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David Turner85d260f2001-03-24 00:56:26 +00001
Werner Lemberg95fcaf82002-05-05 22:24:44 +00002 Special notes to Unix users
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David Turner9a9edc62001-12-22 16:07:52 +00004
Werner Lemberga16c4a72003-04-21 13:30:27 +00005 Please read the file "docs/UPGRADE.UNX". It contains important
6 information regarding the installation of FreeType on Unix systems,
David Turner5158fbc2003-03-27 21:35:44 +00007 especially GNU based operating systems like GNU/Linux.
David Turner9a9edc62001-12-22 16:07:52 +00008
Werner Lemberga16c4a72003-04-21 13:30:27 +00009 FreeType 2's library is called `libfreetype', FreeType 1's library
Werner Lemberg95fcaf82002-05-05 22:24:44 +000010 is called `libttf'. They are *not* compatible!
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David Turner9a9edc62001-12-22 16:07:52 +000012
David Turner621e4882002-12-16 21:51:24 +000013 FreeType 2.1.4
David Turner85d260f2001-03-24 00:56:26 +000014 ==============
David Turner85d260f2001-03-24 00:56:26 +000015
Werner Lemberga16c4a72003-04-21 13:30:27 +000016 Please read the docs/CHANGES file, it contains IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
Werner Lemberg1429db62001-04-02 23:54:01 +000017
Werner Lemberga16c4a72003-04-21 13:30:27 +000018 Read the files "docs/INSTALL" for installation instructions.
David Turner85d260f2001-03-24 00:56:26 +000019
Werner Lemberga16c4a72003-04-21 13:30:27 +000020 Note that the FreeType 2 documentation is now available as a
Werner Lembergac812952002-01-06 16:42:44 +000021 separate package from our sites. See:
David Turner85d260f2001-03-24 00:56:26 +000022
David Turner621e4882002-12-16 21:51:24 +000023 ftp://ftp.freetype.org/pub/freetype2/ftdocs-2.1.4.tar.bz2
24 ftp://ftp.freetype.org/pub/freetype2/ftdocs-2.1.4.tar.gz
25 ftp://ftp.freetype.org/pub/freetype2/ftdoc214.zip
Werner Lemberg1429db62001-04-02 23:54:01 +000026
David Turner90839fa2002-02-20 21:49:59 +000027
Werner Lemberga16c4a72003-04-21 13:30:27 +000028 Bugs
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David Turner90839fa2002-02-20 21:49:59 +000030
Werner Lemberga16c4a72003-04-21 13:30:27 +000031 Please report bugs by e-mail to `devel@freetype.org'. Don't forget
32 to send a detailed explanation of the problem -- there is nothing
33 worse than receiving a terse message that only says "it doesn't
34 work".
David Turner90839fa2002-02-20 21:49:59 +000035
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Werner Lemberg1429db62001-04-02 23:54:01 +000037 Enjoy!
David Turner85d260f2001-03-24 00:56:26 +000038
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Werner Lemberg1429db62001-04-02 23:54:01 +000040 The FreeType Team