--- include/freetype/tttags.h	30 Aug 2004 05:27:57 -0000	1.1.1.5
+++ include/freetype/tttags.h	18 Sep 2005 12:09:13 -0000
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@
 #define TTAG_VDMX  FT_MAKE_TAG( 'V', 'D', 'M', 'X' )
 #define TTAG_vhea  FT_MAKE_TAG( 'v', 'h', 'e', 'a' )
 #define TTAG_vmtx  FT_MAKE_TAG( 'v', 'm', 't', 'x' )
+#define TTAG_SING  FT_MAKE_TAG( 'S', 'I', 'N', 'G' )
+#define TTAG_META  FT_MAKE_TAG( 'M', 'E', 'T', 'A' )
 
 
 FT_END_HEADER
--- src/sfnt/ttload.c	6 May 2005 06:26:38 -0000	1.1.1.15
+++ src/sfnt/ttload.c	18 Sep 2005 20:09:50 -0000
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@
    {
     FT_Error        error;
     FT_UInt         nn, has_head = 0;
+    FT_UInt         has_sing =0;
+    FT_UInt         has_meta =0;
 
     const FT_ULong  glyx_tag = FT_MAKE_TAG( 'g', 'l', 'y', 'x' );
     const FT_ULong  locx_tag = FT_MAKE_TAG( 'l', 'o', 'c', 'x' );
@@ -233,8 +235,16 @@
       else if ( table.Tag == TTAG_bhed )
         goto head_retry;
 #endif  /* TT_CONFIG_OPTION_EMBEDDED_BITMAPS */      
+      else if ( table.Tag == TTAG_SING )
+	has_sing = 1;
+      else if (table.Tag == TTAG_META )
+	has_meta = 1;
     }
 
+    /* when sing and meta are present, head is not present*/
+    if ( has_sing && has_meta && has_head == 0 )
+      goto Exit;
+    /* otherwise, treat a missing head as a failure */
     if ( has_head == 0 )
       goto Bad_Format;