Got it. Thanks.
Also, I've tried installing FreeType library on another Ubuntu 17.04 64-bit.
I did ./autogen
./configure --prefix=<path>
make
make install
AFAICS it installed the 32-bit version. ( no lib64/ folder, there was an
lib/ folder).
On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 12:15 PM, Werner LEMBERG <w...@gnu.org> wrote:
>
> >> . As a prerequisite (documented in the README) the user must
> >> compile the `base' version of FreeType manually so that a DLL
> >> gets created. This should *not* be handled automatically. And
> >> no need to install them.
> >> . Similarly, the `test' version of FreeType should be built with a
> >> simple call to `make'. Again there should be no need to install
> >> it.
> >> . The user should then specify the `base' FreeType `.so' file using
> >> a variable, say, `FREETYPE_BASE_DLL'.
> >
> > After compiling both the libraries, I am doing this in objs/ folder.
> >
> > libtool --mode=install cp libfreetype.la \
> > /home/ksvsk/working-repo/tests/make_png/test/libfreetype.la
> >
> > And using the .so file generated in the test/ folder. Similarly
> > doing this for the 'base' version as well. I am getting the correct
> > result. Is this what is needed to be done?
>
> Well, calling `libtool' this way is kind of an installation, which is
> exactly what should *not* be expected. There shouldn't be any
> assumptions where the base DLL is located.
>
> Maybe I wasn't clear enough, so I'm trying again.
>
> . Compile the base FreeType version in directory
> `/home/kushal/freetype2-base'. After compilation, the .so file
> can be found as
> `/home/kushal/freetype2-base/objs/.libs/libfreetype.so.6.12.5'.
>
> . Compile the test FreeType version (i.e., current git) in directory
> `/home/kushal/freetype2'. After compilation, the .so file can be
> found as
> `/home/kushal/freetype2/objs/.libs/libfreetype.so.6.14.0'.
>
> . The glyph image tests should now
> be run with something similar to the following
>
> cd /home/kushal/freetype2
>
> FREETYPE_TEST_BASE_DLL="/home/kushal/freetype2-base/objs/.libs/libfreetype.so.6.12.5"
> \
> FREETYPE_TEST_FONT="/home/kushal/foo.ttf" \
> FREETYPE_TEST_PT_SIZES="12 15 18" \
> FREETYPE_TEST_MODES="aa mono" \
> make tests
>
> Of course, there is no need to explicitly specify the second DLL
> because `make tests' can find it by itself.
>
>
> Werner
>
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