>> I just wanted to know if it is possible to compile the FreeType
>> demos with static linking?
>
> Yes, for example with
>
> cd freetype-demos
> meson subprojects update
> meson setup --default-library static build
> meson compile -C build
>
> Of course, this only links the FreeType library statically into the
> binary. Note that you will probably still see 'libfreetype.so' in
> the list of dynamically linked libraries: This happens if the
> HarfBuzz library is linked dynamically, which in turn needs
> FreeType.
This is fixed now; the following simpler incantation should work.
cd freetype-demos
meson subprojects update
meson setup build
meson compile -C build
Note that some meson subproject options can only be seen after running
`meson setup build`. For example, if you do
cd freetype-demos
meson configure
you can see
Subproject freetype2:
Project options Default Value Possible Values
--------------- ------------- ---------------
freetype2:brotli auto [enabled, disabled, auto]
freetype2:bzip2 auto [enabled, disabled, auto]
freetype2:harfbuzz auto [enabled, disabled, auto]
freetype2:mmap auto [enabled, disabled, auto]
freetype2:png auto [enabled, disabled, auto]
freetype2:tests disabled [enabled, disabled, auto]
freetype2:zlib auto [enabled, disabled, auto]
If you do
cd freetype-demos
meson setup build
cd build
meson configure
you additionally see
Core options Current Value Possible Values
------------ ------------- ---------------
freetype2:default_library static [shared, static, both]
freetype2:warning_level 1 [0, 1, 2, 3]
freetype2:werror false [true, false]
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