Re: [Devel] Compiling Freetype in VC6

[Werner LEMBERG]

> So I'm compiling the DLL's and Lib's needed for the RPG, and I get
> some Freetype symbol errors.  I investigate into Freetype and
> realize it needs to be compiled.  I check out the builds and a handy
> DSW file is available to build direct from MSVC++.  So I try to
> build the lib file, and I get a bunch of compiler errors, that look
> like they are just compiler setup issues.

You haven't told us which version of FreeType you use...

Please try

  ftp://ftp.freetype.org/pub/unstable/freetype2-current.tar.gz

It contains an updated DSP file.

> Also, have you had any support issues with the header files in
> /src/base compiling with error C2006 on the #include NAME lines.

IIRC, you must deactivate `precompiled headers' or something similar
to make that work.  And you should write a bug report to MS.


     Werner