[slightly OT] Freetype2 and SDL_ttf using VC++ 6.0

SDL Development
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I am trying to build Freetype2 under Win95 using
VC++ 6.0. The scripts in the freetype .tar.gz file
don’t quite work as intended; they insist that I have gcc
instead of vc++, and if I fix that, a zillion of other problems
appear and so on. I really want to start using SDL_ttf,
and the idea of wasting more time trying to build these
things makes me shudder. :frowning:

Is there an easier way to build Freetype2 and then
SDL_ttf using VC++ 6.0 IDE? Something similar to
what SDL itself has… a VisualC folder and a project
file I can load and compile right away.
hopeful look

Thanks!
M.C.

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I am trying to build Freetype2 under Win95 using
VC++ 6.0. The scripts in the freetype .tar.gz file
don’t quite work as intended; they insist that I have gcc
instead of vc++, and if I fix that, a zillion of other problems
appear and so on. I really want to start using SDL_ttf,
and the idea of wasting more time trying to build these
things makes me shudder. :frowning:

Is there an easier way to build Freetype2 and then
SDL_ttf using VC++ 6.0 IDE? Something similar to
what SDL itself has… a VisualC folder and a project
file I can load and compile right away.

i’ve ne’er tried the 2.x releases. use the latest 1.x release.
follow the steps in the build instructions and you’ll can get a
freetype.lib quick and easy. (use the dosbox, luke!)

if you’re still stuck send me some email. i’ve done it a couple
times without incident. i can send you one of mine, or better
yet, help you get your own.