Re: Compiling under DJGPP - it works, but no ftview

[David Turner]

Hi Laurence,

> 
> Hello,
> 
> I recently tried to compile freetype2 using DJGPP under a Windows DOS
> box. I found that freetype detects my system as:
> 
>     platform = win32
>     compiler = gcc
>     rules = w32-gcc.mk
> 
> So I copied config/dos/dos-gcc.mk to ./config.mk in order to select the
> correct makefile. Using this makefile, I can compile the library and the
> demos without any problems.
>
Congratulations, that's exactly how this should be done :-)

> However, ftview does not work (it quits because it can't initialise any
> display device).
> 
> I have written new makefiles for compiling under DJGPP and using a
> library called Allegro, which is a game library often used on DJGPP for
> graphics. I have also written a module for migs which runs using
> Allegro. (On a side note, Allegro is cross-platform - it supports DJGPP,
> Linux, X, Beos, several Windows compilers, and probably some more. The
> Allegro module could therefore be used on more platforms than DJGPP, to
> provide display capabilities if needed).
> 
> If you would like, I could post these new files and you could include
> them in your project. I could also write the beginnings of a HOWTO for
> writing your own migs driver.
> 
Laurence, I think this would be simply great !! Feel free to send me your
files, I'll add them to the CVS tree. Or if you prefer, I can give you
developer rights to let you commit the files yourself to the repository

Best Regards,

- David