[Freetype] Standard Type Services Framework (STSF) 0.2 Released

[Alexander Gelfenbain]

The STSF team announces the 0.2 release of the Standard Type Services Framework.

The source code and FreeBSD binary packages (Linux RPM packages to follow)
are available for download from http://sourceforge.net/projects/stsf/

STSF consists of two parts:

ST  - rendering-system independent framework

XST - X11 extension to XFree86 4.2.0 that exports ST functionality
      to X11 clients

ST compiles on Solaris, Linux, and FreeBSD platforms.  XST compiles on Solaris,
Linux, and FreeBSD as well, but does not contain drivers for common
Solaris/sparc graphics cards, so is not usable on most Solaris/sparc platforms
at this time.

The source code comes in two archives:
    st-0.2.src.tgz
        contains the entire ST source tree

    xst-0.2_xfree86-4.2.0.src.tgz
        contains the entire XFree86 4.2.0 + XST extension
        source tree

    Alternatively, if you already have XFree86 4.2.0 source
    tree you can apply a patch xfree86-xst-0.2.patch.gz to
    it.

ST currently requires GNU make and FreeType
(See the docs/INSTALL file in the ST distribution for full instructions.)

XST requires ST, Motif or OpenMotif, and GNU libiconv if your system libc does
not provide iconv.  (A link to the ST source tree must exist as "ST" in the
parent directory of the XST tree.)

Neither ST nor XST are completely implemented at this time, but you can see
what is available by running our xclock -digital or xstfontsel demos in X or
the ST web demo cgi using the GD graphics library.

Mailing lists for comments, questions, or further discussion are available at:
    http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=46276

The STSF team.

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Alexander Gelfenbain, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
+1 (408) 635-0612