Freetype 2.3.7

Freetype must be built as a static library.

Windows

1. Open the freetype-2.3.7\builds\win32\visualc\freetype.sln project in the corresponding version of VS.

2. Select Release Multithreaded solution configuration.

3. Select Project->Properties->General->Configuration Type->Static Library (.lib)

4. Select Project->Properties->C/C++->Code Generation->Runtime Library-> Multi-threaded DLL (/MD).

If you need a debug version you can choose Multi-threaded Debug DLL (/MDd).

5. Select Project->Properties->Librarian->General->Output File->

6. Start the compilation.

You have built a static freetype237MT.lib library located in freetype-2.3.7-source\objs.

Linux

> cd freetype-2.3.7-sources

> configure --prefix=/path-you-want-to install-freetype/freetype-2.3.7 –enable-shared=no

> make

> make install

Remark:

–enable-shared=no means that only a static library will be built.

You will build and then install a static libfreetype.a library located in =/path-you-want-to install-freetype/freetype-2.3.7/lib