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-7.10 platform.
Download (HTTP): http://downloads.sourceforge.net/freetype/freetype-2.6.5.tar.bz2
Download MD5 sum: 6a386964e18ba28cb93370e57a19031b
Download size: 1.7 MB
Estimated disk space required: 36 MB (with additional documentation)
Estimated build time: 0.2 SBU (with additional documentation)
Additional Documentation
Download (HTTP): http://downloads.sourceforge.net/freetype/freetype-doc-2.6.5.tar.bz2
Download MD5 sum: 27c57dbcd569bf8d45866112c2b0679b
Download size: 1.8 MB
HarfBuzz-1.3.0 (first, install without it, after it is installed, reinstall FreeType-2.6.5), libpng-1.6.24, and Which-2.21
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-2.6.5.tar.bz2 --strip-components=2 -C docs
Install FreeType2 by running the following commands:
sed -ri "s:.*(AUX_MODULES.*valid):\1:" modules.cfg &&
sed -r "s:.*(#.*SUBPIXEL_(RENDERING|HINTING 2)) .*:\1:g" \
-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-2.6.5 && cp -v -R docs/* /usr/share/doc/freetype-2.6.5
sed -ri ...: 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 2016-08-27 10:19:11 -0700