Re: [ft] Installation issue

[Jeffry Killen]

On May 17, 2015, at 2:55 PM, Werner LEMBERG wrote:

> > I am trying to compile and install freetype 2.4.0 on FreeBSD v10.1
> > system
>
> Version 2.4.0 is very old.  You might try the current release, 2.5.5.

I missed this on the freetype site. I thought 2.4.0 was the latest  
version.
I will look again;

> > Viewing the requirement for GNU make, I downloaded, compiled and
> > installed it.  (GNU make v4.1)
>
> OK.
>
> > In the /usr/local/bin dir I ran make -v and got the version
> > # and info.  So I know that it exists and is working.
>
> OK.
>
> > Now when I cd into the freetype dir and run
> > GNUMAKE=/usr/local/bin/make ./configure
> >
> > I am greeted with the statement
> > GNUMAKE=/usr/local/bin/make command not found
> >
> > The shell is csh.
>
> It seems that for the csh family you have to use `setenv' or `set'.  I
> strongly suggest that you use bash or sh for running FreeType's
> configure script – I'm not a csh user, and scripts are tested for sh
> (and bash) only.
>
> Of course, patches are highly welcome to support csh also (in case
> there is some necessary work to do)...
>
>
>    Werner

Thnak you for the resonse
JK