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diff --git a/docs/INSTALL b/docs/INSTALL index 8f5bc320..93c8bd36 100644 --- a/docs/INSTALL +++ b/docs/INSTALL @@ -1,65 +1,66 @@ -Welcome -There are several ways to build the FreeType library, depending on your -system and the level of customization you need. Here's a short overview -of the documentation available: +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: - 1. Native TrueType Hinting: - - Native TrueType hinting is disabled by default[1]. If you really need it, - read the file "TRUETYPE" for information. +I. Normal installation and upgrades +=================================== + + 1. Native TrueType Hinting + + Native TrueType hinting is disabled by default[1]. If you really + need it, read the file "TRUETYPE" for information. - - 2. Unix Systems (as well as Cygwin or MSys on Windows): + 2. Unix Systems (as well as Cygwin or MSys on Windows) Please read *both* UPGRADE.UNX and INSTALL.UNX to install or upgrade - FreeType 2 on a Unix system. Note that you *will* need GNU Make, since - other make tools won't work (this includes BSD Make !!) + FreeType 2 on a Unix system. Note that you *will* need GNU Make, + since other make tools won't work (this includes BSD Make). - 3. On VMS with the "mms" build tool: + 3. On VMS with the "mms" build tool - see INSTALL.VMS for installation instructions on this platform + See INSTALL.VMS for installation instructions on this platform. - 4. Other systems using GNU Make: + 4. Other systems using GNU Make - on non-Unix platforms, it's possible to build the library using - GNU Make utility. Note that *NO OTHER MAKE TOOL WILL WORK* !! - This methods supports several compilers on Windows, OS/2 and BeOS, + On non-Unix platforms, it is possible to build the library using GNU + Make utility. Note that *NO OTHER MAKE TOOL WILL WORK*[2]! 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" + Instructions are provided in the file "INSTALL.GNU". - - 5. With an IDE Project File (e.g. for Visual Studio or CodeWarrior): + 5. 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 sporadically maintained by FreeType developers, - so don't expect them to work in each release. + 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 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>" + To find them, have a look at the content of the "builds/<system>" directory, where <system> stands for your OS or environment. - - 6. From you own IDE, or own Makefiles: + 6. 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: +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" + 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". --------------------------------------------------------------------- +------------------------------------------------------------------------ [1] More details on: http://www.freetype.org/patents.html -End of file +[2] 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. -
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