1FREETYPE-CONFIG(1)          General Commands Manual         FREETYPE-CONFIG(1)
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NAME

6       freetype-config - Get information about a libfreetype installation
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SYNOPSIS

9       freetype-config [options]
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DESCRIPTION

12       freetype-config  returns  information  needed for compiling and linking
13       programs with the FreeType library, such as linker flags  and  compila‐
14       tion  parameters.   Alternatively,  it can be used to query information
15       about the FreeType library version installed on the system, such as the
16       installation (directory path) prefix or the FreeType version number.
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18       If  pkg-config(1) is found in the path, freetype-config acts as a wrap‐
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21       This program is part of the FreeType package.
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OPTIONS

24       There are two types of options: output/display selection  options,  and
25       path override options.
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27   Output selection options
28       Only  one  of the output selection options should be given at each pro‐
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31       --prefix
32              Return the prefix value of the installed FreeType  library  (the
33              default  prefix  will  be `/usr' in most cases for distribution-
34              installed packages).
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36       --exec-prefix
37              Return the executable prefix value  of  the  installed  FreeType
38              library (will often be the same as the prefix value).
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40       --ftversion
41              Return  the  FreeType version number, directly derived from file
42              `freetype.h'.
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44       --version
45              Return the `libtool version' of the FreeType library.
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47       --libtool
48              Return the library name for linking with libtool.
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50       --libs Return compiler flags for linking with  the  installed  FreeType
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53       --cflags
54              Return  compiler  flags  for  compiling  against  the  installed
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57       --static
58              Make command line options display flags for static linking.
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60       --help Show help and exit.
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62   Path override options
63       These affect any selected output option,  except  the  libtool  version
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66       --prefix=PREFIX
67              Override --prefix value with PREFIX.  This also sets --exec-pre‐
68              fix=PREFIX if option --exec-prefix is not explicitly given.
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71              Override --exec-prefix value with EPREFIX.
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BUGS

74       In case the libraries FreeType links to  are  located  in  non-standard
75       directories, and pkg-config(1) is not available, the output from option
76       --libs might be incomplete.  It is thus recommended to use the pkg-con‐
77       fig(1) interface instead, which is able to correctly resolve all depen‐
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80       Setting --exec-prefix (either explicitly or  implicitly)  might  return
81       incorrect  results  if combined with option --static.  The same problem
82       can occur if you set the SYSROOT environment variable.
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AUTHOR

85       This    manual    page    was    contributed    by    Nis     Martensen
86       <nis.martensen@web.de>,  with  further  refinements  from  the FreeType
87       team.
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91FreeType 2.10.1                    July 2019                FREETYPE-CONFIG(1)
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