Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 13:42:23 -0500 From: Jeremy Messenger <mezz.freebsd@gmail.com> To: Pedro Giffuni <giffunip@tutopia.com> Cc: FreeBSD GNOME Users <gnome@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: ports/178552: Update print/freetype2 to version 2.4.12 Message-ID: <CADLFttf6zwH8UsOoSd71YPqgZEMQj3Xu-mZYECvnxojjFX=bAA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <72f5fb9e17f4fcd3153990f255752633@tutopia.com> References: <201305150530.r4F5UDxN042667@freefall.freebsd.org> <CADLFtteQMAOK8rOnCidUFUwVoo_WNJvCOHf=Q0MrKgJtZM-LHA@mail.gmail.com> <72f5fb9e17f4fcd3153990f255752633@tutopia.com>
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On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 11:38 AM, <giffunip@tutopia.com> wrote: > On Wed, 15 May 2013 07:51:50 -0500, Jeremy Messenger > <mezz.freebsd@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Apart from some minor issues, this version of FreeType supports the >>> new CFF engine donated by Adobe in collaboration with Google. >>> >>> Testing of this new feature is encouraged but in order to activate >>> it the code must be patched so I added the suggested patch that sets >>> it as the new default hinter. >> >> <snip> >> >> Why did you enable it by default? This is a testing feature and they >> must have disable it for some reasons too, so it needs to be disabled >> by default with the optional provide. It will be enable by default >> when they enable it. We need to follow its tarball's default. >> > > It is simply a very desirable feature, specially if you have > Opentype fonts available. > > They will be enabling it by default on their next release but > it is already considered stable enough (it just works here). The freetype2 is not a port that where you can just throw it quick. They didn't enable this now, because it's not ready so the ports tree isn't ready for this either. > I think we should at least have an option to enable it. Yes, it's what I have suggested in my first replied. ;-) > Pedro. -- mezz.freebsd@gmail.com - mezz@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD GNOME Team http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome/ - gnome@FreeBSD.org
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