James Greenidge wrote: >> > Thanks for the swift reply. Only thing is those instructions >> >>> don't explain how you install libfreetype after you've downloaded >> >> > it and how. >> Sure they do :-) You don't need to install those libraries. >> Scroll down to the topic "Replacing libfreetype (optional)" >> and follow the instructions given. >> Create a backup folder for the existing libfreetype files, copy >> them into this backup folder and afterwards replace them with the >> ones in the tar.gz archive. It is really that simple. I did this >> before and I did it again today because I finally updated to 10.4.3 >> after staying with 10.3.9 till friday. > > > Please understand, I am _not_ a techie! I have > libfreetype-2.1.9-davidchesterpatch.tar.gz sitting on my desktop and I > don't know what the heck to do with it. The instructions say > 'http://www2.entropy.ch/download/libfreetype-2.1.9-davidchesterpatch.tar.gz'
This is a http download of the file you already > ... % cd /usr/X11R6/lib/ This is a terminal window session. Open the Terminal program from the Applications -> Utilities window. The type in "cd /usr/X11R6/lib/" Then type in 'sudo mv libfreetype.* libfreetype-orig". You should get a password: prompt. Type in your current user's password (this will need to be done after each time you type in sudo if prompted.) You should be able to follow the remaining commands. It is not normal for the average Mac user to even know about the terminal window and forgetting this can lead to major problems. The production of installers is why Macs are so easy to maintain. Why this program does not have one is beyond my knowledge but it is not technically impossible. Even the production of a uninstaller in this case is very possible. James McKenzie --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
