Re: A problem in programs/fonttosfnt/util.c when building against freetype-2.3.x (latest release)

On Wed, 11 Apr 2007, SciFi wrote:

> 3.  A problem in programs/fonttosfnt/util.c when building against
> freetype-2.3.x (latest release)

> Build Log snip:

>>>>>
> [...]
> util.c:37:10: error: #include expects "FILENAME" or <FILENAME>
> [...]
> <<<<

> To recreate:

> a) build and install freetype-2.3.4 (latest release)
> b) specify these in your [build/]config/cf/host.def file:
> #define HasFreetype2	YES
> #define Freetype2Dir	/usr/local   (or wherever you installed freetype)

> Discussion:

> The Freetype dudes & -ettes don't want us to use "internal"
> headers & APIs anymore.  But they know about projects such as xf86
> that still need to access that level.

> The freetype install script won't copy their "internal" header
> hiearchy, and to add more insult, it will actually try to forcibly
> remove such if already installed on your box.

> No I don't have a patch to work around this completely or
> automatically (e.g. if you still use an antiquated version of
> freetype ;) ).  What's more, you may still need to manually copy
> those "internal" headers as/when freetype itself is updated.

> For now, a quick patch to fix this:

>>>>> -cut->>>>
> --- util.c_orig	2005-02-06 19:01:16 -0600
> +++ util.c	2007-04-06 10:53:36 -0500
> @@ -32,6 +32,13 @@
> #endif
> #include <stdarg.h>
>
> +/* !!!
> +   you may need to manually recursively copy all of
> +   <freetype2srcdir>/include/freetype/internal
> +   to your local tree where they can be found, e.g.
> +   /usr/local/include/freetype2/freetype/.
> +   !!! */
> +#define FT2_BUILD_LIBRARY 1
> #include <ft2build.h>
> #include FT_FREETYPE_H
> #include FT_INTERNAL_OBJECTS_H
> <<<<-cut-<<<<

The offending #include isn't really needed, and will be removed.

Marc.

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