Welcome to FreeType!
> I have an unusual requirement. I am trying to use Freetype with
> the Arduino framework, via PlatformIO w/ VSCode
>
> Being able to build it under this environment means opening up
> freetype to a whole range of IoT devices.
OK.
> So I have some questions.
>
> 1. Will reverse engineering the CMake and Make stuff rub anyone
> the wrong way? I don’t want to create a derivative work, I
> just want to build freetype under a different build system
Please proceed! If you have something generic that could be used by
other developers I suggest that you contribute this to us.
> 2. Can anyone point me to some resources that might help with #1
> or otherwise is anyone interested in helping me do this?
As a start you might read `docs/INSTALL.ANY` for compilation of the
FreeType library without a build system.
Werner
