[Freetype] Re: [Fonts]FreeType 2 backend for XFree86

[Keith Packard]

Around 2 o'clock on Apr 4, Juliusz Chroboczek wrote:

> An early BETA of a TrueType and Type 1 backend for XFree86 4.2.0 and
> later is available from

Is there a good reason not to use the .so version of freetype for this 
module?  I believe freetype should be treated as a system library, much as 
libc is today.  This could include building a thunk layer like the current 
xf86_ansic.h to ensure portability.

The alternative is to have two copies of this library loaded on every 
system.

Keith Packard        XFree86 Core Team        Compaq Cambridge Research Lab