# Unable to find FreeType2

**URL:** <https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/unable-to-find-freetype2/19298>\
**Category:** SDL Development\
**Created:** [January 5, 2013, 10:12pm UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/unable-to-find-freetype2/19298 "2013-01-05T22:12:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![NSpace](https://discourse.libsdl.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@NSpace](https://discourse.libsdl.org/u/NSpace)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2013, 10:12pm UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/unable-to-find-freetype2/19298/1 "2013-01-05T22:12:50Z")

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Hello, me again.  
I tried to build SDL\_ttf 2.0.11 but I get this strange error. Can someone explain me what I should do?  
I think I must build FreeType2. But how can I build Freetype2 and how recognize SDL\_ttf that a valid FreeType build exists?

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**Author:** ![Robin\_Kaup](https://discourse.libsdl.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/ecd19e/32.png) [@Robin\_Kaup](https://discourse.libsdl.org/u/Robin_Kaup)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2013, 8:01am UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/unable-to-find-freetype2/19298/2 "2013-01-06T08:01:30Z")

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What OS are you on?On 5 January 2013 22:12, NSpace wrote:

> \*\*  
> Hello, me again.  
> I tried to build SDL\_ttf 2.0.11 but I get this strange error. Can someone  
> explain me what I should do?  
> I think I must build FreeType2. But how can I build Freetype2 and how  
> recognize SDL\_ttf that a valid FreeType build exists?
> 
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> SDL mailing list  
> SDL at [lists.libsdl.org](http://lists.libsdl.org)  
> [http://lists.libsdl.org/listinfo.cgi/sdl-libsdl.org](http://lists.libsdl.org/listinfo.cgi/sdl-libsdl.org)

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**Author:** ![NSpace](https://discourse.libsdl.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@NSpace](https://discourse.libsdl.org/u/NSpace)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2013, 9:30am UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/unable-to-find-freetype2/19298/3 "2013-01-06T09:30:46Z")

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I’m on Windows 7, 64 bit.