Re: [Mingw-cross-env-list] FreeType and HarfBuzz

[Werner LEMBERG]

>> What about making MXE's `harfbuzz.mk' simply touch `freetype.mk',
>> then directly calling `make freetype'?
> 
> That may cause odd issues with make’s dependency logic as it will
> then consider harfbuzz outdated since freetype changed - it’s
> probably better to keep explicit deps. Also, it would mean that
> packages like qt5 and sdl_ttf won’t get the improved version with
> harfbuzz support.

Another idea: What about removing `freetype.mk' and `harfbuzz.mk',
replacing it with `freetype-harfbuzz.mk' so that those libraries are
always installed together?

Ideally, harfbuzz should be split into two packages, since the part
needed by FreeType is quite low-level, but its author doesn't have
time (and interest, admittedly) to do that.


    Werner