Error installing freetype-1.3.1

Net Llama! netllama
Mon May 17 11:34:31 PDT 2004


Bill Davidson wrote:
> On Sun, 07 Jul 2002 12:50:26 -0700
> "Net Llama!" <netllama at linux-sxs.org> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Bill Davidson wrote:
>>
>>>I'm following the sxs on installing XFree86 with truetype and
>>>anti-aliased fonts. I get the follwing error when doing make install
>>>on freetype-1.3.1:
>>>
>>>/usr/src/XFree/freetype-1.3.1/test/arch/unix/../../arch/unix/gwin_x
>>>11.c:22: X11/Xlib.h: No such file or
>>>directory/usr/src/XFree/freetype-1.3.1/test/arch/unix/../../arch/un
>>>ix/gwin_x11.c:23: X11/Xutil.h: No such file or
>>>directory/usr/src/XFree/freetype-1.3.1/test/arch/unix/../../arch/un
>>>ix/gwin_x11.c:24: X11/cursorfont.h: No such file or directory
>>>make[1]: *** [gwin_x11.o] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory
>>>`/usr/src/XFree/freetype-1.3.1/test' make: *** [install] Error 2
>>
>>Its looking for /usr/X11R6/include/X11/Xlib.h
>>/usr/X11R6/include/X11/Xutil.h
> 
> 
> Really? I don't see that at all. Now I'm confused. So than X must have
> to be installed first. But the sxs says to install freetype-1.x,
> freetype-2.x, mesa, and zlib first. I've got zlib installed already.
> 
> Ok. I've read the rest of the freetype sxs. It's here by the way:
> http://sxs.homeip.net/freetype.html. And here's the sxs that I'm
> following for X: http://sxs.homeip.net/xfree_4_x_ttf_aa.html. 
> 
> It says to install freetype, delete the source dir, unpack it again, and
> configure it for X, so that it installs under /usr/X11R6. Alright,
> nevermind. I think I'll just try to get a basic working X and try to get
> the rest working at another time.

Yea, it does say that.  I think the author of that SxS, Doug, needs to 
comment further.

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