Index: include/freetype/config/ftoption.h
===================================================================
--- include/freetype/config/ftoption.h	(revision 7)
+++ include/freetype/config/ftoption.h	(working copy)
@@ -775,6 +775,15 @@
 
 
   /*
+   * Define to disable the use of file stream functions and types, FILE, fopen() etc. Enables the use of
+   * smaller system libraries on embedded systems that have multiple system libraries, some with or without
+   * file stream support, in the cases where file stream support is not necessary such as memory loading
+   * of font files.
+   */
+/* #define FT_CONFIG_DISABLE_STREAM_SUPPORT */
+
+
+  /*
    * This macro is defined if either unpatented or native TrueType
    * hinting is requested by the definitions above.
    */
Index: src/base/ftsystem.c
===================================================================
--- src/base/ftsystem.c	(revision 7)
+++ src/base/ftsystem.c	(working copy)
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
   /*                                                                       */
   /*************************************************************************/
 
-
+#if !defined(FT_CONFIG_DISABLE_STREAM_SUPPORT)
   /*************************************************************************/
   /*                                                                       */
   /* The macro FT_COMPONENT is used in trace mode.  It is an implicit      */
@@ -266,8 +266,8 @@
 
     return FT_Err_Ok;
   }
+#endif // #if !defined(FT_CONFIG_DISABLE_STREAM_SUPPORT)
 
-
 #ifdef FT_DEBUG_MEMORY
 
   extern FT_Int
Index: src/base/ftobjs.c
===================================================================
--- src/base/ftobjs.c	(revision 7)
+++ src/base/ftobjs.c	(working copy)
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@
                             (const FT_Byte*)args->memory_base,
                             args->memory_size );
     }
+#if !defined(FT_CONFIG_DISABLE_STREAM_SUPPORT)
     else if ( args->flags & FT_OPEN_PATHNAME )
     {
       /* create a normal system stream */
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@
       FT_FREE( stream );
       stream = args->stream;
     }
+#endif
     else
       error = FT_Err_Invalid_Argument;
 
Index: devel/ftoption.h
===================================================================
--- devel/ftoption.h	(revision 7)
+++ devel/ftoption.h	(working copy)
@@ -775,6 +775,15 @@
 
 
   /*
+   * Define to disable the use of file stream functions and types, FILE, fopen() etc. Enables the use of
+   * smaller system libraries on embedded systems that have multiple system libraries, some with or without
+   * file stream support, in the cases where file stream support is not necessary such as memory loading
+   * of font files.
+   */
+/* #define FT_CONFIG_DISABLE_STREAM_SUPPORT */
+
+
+  /*
    * This macro is defined if either unpatented or native TrueType
    * hinting is requested by the definitions above.
    */