Re: [Freetype] freetype1 vs freetype2 vs freetype [12].*

[Anthony Fok]

On Fri, Jan 18, 2002 at 11:32:36PM -0500, Allan Gottlieb wrote:
> I am a little puzzled over the numbering of freetype.
> 
> I have a redhat 7.2 distribution with ximian gnome on top.

Red Hat puts both FreeType 1 (1.3.1) and FreeType 2 (2.0.3 in Red Hat 7.2,
2.0.5 in the current Rawhide beta) together in the _same_ freetype RPM.

However, most non-RedHat distributions are likely to keep them separate.
> 
> To run Eterm version 9, I need imlib2.  
>     rpm -U imlib2-1.0.4-3.i686.rpm
> yields
>     freetype1 is needed by imlib2-1.0.4-3

You got this package from PLD (Polish(ed) Linux Distribution).

> Finally
>     rpm -U freetype1-1.3.1-3.i686.rpm
> yields
>     file /usr/bin/ttmkfdir from install of freetype1-1.3.1-3 conflicts
>     with file from package freetype-2.0.3-7

Again, freetype1 is from PLD.  This is one case where you can't just
mix-and-match packages from different RPM distributions.

> I am not quite sure what to do.  Is freetype-2.0.3-7 a version of
> freetype2 and hence superior to freetype1?  If so, how should I
> install imlib2?

Red Hat does not yet package Eterm.  The "imlib2-1.0.4-fr1.i386.html" might
work on Red Hat.  Give that a try.  If all else fail, compile from source.

Best regards,

Anthony

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