Re: [Devel] About install freetype

[zhao mingxi]

Thanks, Werner
Yes, We have the patent of this type of chinese font.It have small disk 
image and perfect display quality. When We scale it just about 16*16 dots 
or smaller, it looks more beautiful than bitmap fonts. So it is more 
suitable for embedded system.
Now I has been confused by the fowlloing questions:
1. How about the relation between freetype and xfs? I think freetype should 
complete an interface of xfs.I think the calling flowchart on KDE just like 
this: kde application ->xfs -> freetype -> drivers. Is it right?
2. This moring I acted as the INSTALL.UNX to upgrade freetype on Redhat 
linux 9.01:
./configure --prefix=/usr
make 
make install
cp /usr/lib/libfreetype.a /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libfreetype.a 
(because I found that startx will load 
/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libfreetype.a, which don't be upgraded by make 
install)
After doing above all, I used "startx", but it failed , I checked the log, 
which shows the following message:
Duplicate symbol BitOrderInvert in 
/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libfreetype.a:truetype.o
Also defined in (built-in)
Why?
Wish answers! Best Regards

zhao mingxi

> From: Werner LEMBERG <address@hidden>
> To: address@hidden, address@hidden
> Subject: Re: [Devel] About install freetype
> Date: Sat, 01 Nov 2003 14:26:56 +0100 (CET)
>
> > I have a type of Chinese fonts that has private style.
>
> You mean you have a proprietary vector font format?
>
> > 1. Can freetype complete what I want?
>
> Yes, it can.  You have to write a font driver module.  The simplest
> driver (for bitmap fonts) is in src/winfonts.
>
> > 2. Is freetype a good choice for Chinese vector fonts?
>
> It only depends on your driver.  Since vector font formats are
> already supported I don't see a problem here.
>
> > 3. How to install freetype2 to the linux?  Should I compile the
> > source of freetype2 and KDE?
>
> KDE already uses FreeType 2, as far as I know.  For writing a font
> driver I rather suggest to use the FreeType demo programs (in the
> ft2demo package) first to avoid large overhead.
>
> > 4. What should I do when I want to debug the code?
>
> Just compile with the `-g' flag :-) You should study how the FT_TRACE
> macro is used so that you can add your own tracing messages to the
> module.
>
>
>     Werner

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