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+Instructions on how to build FreeType with your own build tool:
+
+ see the file "CUSTOMIZE" to learn how to customize FreeType to
+ specific environments.
+
+ follow these simple steps:
+
+I. Normal way:
+--------------
+
+ * DISABLE PRE-COMPILED HEADERS ! This is very important for Visual
+ C++, because FreeType uses lines like:
+
+ #include FT_FREETYPE_H
+
+ which are not correctly supported by this compiler, while being
+ ISO C compliant !!
+
+ * You need to add the directories "freetype2/include" to your include
+ path when compiling the library.
+
+ * FreeType 2 is made of several components; each one of them is
+ located in a subdirectory of "freetype2/src". For example,
+ 'freetype2/src/truetype/' contains the TrueType font driver.
+
+ * DO NOT COMPILE ALL C FILES! Rather, compile the following ones:
+
+ -- base components (required)
+
+ src/base/ftsystem.c
+ src/base/ftinit.c
+ src/base/ftdebug.c
+ src/base/ftbase.c
+ src/base/ftglyph.c
+ src/base/ftbbox.c
+ src/base/ftmm.c
+ src/base/ftpfr.c -- optional, see <freetype/ftpfr.h>
+ src/base/ftbdf.c -- optional, see <freetype/ftbdf.h>
+ src/base/ftwinfnt.c -- optional, see <freetype/ftwinfnt.h>
+
+ src/base/ftmac.c -- only on the Macintosh
+
+ -- other components are optional
+
+ src/autohint/autohint.c -- auto hinting module
+ src/cache/ftcache.c -- cache sub-system (in beta)
+ src/sfnt/sfnt.c -- SFNT files support
+ (TrueType & OpenType)
+ src/cff/cff.c -- CFF/OpenType font driver
+ src/pfr/pfr.c -- PFR/TrueDoc font driver
+ src/bdf/bdf.c -- BDF font driver
+ src/pcf/pcf.c -- PCF font driver
+ src/psnames/psnames.c -- Postscript glyph names support
+ src/psaux/psaux.c -- Postscript Type 1 parsing
+ src/truetype/truetype.c -- TrueType font driver
+ src/type1/type1.c -- Type 1 font driver
+ src/cid/type1cid.c -- Type 1 CID-keyed font driver
+ src/winfonts/winfonts.c -- Windows FONT / FNT font driver
+ src/raster1/raster1.c -- monochrome rasterizer
+ src/smooth/smooth.c -- anti-aliasing rasterizer
+
+ Note:
+
+ `truetype.c' needs `sfnt.c' and `psnames.c'
+ `type1.c' needs `psaux.c' and `psnames.c'
+ `type1cid.c' needs `psaux.c' and `psnames.c'
+ `cff.c' needs `sfnt.c', `psaux.c', and `psnames.c'
+
+ that should be it ! in case of problems, see the archives of
+ the FreeType development mailing list.
+
+
+II. Support for flat-directory compilation
+------------------------------------------
+
+ It is possible to put all FreeType 2 source files into a single
+ directory, with the *exception* of the `include' hierarchy.
+
+ 1. Copy all files in current directory:
+
+ cp freetype2/src/base/*.[hc] .
+ cp freetype2/src/raster1/*.[hc] .
+ cp freetype2/src/smooth/*.[hc] .
+ etc.
+
+ 2. Compile sources:
+
+ cc -c -Ifreetype2/include ftsystem.c
+ cc -c -Ifreetype2/include ftinit.c
+ cc -c -Ifreetype2/include ftdebug.c
+ cc -c -Ifreetype2/include ftbase.c
+ etc.
+
+ You don't need to define the FT_FLAT_COMPILATION macro (as this was
+ required in previous releases of FreeType 2).
+