Re: [ft] Standard Library Dependencies in freetype-2.3.7

[Mickey Gabel]

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> On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:49:58 +0200
> Mickey Gabel <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> > I am trying to use a customized FT2 build for an embedded system, where 
> > memcpy does not exist. In fact, most of the standard library is not there.
>
> Oh, I was thinking memcpy() was standardized in C89 (so-called
> ANSI C) and later standard C library has it. Do you mean you
> want to use pre-C89 environment? FreeType2 is designed for
> C89 and later, and I'm afraid that some available functions
> (with same-name of C89 spec) works differently from C89 spec.
> So you may get some errors that FreeType2 developers never
> expected. Please post more detailed description on your environment.

Many embedded environments do not use the C standard library. IIRC even 
the Linux kernel can't use some of the C standard library, and instead 
uses similar functions with slightly different names.
My environment is BREW, for example, that offers different versions for 
SOME of the standard library functions. (MALLOC instead of malloc, etc).
IIRC the C standard calls such environments "free standing".
There are many such environments in the embedded world.

> If you disable anti-alias module, AAT/OpenType validator modules,
> you can exclude most setjmp/longjmp, but I have no idea to disable
> setjmp in src/sfnt/ttcmap.c.

Well I do need AA, but thanks.

Thanks to both you and Werner for the help.