Re: [Freetype] FT_New_Memory_Face() safe for multiple faces on same data?

[David Turner]

Hi Jeff,

> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm going to implement a face cache for multiple instance of the same .TTF
> file that is opened.

> Is it safe for multiple faces to be created by FT_New_Memory_Face() from the
> same data in memory?

Yes, the library never writes to memory-based font files so you can
use the same input bytes..

> If so, why is the file_base parameter not made 'const'?

Because I didn't think about it when writing the function :-)
We'll try to change this..

Regards,

- David