/external_freetype

Freetype library build for Staticlibs

Primary LanguageCMakeApache License 2.0Apache-2.0

FreeType2 library build for Staticlibs

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This project is a part of Staticlibs.

This project contains a CMake wrapper for the Freetype library that can be used to build sources imported from CentOS lookaside.

Link to the API documentation.

How to build

CMake is required for building.

To build the library on Windows using Visual Studio 2013 Express run the following commands using Visual Studio development command prompt (C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\Common7\Tools\Shortcuts\VS2013 x86 Native Tools Command Prompt):

git clone https://github.com/staticlibs/external_freetype.git
git clone https://github.com/staticlibs/lookaside_freetype.git
cd external_freetype
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
msbuild external_freetype.sln

See StaticlibsToolchains for more information about the CMake toolchains setup and cross-compilation.

License information

This project is released under the Apache License 2.0.

Changelog

2021-04-14

  • version 2.8-5
  • two patches for PNG support

2019-12-02

  • version 2.8-4
  • support overriding C runtime lib on Windows

2019-10-02

  • version 2.8-3
  • 2 patches applied

2019-04-10

  • version 2.8-2
  • fix gb2312 encoding name

2019-01-07

  • version 2.8-1
  • update to freetype-2.8

2018-03-05

  • version 2.4.11-2
  • drop submodule

2016-12-18

  • version 2.4.11-1
  • lookaside build

2016-01-17

  • version 2.6.2.1
  • minor CMake changes

2016-01-05

  • version 2.6.2.0
  • initial public version