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This is a CDep-ized packaging of FreeType

The source is identical but there are releases in CDep format. See https://github.com/jomof/cdep-android-studio-freetype-sample for an example of how to use it on Android.

FreeType 2.6.2

Homepage: http://www.freetype.org

FreeType is a freely available software library to render fonts.

It is written in C, designed to be small, efficient, highly customizable, and portable while capable of producing high-quality output (glyph images) of most vector and bitmap font formats.

Please read the docs/CHANGES file, it contains IMPORTANT INFORMATION.

Read the files docs/INSTALL*' for installation instructions; see the file docs/LICENSE.TXT' for the available licenses.

The FreeType 2 API reference is located in docs/reference'; use the file ft2-toc.html' as the top entry point. Additional documentation is available as a separate package from our sites. Go to

http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype/

and download one of the following files.

freetype-doc-2.6.2.tar.bz2
freetype-doc-2.6.2.tar.gz
ftdoc262.zip

To view the documentation online, go to

http://www.freetype.org/freetype2/documentation.html

Mailing Lists

The preferred way of communication with the FreeType team is using e-mail lists.

general use and discussion:      freetype@nongnu.org
engine internals, porting, etc.: freetype-devel@nongnu.org
announcements:                   freetype-announce@nongnu.org
git repository tracker:          freetype-commit@nongnu.org

The lists are moderated; see

http://www.freetype.org/contact.html

how to subscribe.

Bugs

Please submit bug reports at

https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?group=freetype

Alternatively, you might report bugs by e-mail to freetype-devel@nongnu.org'. Don't forget to send a detailed explanation of the problem -- there is nothing worse than receiving a terse message that only says it doesn't work'.

Enjoy!

The FreeType Team

Copyright 2006-2015 by David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg.

This file is part of the FreeType project, and may only be used, modified, and distributed under the terms of the FreeType project license, LICENSE.TXT. By continuing to use, modify, or distribute this file you indicate that you have read the license and understand and accept it fully.