| FreeType 2 for Debian |
| --------------------- |
| |
| Hurray! FreeType 2 is finally here! :-) The "7" in the package name |
| "libfreetype7" is the major soname of FreeType 2's libfreetype. |
| |
| According to the FreeType 2 FAQ, |
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| The FreeType 2 API is a lot simpler than the one in 1.x while being |
| much more powerful. We thus encourage you to adapt your source code |
| to it as this should not involve much work. |
| |
| So please try your best to help migrate your software to FreeType 2. |
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| FreeType 2.0.x can co-exist peacefully with FreeType 1.x with no namespace |
| conflicts. However, the source package names must be distinguished in |
| Debian. So, to truly conform with the library naming convention outlined |
| in the Debian Policy, I've decided the following names for the FreeType |
| packages in Debian 2.3: |
| |
| FreeType 2.0.x: |
| Source package: freetype_2.0.x.orig.tar.gz (current version) |
| library package: libfreetype7_2.0.x-x (libfreetype, soname 7) |
| devel package: libfreetype7-dev_2.0.x-x (libfreetype, soname 7) |
| |
| FreeType 1.x: |
| Source package: freetype1_1.x.orig.tar.gz (for FreeType 1) |
| library package: libttf2_1.x-? (libttf, soname 2) |
| devel package: libttf-dev_1.x-? (libttf, soname 2) |
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| Simple, non? |
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| Enjoy! :-) |
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| -- Anthony Fok <foka@debian.org>, Mon, 23 Apr 2001 23:07:16 -0600 |
