David Turner | 66cbc20 | 2003-03-20 07:04:40 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | This document contains instructions on how to build the FreeType library |
Werner Lemberg | a723526 | 2005-08-30 00:22:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 2 | on Unix systems. This also works for emulations like Cygwin or MSys on |
David Turner | 66cbc20 | 2003-03-20 07:04:40 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 3 | Win32: |
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Werner Lemberg | a16c4a7 | 2003-04-21 13:30:27 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 6 | 1. Ensure that you are using GNU Make |
David Turner | 66cbc20 | 2003-03-20 07:04:40 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 7 | ------------------------------------- |
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Werner Lemberg | a16c4a7 | 2003-04-21 13:30:27 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 9 | The FreeType build system _exclusively_ works with GNU Make. You |
| 10 | will not be able to compile the library with the instructions below |
| 11 | using any other alternative (including BSD Make). |
David Turner | 66cbc20 | 2003-03-20 07:04:40 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 12 | |
Werner Lemberg | a16c4a7 | 2003-04-21 13:30:27 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 13 | [Well, this is not really correct. Recently, a perl implementation |
| 14 | of make called `makepp' has appeared which can also build FreeType 2 |
Werner Lemberg | a723526 | 2005-08-30 00:22:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 15 | successfully on Unix platforms. See |
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| 17 | http://makepp.sourceforge.net |
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| 19 | for more details; you need version 1.19 or newer, and you must pass |
Werner Lemberg | 26eccb4 | 2004-04-13 08:35:05 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 20 | option `--norc-substitution'.] |
Werner Lemberg | a16c4a7 | 2003-04-21 13:30:27 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 21 | |
| 22 | Trying to compile the library with a different Make tool will print |
| 23 | a message like: |
David Turner | 66cbc20 | 2003-03-20 07:04:40 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 24 | |
| 25 | Sorry, GNU make is required to build FreeType2. |
| 26 | |
Werner Lemberg | a16c4a7 | 2003-04-21 13:30:27 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 27 | and the build process will be aborted. If this happens, install GNU |
| 28 | Make on your system, and use the GNUMAKE environment variable to |
| 29 | name it. |
David Turner | 66cbc20 | 2003-03-20 07:04:40 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 30 | |
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Werner Lemberg | a16c4a7 | 2003-04-21 13:30:27 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 32 | 2. Build and install the library |
| 33 | -------------------------------- |
David Turner | 66cbc20 | 2003-03-20 07:04:40 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 34 | |
Werner Lemberg | a16c4a7 | 2003-04-21 13:30:27 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 35 | The following should work on all Unix systems where the `make' |
David Turner | 66cbc20 | 2003-03-20 07:04:40 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 36 | command invokes GNU Make: |
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Werner Lemberg | a16c4a7 | 2003-04-21 13:30:27 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 38 | ./configure [options] |
David Turner | 66cbc20 | 2003-03-20 07:04:40 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 39 | make |
| 40 | make install (as root) |
| 41 | |
Werner Lemberg | a723526 | 2005-08-30 00:22:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 42 | The default installation path is `/usr/local'. It can be changed |
Werner Lemberg | a16c4a7 | 2003-04-21 13:30:27 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 43 | with the `--prefix=<path>' option. Example: |
David Turner | 66cbc20 | 2003-03-20 07:04:40 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 44 | |
Werner Lemberg | a16c4a7 | 2003-04-21 13:30:27 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 45 | ./configure --prefix=/usr |
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| 47 | When using a different command to invoke GNU Make, use the GNUMAKE |
| 48 | variable. For example, if `gmake' is the command to use on your |
David Turner | 66cbc20 | 2003-03-20 07:04:40 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 49 | system, do something like: |
| 50 | |
Werner Lemberg | a16c4a7 | 2003-04-21 13:30:27 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 51 | GNUMAKE=gmake ./configure [options] |
David Turner | 66cbc20 | 2003-03-20 07:04:40 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 52 | gmake |
| 53 | gmake install (as root) |
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Werner Lemberg | a723526 | 2005-08-30 00:22:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 55 | If this still doesn't work, there must be a problem with your system |
| 56 | (e.g., you are using a very old version of GNU Make). |
Werner Lemberg | a16c4a7 | 2003-04-21 13:30:27 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 57 | |
| 58 | It is possible to compile FreeType in a different directory. |
| 59 | Assuming the FreeType source files in directory `/src/freetype' a |
| 60 | compilation in directory `foo' works as follows: |
| 61 | |
| 62 | cd foo |
| 63 | /src/freetype/configure [options] |
| 64 | make |
| 65 | make install |
David Turner | 66cbc20 | 2003-03-20 07:04:40 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 66 | |
Werner Lemberg | 56c368c | 2005-06-04 23:00:25 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 67 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
David Turner | 66cbc20 | 2003-03-20 07:04:40 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 68 | |
Werner Lemberg | a723526 | 2005-08-30 00:22:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 69 | Copyright 2003, 2004, 2005 by |
Werner Lemberg | 56c368c | 2005-06-04 23:00:25 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 70 | David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg. |
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Werner Lemberg | a723526 | 2005-08-30 00:22:46 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 72 | This file is part of the FreeType project, and may only be used, |
| 73 | modified, and distributed under the terms of the FreeType project |
| 74 | license, LICENSE.TXT. By continuing to use, modify, or distribute this |
| 75 | file you indicate that you have read the license and understand and |
Werner Lemberg | 56c368c | 2005-06-04 23:00:25 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 76 | accept it fully. |
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| 79 | --- end of INSTALL.UNX --- |