Re: TrueType font metrics for PostScript driver

[Marcus Meissner]

On Mon, Apr 30, 2001 at 02:03:48PM -0500, Ian Pilcher wrote:
> Alexandre Julliard wrote:
> > But doesn't your solution also require FreeType anyway?  Linking it
> > into Wine or into a separate program is not really different for the
> > user, he still needs to install it.
>
> With a separate program, FreeType is only required for people who want
> to print TrueType fonts.  If I put FreeType calls directly into the
> driver, FreeType will be required to build/run Wine at all, even for
> users that derive no benefit from it.

Umm, use autoconf checks and fall back methods, also for ft1 vs ft2 checks.

Ciao, Marcus