Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 11:38:16 +0300 From: Peter Pentchev <roam@orbitel.bg> To: Jean-Marc Zucconi <jmz@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@hub.freebsd.org>, ports@FreeBSD.org, portmgr@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: XFree86-4 & freetype Message-ID: <20010606113816.C18735@ringworld.oblivion.bg> In-Reply-To: <200106051958.f55Jw9c28593@freefall.freebsd.org>; from jmz@FreeBSD.org on Tue, Jun 05, 2001 at 12:58:09PM -0700 References: <20010605082745.A71191@hub.freebsd.org> <200106051958.f55Jw9c28593@freefall.freebsd.org>
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On Tue, Jun 05, 2001 at 12:58:09PM -0700, Jean-Marc Zucconi wrote: > >>>>> Maxim Sobolev writes: > > > Hi, > > Reading RELNOTES for XFree86-4.1.0 revealed that they are now > > providing a way to easily use external freetype2 library instead > > of one buindled with XFree86. Could you please reconsider your > > last decision to use buindled freetype, which if my memory serves > > was mainly due to headache associated with extending and maintaining > > already large XFree86 patchset. > > This is not new, and there is an option in script/configure to not > compile the builtin freetype. Configure asks: > Do you want support for TrueType fonts? [YES] > > From the cvs log: > revision 1.74 > date: 2001/03/20 15:55:00; author: jmz; state: Exp; lines: +5 -1 > Add the possibility to disable support for TrueType fonts. Maybe I'm reading Maxim's message wrong, but.. I think he's suggesting that only the FreeType build is disabled; this does not necessarily mean disabling TrueType fonts, as the X build might detect a previously installed FreeType library, and use it to still build the fonts. G'luck, Peter -- If you think this sentence is confusing, then change one pig. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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