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Werner Lemberg95fcaf82002-05-05 22:24:44 +00001 Special notes to Unix users
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David Turner9a9edc62001-12-22 16:07:52 +00003
Werner Lemberga16c4a72003-04-21 13:30:27 +00004 Please read the file "docs/UPGRADE.UNX". It contains important
5 information regarding the installation of FreeType on Unix systems,
David Turner5158fbc2003-03-27 21:35:44 +00006 especially GNU based operating systems like GNU/Linux.
David Turner9a9edc62001-12-22 16:07:52 +00007
Werner Lemberga16c4a72003-04-21 13:30:27 +00008 FreeType 2's library is called `libfreetype', FreeType 1's library
Werner Lemberg95fcaf82002-05-05 22:24:44 +00009 is called `libttf'. They are *not* compatible!
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David Turner9a9edc62001-12-22 16:07:52 +000011
Werner Lemberg17439422004-08-11 05:25:37 +000012 FreeType 2.1.10
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David Turner85d260f2001-03-24 00:56:26 +000014
Werner Lemberga16c4a72003-04-21 13:30:27 +000015 Please read the docs/CHANGES file, it contains IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
Werner Lemberg1429db62001-04-02 23:54:01 +000016
Werner Lemberga16c4a72003-04-21 13:30:27 +000017 Read the files "docs/INSTALL" for installation instructions.
David Turner85d260f2001-03-24 00:56:26 +000018
Werner Lemberga16c4a72003-04-21 13:30:27 +000019 Note that the FreeType 2 documentation is now available as a
Werner Lembergac812952002-01-06 16:42:44 +000020 separate package from our sites. See:
David Turner85d260f2001-03-24 00:56:26 +000021
Werner Lemberg17439422004-08-11 05:25:37 +000022 ftp://ftp.freetype.org/freetype/freetype2/ftdocs-2.1.10.tar.bz2
23 ftp://ftp.freetype.org/freetype/freetype2/ftdocs-2.1.10.tar.gz
24 ftp://ftp.freetype.org/freetype/freetype2/ftdoc2110.zip
Werner Lemberg1429db62001-04-02 23:54:01 +000025
David Turner90839fa2002-02-20 21:49:59 +000026
Werner Lemberga16c4a72003-04-21 13:30:27 +000027 Bugs
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David Turner90839fa2002-02-20 21:49:59 +000029
Werner Lemberga16c4a72003-04-21 13:30:27 +000030 Please report bugs by e-mail to `devel@freetype.org'. Don't forget
31 to send a detailed explanation of the problem -- there is nothing
32 worse than receiving a terse message that only says "it doesn't
33 work".
David Turner90839fa2002-02-20 21:49:59 +000034
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Werner Lemberg1429db62001-04-02 23:54:01 +000036 Enjoy!
David Turner85d260f2001-03-24 00:56:26 +000037
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Werner Lemberg1429db62001-04-02 23:54:01 +000039 The FreeType Team