2 There are several ways to build the FreeType library, depending on
3 your system and the level of customization you need. Here is a short
4 overview of the documentation available:
7 I. Normal installation and upgrades
8 ===================================
10 1. Unix Systems (including Mac OS X, Cygwin, and MSys on Windows)
12 Please read `INSTALL.UNIX' to install or upgrade FreeType 2 on a
13 Unix system. Note that you *need* GNU Make for automatic
14 compilation, since other make tools won't work (this includes BSD
17 GNU Make VERSION 3.80 OR NEWER IS NEEDED!
20 2. On VMS with the `mms' build tool
22 See `INSTALL.VMS' for installation instructions on this platform.
25 3. Other systems using GNU Make
27 On non-Unix platforms, it is possible to build the library using
28 GNU Make utility. Note that *NO OTHER MAKE TOOL WILL WORK*[1]!
29 This methods supports several compilers on Windows, OS/2, and
30 BeOS, including MinGW, Visual C++, Borland C++, and more.
32 Instructions are provided in the file `INSTALL.GNU'.
35 4. With an IDE Project File (e.g., for Visual Studio or CodeWarrior)
37 We provide a small number of `project files' for various IDEs to
38 automatically build the library as well. Note that these files
39 are not supported and only sporadically maintained by FreeType
40 developers, so don't expect them to work in each release.
42 To find them, have a look at the content of the `builds/<system>'
43 directory, where <system> stands for your OS or environment.
46 5. From you own IDE, or own Makefiles
48 If you want to create your own project file, follow the
49 instructions given in the `INSTALL.ANY' document of this
53 II. Custom builds of the library
54 ================================
56 Customizing the compilation of FreeType is easy, and allows you to
57 select only the components of the font engine that you really need.
58 For more details read the file `CUSTOMIZE'.
61 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
63 [1] make++, a make tool written in Perl, has sufficient support of GNU
64 make extensions to build FreeType. See
66 http://makepp.sourceforge.net
68 for more information; you need version 1.19 or newer, and you must
69 pass option `--norc-substitution'.
71 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
73 Copyright 2000-2008, 2010-2011
74 by David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg.
76 This file is part of the FreeType project, and may only be used,
77 modified, and distributed under the terms of the FreeType project
78 license, LICENSE.TXT. By continuing to use, modify, or distribute
79 this file you indicate that you have read the license and understand
83 --- end of INSTALL ---