Re: [Devel] About Instarll Freetype on redhat linux 9

[Werner LEMBERG]

> 
> This moring I acted as the INSTALL.UNX to upgrade freetype on Redhat linux 
> 9.01:
> ./configure --prefix=/usr
> make 
> make install

> cp /usr/lib/libfreetype.a /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libfreetype.a
> (because I found that startx will load
> /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libfreetype.a, which don't be upgraded
> by make install)
>
> After doing above all, I used "startx", but it failed , I checked
> the log, which shows the following message:
> Duplicate symbol BitOrderInvert in
> /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libfreetype.a:truetype.o
> Also defined in (built-in)

Apparently X11's libfreetype.a only contains stuff which isn't already
included in X11 itself (or a part of it).  IMHO this makes sense.
I fear you won't be able to upgrade FreeType within X11 this way.

Perhaps X11 gurus can give more advice.


    Werner