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author | marha <marha@users.sourceforge.net> | 2014-06-26 09:53:21 +0200 |
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Updated to freetype 2.5.3
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diff --git a/freetype/docs/INSTALL.CROSS b/freetype/docs/INSTALL.CROSS index 005d44293..d372adcfe 100644 --- a/freetype/docs/INSTALL.CROSS +++ b/freetype/docs/INSTALL.CROSS @@ -1,26 +1,27 @@ This document contains instructions on how to cross-build the FreeType library on Unix systems, for example, building binaries for Linux/MIPS -on FreeBSD/i386. Before reading this document, please consult -INSTALL.UNIX for required tools and the basic self-building procedure. +on FreeBSD/i386. Before reading this document, please consult the +file `INSTALL.UNIX' for required tools and the basic self-building +procedure. 1. Required Tools ----------------- For self-building the FreeType library on a Unix system, GNU Make - 3.80 or newer is required. INSTALL.UNIX contains hints how to + 3.80 or newer is required. `INSTALL.UNIX' contains hints how to check the installed `make'. The GNU C compiler to cross-build the target system is required. - At present, using non-GNU cross compiler is not tested. The cross + Currently, using a non-GNU cross compiler is untested. The cross compiler is expected to be installed with a system prefix. For example, if your building system is FreeBSD/i386 and the target - system is Linux/MIPS, the cross compiler should be installed with + system is Linux/MIPS, the cross compiler should be installed with the name `mips-ip22-linuxelf-gcc'. A C compiler for a self-build is required also, to build a tool - that is executed during the building procedure. Non-GNU self - compilers are acceptable, but such a setup is not tested yet. + (`apinames') that is executed during the build procedure. Non-GNU + self compilers are acceptable, but such a setup is untested. 2. Configuration @@ -28,10 +29,10 @@ INSTALL.UNIX for required tools and the basic self-building procedure. 2.1. Building and target system - To configure for cross-build, the options `--host=<system>' and - `--build=<system>' must be passed to configure. For example, if - your building system is FreeBSD/i386 and the target system is - Linux/MIPS, say + To configure a cross-build, the options `--host=<system>' and + `--build=<system>' must be passed to the `configure' script. + For example, if your build system is FreeBSD/i386 and the target + system is Linux/MIPS, say ./configure \ --build=i386-unknown-freebsd \ @@ -58,22 +59,63 @@ INSTALL.UNIX for required tools and the basic self-building procedure. 2.2. The prefix to install FreeType2 Setting `--prefix=<prefix>' properly is important. The prefix - to install FreeType2 is written into the freetype-config script - and freetype2.pc configuration file. + to install FreeType2 is written into the `freetype-config' + script and `freetype2.pc' configuration file. If the built FreeType 2 library is used as a part of the cross-building system, the prefix is expected to be different - from the self-building system. For example, configuration with - `--prefix=/usr/local' installs binaries into the system wide - `/usr/local' directory which then can't be executed. This - causes confusion in configuration of all applications which use - FreeType2. Instead, use a prefix to install the cross-build - into a separate system tree, for example, - `--prefix=/usr/local/mips-ip22-linux/'. - - On the other hand, if the built FreeType2 is used as a part of - the target system, the prefix to install should reflect the file - system structure of the target system. + from the self-building system. For example, a configuration + with `--prefix=/usr/local' installs binaries into the + system-wide `/usr/local' directory, which then can't be executed + due to the incorrect architecture. This causes confusion in + configuration of all applications that use FreeType2. Instead, + use a prefix to install the cross-build into a separate system + tree, for example, `--prefix=/usr/local/mips-ip22-linux/'. + + On the other hand, if the built FreeType 2 library is used as a + part of the target system, the prefix to install should reflect + the file system structure of the target system. + + + 2.3. Library dependencies + + FreeType normally depends on external libraries like `libpng' or + `libharfbuzz'. The easiest case is to deactivate all such + dependencies using the `--without-XXX' configuration options. + However, if you want to use those libraries, you should ensure + that they are available both on the target system and as + (cross-compiled) libraries on the build system. + + FreeType uses `pkg-config' to find most of the libraries; the + other libraries it links to are expected in the standard system + directories. Since the default pkg-config's meta-information + files (like `harfbuzz.pc') of the build platform don't work, use + one of the two possible solutions below. + + o Use pkg-config's meta-information files that are adjusted to + cross-compile and cross-link with the target platform's + libraries. Make sure those files are found before the build + system's default files. Example: + + ./configure \ + --build=i386-unknown-freebsd \ + --host=mips-ip22-linuxelf \ + PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR="/usr/local/mips-ip22-linux/lib/pkgconfig" \ + [other options] + + See the manpage of `pkg-config' for more details. + + o Set variables like LIBPNG_LIBS as additional options to the + `configure' script, overriding the values `pkg-config' would + provide. `configure --help' shows the available environment + variables. Example: + + ./configure \ + --build=i386-unknown-freebsd \ + --host=mips-ip22-linuxelf \ + LIBPNG_CFLAGS="-I/usr/local/mips-ip22-linux/include" \ + LIBPNG_LIBS="-L/usr/local/mips-ip22-linux/lib -lpng12" \ + [other options] 3. Building command @@ -121,7 +163,7 @@ INSTALL.UNIX for required tools and the basic self-building procedure. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -Copyright 2006, 2008, 2012 by suzuki toshiya +Copyright 2006, 2008, 2012, 2014 by suzuki toshiya David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg. |