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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 Lemberg82a07e92006-10-12 06:20:44 +00004 Please read the file `docs/UPGRADE.UNIX'. It contains important
Werner Lemberga16c4a72003-04-21 13:30:27 +00005 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 Lemberg3b0e5002007-07-03 04:48:19 +000012 FreeType 2.3.5
Werner Lemberg1639c792006-05-06 16:44:58 +000013 ==============
David Turner85d260f2001-03-24 00:56:26 +000014
Werner Lemberg68a15eb2006-01-28 07:30:58 +000015 Please read the docs/CHANGES file, it contains IMPORTANT
16 INFORMATION.
Werner Lemberg1429db62001-04-02 23:54:01 +000017
Werner Lemberg68a15eb2006-01-28 07:30:58 +000018 Read the files `docs/INSTALL' for installation instructions.
David Turner85d260f2001-03-24 00:56:26 +000019
Werner Lembergfd74ec62006-05-12 04:00:44 +000020 The FreeType 2 API reference is located in `docs/reference'; use the
21 file `ft2-doc.html' as the top entry point. Additional
22 documentation is available as a separate package from our sites. Go
23 to
David Turner85d260f2001-03-24 00:56:26 +000024
Werner Lemberg8439fe82006-03-21 21:04:33 +000025 http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype/
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27 and download one of the following files.
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Werner Lemberg3b0e5002007-07-03 04:48:19 +000029 freetype-doc-2.3.5.tar.bz2
30 freetype-doc-2.3.5.tar.gz
31 ftdoc235.zip
Werner Lemberg1429db62001-04-02 23:54:01 +000032
David Turner90839fa2002-02-20 21:49:59 +000033
Werner Lemberga16c4a72003-04-21 13:30:27 +000034 Bugs
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David Turner90839fa2002-02-20 21:49:59 +000036
Werner Lemberg68a15eb2006-01-28 07:30:58 +000037 Please report bugs by e-mail to `freetype-devel@nongnu.org'. Don't
38 forget to send a detailed explanation of the problem -- there is
39 nothing worse than receiving a terse message that only says `it
40 doesn't work'.
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42 Alternatively, you may submit a bug report at
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44 https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?group=freetype
David Turner90839fa2002-02-20 21:49:59 +000045
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Werner Lemberg1429db62001-04-02 23:54:01 +000047 Enjoy!
David Turner85d260f2001-03-24 00:56:26 +000048
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Werner Lemberg1429db62001-04-02 23:54:01 +000050 The FreeType Team
Werner Lemberg60a04df2005-06-04 23:04:30 +000051
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Werner Lemberg17432b52007-01-12 09:28:44 +000054Copyright 2006, 2007 by
Werner Lemberg60a04df2005-06-04 23:04:30 +000055David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg.
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Werner Lemberg68a15eb2006-01-28 07:30:58 +000057This file is part of the FreeType project, and may only be used,
58modified, and distributed under the terms of the FreeType project
Werner Lemberg60a04df2005-06-04 23:04:30 +000059license, LICENSE.TXT. By continuing to use, modify, or distribute
60this file you indicate that you have read the license and understand
61and accept it fully.
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