Re: [ft-devel] Freetype2 - Install issues under Linux SUSE SLES 11 SP1

[suzuki toshiya]

Hi,

I think ".zip" file is designed for the systems using "\r\n"
for line separator, like, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft DOS etc.
Could you try ".tar.gz" source?

Regards,
mpsuzuki

falbriard wrote (2011/09/15 22:18):
> Thanks Werner and Toshiya for your quick reply. See below the error message
> from the configure shell that comes with the original .zip distribution: 
>
> zbra:/opt/python/freetype2/freetype-2.4.6 # sh ./configure
> : command not found5:
> : command not found7:
> '/configure: line 73: syntax error near unexpected token `do
> '/configure: line 73: `  for x in "$@"; do
>
> source: 
> 72 if test $# -gt 0; then
> 73  for x in "$@"; do
> 74    case x"$x" in
> 75    x--srcdir=*)
> 76      abs_ft2_dir=`echo $x | sed 's/^--srcdir=//'` ;;
> 77    esac
> 78  done
> 79 fi
>
>
> This might me the cause of the problem, as the configure shell stops with a
> syntax error. 
>
> Any insight or idea how to fix it is welcome. 
> Regards,
> Claude  
>
>
> Werner LEMBERG wrote:
> > > Having issues with compiling and installing the Freetype2 package.
> > >
> > >  Both commands, the "make" as well as the "jam install" are throwing
> > > errors
> > > (see details below).
> > The standard incantation is
> >
> >   ./configure <your options>
> >   make
> >   sudo make install
> >
> > It looks like you've missed the configuring step.  Say `configure
> > --help' to see possible options.
> >
> > The Jamfile is mainly intended for Windows; it doesn't have an
> > `install' target, and you must move the created files manually.  [Jam
> > support is not maintained, unfortunately.]
> >
> >
> >     Werner
> >
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