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SpeedCoder
SpeedCoder

Reputation: 139

How to build freetype on Cent OS 6.5?

I am trying to build the freetype library I got from here: http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype/freetype-2.5.3.tar.gz But I am really failing to do so.

I am using Cent OS 6.5, and the compiler is g++ 4.8.2. I need the library to be release, static and 64 bit. Is there anyone who can explain this in simple steps, please?

I am trying to compile my program and I am getting an error telling me I need some freetype .so file.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 565

Answers (1)

Elliott Frisch
Elliott Frisch

Reputation: 201467

Before building it myself, I would try

yum install freetype2-devel

If that doesn't install the library you need, you can try configure with something like (enable-static for static build and the target triplet)

./configure --enable-static x86_64-pc-linux-gnu

Then you can build it by running

make

Finally, you can install it by running

sudo make install

Upvotes: 1

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