Re: FreeType and SDL_ttf backports
Hey,
Answer, feedback?
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Sylvain
On Tue, Dec 11, 2007 at 11:35:18PM +0100, Sylvain Beucler wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm in the process of making Debian packages for my game, and I
> noticed that:
> - SDL_ttf will crash with Etch's version of libfreetype6.
> - Etch's SDL_ttf has a rendering bug in "bold style".
> which makes it impossible for Etch users to play the game. Therefore,
> I backported both packages. Those are simple recompilations, nothing
> besides debian/changelog had to be changed.
>
>
> Do they have their place at backports.org?
>
>
> They can be found at:
> http://dl.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freedink/debian/
>
>
> Incidentally the .png's show the difference in font rendering / aspect
> between FreeType 2.2 and 2.3.
> Backport HOWTOs for those at (comments welcome):
> http://doc.cliss21.com/index.php?title=Backport_FreeType
> http://doc.cliss21.com/index.php?title=Backport_SDL_ttf
>
> Cheers,
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