).
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3. On VMS with the "mms" build tool
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See INSTALL.VMS for installation instructions on this platform.
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4. Other systems using GNU Make
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On non-Unix platforms, it is possible to build the library using GNU
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Make utility. Note that *NO OTHER MAKE TOOL WILL WORK*[2]! This
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methods supports several compilers on Windows, OS/2, and BeOS,
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including Mingw, Visual C++, Borland C++, and more.
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Instructions are provided in the file "INSTALL.GNU".
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5. With an IDE Project File (e.g. for Visual Studio or CodeWarrior)
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We provide a small number of "project files" for various IDEs to
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automatically build the library as well. Note that these files are
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not supported and sporadically maintained by FreeType developers, so
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don't expect them to work in each release.
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To find them, have a look at the content of the "builds/<system>"
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directory, where <system> stands for your OS or environment.
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6. From you own IDE, or own Makefiles
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If you want to create your own project file, follow the instructions
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given in the "INSTALL.ANY" document of this directory.
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II. Custom builds of the library
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Customizing the compilation of FreeType is easy, and allows you to
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select only the components of the font engine that you really need.
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For more details read the file "CUSTOMIZE".
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[1] More details on: http://www.freetype.org/patents.html
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[2] make++, a make tool written in Perl, has sufficient support of GNU
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make extensions to build FreeType. See
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http://makepp.sourceforge.net for more information.
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--- end of INSTALL ---
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