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I have included a prebuilt FreeType.dll for the windows |
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version of the dynamic linker. While using this one is not |
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strictly necessary, it will prove to be the most |
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accomodating to the FreeType user on windows. |
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It was custom compiled using the Digitalmars C compiler for |
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optimal compatibility with the D language. |
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Since many of the FreeType dll distributions available on the |
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internet do not include the complete FreeType function package, I |
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decided it would be practical to include this one just in case. |
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By default, I compiled it with all FreeType modules enabled. |
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The linux shared libraries appear to vary as to what functions |
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are supported. Some include all FreeType functions defined in |
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this package; others exclude a few functions. But, in general, |
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most libfreetype.so's appear to be more complete than their |
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windows counterparts. I tested this with Ubuntu 5.10 and found |
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that FT_Get_Charmap_Index function failed to load; there may be |
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others that fail also. You can use Derelict's exception |
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utility to get around functions that aren't supported on your |
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linux or windows system. |
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Also, on some Linux distributions, the file or link name for |
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"libfreetype.so" is not available. Some systems only support |
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links to specific library versions, such as "libfreetype.so.6". |
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This Derelict version attempts to load "libfreetype.so" by |
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default. If your linux system does not have a symbolic link |
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with that name, you may use Derelict's direct library loading |
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feature to load the specific library on your system manually. |
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If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them on the |
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www.dsource.org derelict forums. |
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-JJR |
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