Re: [ft-devel] web page for the forthcoming 2.2.0 release

[david turner]

Another option is to have ./configure refuse to install freetype
2.2.0 if a previous release of the library is detected on the
system; that is, unless you use a super-duper parameter like
--please-destroy-my-desktop that only the cautious will care to use.
    

I second this.  A big warning should be emitted if an older FreeType
DLL and/or header files are found.  How to do this sensibly is beyond
my knowledge.

  

we don't need to cover all cases, I think the following should be enough:

- check that a freetype-config script is available from current PATH
- check also the availabilty through pkg-config as well
- check that the prefix is set to /usr or /usr/local (maybe /usr/X11/lib as well)

Any takers ?

- David

    Werner

  

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