Re: question about freetype2

[Allen Lin]

There's another way to do it, which was what I was forced to do for my
current project.  I'd be happy to give you more details in a day or two,
but I'm currently sick at home with no access to my work files.

- Allen

On Mon, 24 Jul 2000, David Turner wrote:

> Hi Derek,
> 
> > 
> > Hi David
> >     I downloaded the freetype2 library files, I try to complie it with VC6,
> > I'm not sure what step I miss.
> > 
> >     First, I invoke a command shell, and setting the envirnment using
> > vcvars32.bat from VC6, then change to required directory
> > set the TOP as follow
> > 
> > set TOP=D:\lib\freetype2-current,
> > 
> > then  go to  "D:\lib\freetype2-current"
> > 
> > typping "nmake -f w32-vcc.mk", well, it seems not working at all.
> > 
> >     Any clues?
> > 
> Yes, "w32-vcc.mk" is NOT an "nmake" Makefile, so it's not surprising
> to see it fail :-)
> 
> Its one of these situations where reading the documentation would
> have saved you some time: have a look at the "docs/BUILD" file.
> 
> In short, you'll have to:
> 
>    - install GNU Make
>    - type "make visualc"  (no need to set TOP unless you're not in the top 
> dir)
>    - type "make"
> 
> and you'll be done with a static library. It's possible to build
> a DLL too, though this is not part of the FT2 build system on Win32
> for now.. (any contributions are welcomed..).
> 
> Read the documentation in all cases, it explains many things..
> 
> - David
>