Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 7.9

Chapter 45. Other X-based Programs

FontForge-20150824

Introduction to FontForge

The FontForge package contains an outline font editor that lets you create your own postscript, truetype, opentype, cid-keyed, multi-master, cff, svg and bitmap (bdf, FON, NFNT) fonts, or edit existing ones.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.9 platform.

Package Information

FontForge Dependencies

Required

FreeType-2.6.3, GLib-2.46.2, and libxml2-2.9.3, also Wget-1.17.1 if you want to run the tests

Recommended

Cairo-1.14.6, GTK+-2.24.29, Harfbuzz-1.1.3, Pango-1.38.1 (required if Xorg libraries are present), and Xorg Libraries

Optional

giflib-5.1.2, libjpeg-turbo-1.4.2, libpng-1.6.21, LibTIFF-4.0.6, Python-2.7.11, IPython, libspiro, libunicodenames, libuninameslist, and zeromq (libzmq)

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/fontforge

Installation of FontForge

Install FontForge by running the following commands: 

sed -i 's%naist.jp/pub/NetBSD/packages%netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc%' \
  tests/Makefile.in &&
./configure --prefix=/usr     \
            --enable-gtk2-use \
            --disable-static  \
            --docdir=/usr/share/doc/fontforge-20150824 &&
make

To test the results, issue: make check.

Now, as the root user: 

make install
[Note]

Note

Fontforge may need a workaround to start, due to a bug in the splash screen. If you wish to start from a terminal, either issue fontforge -new, or, after issuing fontforge, press Ctrl-C once, after the splash screen appears. For the menu, make the following substitution, as the root user: 

sed -e '/Exec/ s/fontforge/& -new/' \
    -i /usr/share/applications/fontforge.desktop

Command Explanations

sed -i 's%naist.jp/pub/NetBSD/packages%netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc%' The tests get the MunhwaGothic-Bold font - it is no longer at that mirror, so use the primary NetBSD source.

--enable-gtk2-use: allows to use the GTK+2 graphics instead of basic Xorg graphics.

--disable-static: This switch prevents installation of static versions of the libraries.

--enable-debug: Turn on debug build and FONTFORGE_DEBUG conditional code. Requires libspiro.

Contents

Installed Programs: fontforge, fontimage, fontlint and sfddiff
Installed Libraries: libfontforgeexe.so, libfontforge.so, libgdraw.so, libgioftp.so, libgunicode.so, libgutils.so, and /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/{fontforge,psMat}.so
Installed Directories: /usr/{include,share}/fontforge and /usr/share/doc/fontforge-20150824

Short Descriptions

fontforge

is a program that allows you to create and modify font files.

fontimage

is a program that produces an image showing representative glyphs of the font.

fontlint

is a program that checks the font for certain common errors.

sfddiff

is a program that compares two font files.

Last updated on 2016-03-04 02:29:51 -0800