[ft] How to use freetype for embedded projects?

[TINTU THOMAS]

Hello freetype team ,


     I am a newbie to freetype and embedded system too. I want to use freetype functions in my embedded application (Details are given below).

At first i tried the instructions given in "http://www.freetype.org".

I could successfully complete a c project as in "example1.c" in ubuntu, which can display the raster image created by the freetype . 

But  I don't know how to link freetype library to keil ide or coocox ide.

I tried copying libfreetype.so file from ubuntu and linked it  in the coocox project. But it cannot identify the library.

Now I guess the library files are different for different toolchain. I read the documentation . Unfortunately didin't understand how to create library file for arm toolchain.

Can you please explain the way to link freetype to either keil or Coocox ide?


Project Details:
Controller : LPC1768
IDE : Keil uvision 4, uvision 5 or CoIDE 1.3.1



Thank you,

Tintu Thomas