[ft] Font Height Problem

[Alex]

Hello,

After upgrading from version 2.6.3 to 2.9.1, I noticed that the DejaVu Sans 
font (and some others) now appear to be taller (for the same font size) than 
before.  For example, with DejaVu Sans Mono size 9.8 pt, the height increased 
by 2 pixels.
I am absolutely sure that this is due to a change in FreeType, because 
installing the old version (2.6.3) restores the old font height.
To correct the problem in the new version, I tried enabling autohint in the 
font configuration, and enabling AF_CONFIG_TT_SIZE_METRICS at compile-time, 
without success.
Can someone explain what changed in FreeType, and how to get the old font 
height back?

Regards,
Alex

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