

There are  several ways  to build the  FreeType library,  depending on

your system and the level of  customization you need.  Here is a short

overview of the documentation available:





I. Normal installation and upgrades

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  1. Unix Systems (including Mac OS X, Cygwin, and MSys on Windows)



    Please read *both* `UPGRADE.UNIX' and `INSTALL.UNIX' to install or

    upgrade FreeType  2 on  a Unix system.   Note that you  *need* GNU

    Make for automatic compilation,  since other make tools won't work

    (this includes BSD Make).



    GNU Make VERSION 3.80 OR NEWER IS NEEDED!





  2. On VMS with the `mms' build tool



    See `INSTALL.VMS' for installation instructions on this platform.





  3. Other systems using GNU Make



    On non-Unix platforms,  it is possible to build  the library using

    GNU Make  utility.  Note that  *NO OTHER MAKE TOOL  WILL WORK*[1]!

    This  methods supports  several  compilers on  Windows, OS/2,  and

    BeOS, including MinGW, Visual C++, Borland C++, and more.



    Instructions are provided in the file `INSTALL.GNU'.





  4. With an IDE Project File (e.g., for Visual Studio or CodeWarrior)



    We provide a  small number of `project files'  for various IDEs to

    automatically build  the library as  well.  Note that  these files

    are  not supported  and only  sporadically maintained  by FreeType

    developers, so don't expect them to work in each release.



    To find them, have a  look at the content of the `builds/<system>'

    directory, where <system> stands for your OS or environment.





  5. From you own IDE, or own Makefiles



    If  you  want  to  create   your  own  project  file,  follow  the

    instructions   given  in  the   `INSTALL.ANY'  document   of  this

    directory.





II. Custom builds of the library

================================



  Customizing the compilation  of FreeType is easy, and  allows you to

  select only the components of  the font engine that you really need.

  For more details read the file `CUSTOMIZE'.





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[1] make++, a make tool written in Perl, has sufficient support of GNU

    make extensions to build FreeType.  See



      http://makepp.sourceforge.net



    for more information; you need version 1.19 or newer, and you must

    pass option `--norc-substitution'.



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Copyright   2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010

by David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg.



This  file is  part of  the FreeType  project, and  may only  be used,

modified,  and distributed  under the  terms of  the  FreeType project

license,  LICENSE.TXT.  By  continuing to  use, modify,  or distribute

this file you  indicate that you have read  the license and understand

and accept it fully.





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