Re: [Devel] FT_Set_Hint_Flags problem

[David Turner]

Werner LEMBERG wrote:
> David,
>
>
> in Sept 2002 you've removed FT_Set_Hint_Flags from freetype.h.  I just
> found out that the function is still in ftobjs.c.  Shall it be removed?
The reason this function is still there, even if it is dormant, is to avoid
completely breaking RedHat 8.0 systems when users upgrade to a newer FreeType
release !

RH 8.0 uses a modified version of FT 2.1.2 and libXft that directly
call FT_Set_Hint_Flags to modify the "hinting" settings in the
font control panel. Had this function disappeared from the library,
any user installing a more recent version of FT2 would break many
things on his machine.

I don't know about RH 9, by the way, the "problem" might still persist
as well.

Maybe we need a new "tag" to warn users that something shouldn't
be used for production code, since "EXPERIMENTAL" or "INTERNAL" seem
to be ignored constantly by certain people. what about one of the
followings:

 - YOU_DONT_MEAN_IT_DO_YOU_?
 - CRASH_IS_SO_FUNNY
 - INTEGRATION_?_WHAT_INTEGRATION_?
 - ROT_IN_HELL
 - OWEN_DONT_TOUCH_THIS__PLEAAAASE

Aaaaaaaaah, feel better :-)

- David Turner
- The FreeType Project  (www.freetype.org)

PS: I suspect the function will stay there for some time.
    But I don't know if we'll be so nice in the future...


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