8 FreeType's official repository site is
10 https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype ,
12 from which the 'freetype.git' and 'freetype-demos.git' repositories
13 can be cloned in the usual way.
15 git clone https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype.git
16 git clone https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype-demos.git
18 If you want to use the Savannah mirror instead, you have to do a
19 slightly different incantation because the repository names contain
20 digit '2' for historical reasons.
23 https://git.savannah.nongnu.org/git/freetype/freetype2.git \
26 https://git.savannah.nongnu.org/git/freetype/freetype2-demos.git \
30 standard builds with `configure`
31 --------------------------------
33 The git repository doesn't contain pre-built configuration scripts for
34 UNIXish platforms. To generate them say
38 which in turn depends on the following packages:
44 The versions given in parentheses are known to work. Newer versions
45 should work too, of course. Note that `autogen.sh` also sets up
46 proper file permissions for the `configure` and auxiliary scripts.
48 The `autogen.sh` script checks whether the versions of the above three
49 tools match the numbers above. Otherwise it will complain and suggest
50 either upgrading or using environment variables to point to more
51 recent versions of the required tools.
53 Note that `aclocal` is provided by the 'automake' package on Linux,
54 and that `libtoolize` is called `glibtoolize` on Darwin (OS X).
57 alternative build methods
58 -------------------------
60 For static builds that don't use platform-specific optimizations, no
61 configure script is necessary at all; saying
66 should work on all platforms that have GNU `make` (or `makepp`).
68 A build with `cmake` or `meson` can be done directly from the git
69 repository. However, if you want to use the `FT_DEBUG_LOGGING` macro
70 (see file `docs/DEBUG` for more information) it is currently mandatory
71 to execute `autogen.sh` in advance; this script clones the 'dlg' git
72 submodule and copies some files into FreeType's source tree.
78 Please note that this project is released with a Contributor Code of
79 Conduct (CoC). By participating in this project you agree to abide by
80 its terms, which you can find in the following link:
82 https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/CodeOfConduct
84 CoC issues may be raised to the project maintainers at the following
90 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
92 Copyright (C) 2005-2023 by
93 David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg.
95 This file is part of the FreeType project, and may only be used,
96 modified, and distributed under the terms of the FreeType project
97 license, LICENSE.TXT. By continuing to use, modify, or distribute
98 this file you indicate that you have read the license and understand
102 --- end of README.git ---