encumbrances update

[Ted Neward]

Is that code in SVN now? Can you send a quick email to this list when it
does go in, if it's not already?

Ted Neward
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: build-dev-bounces at openjdk.java.net [mailto:build-dev-
> bounces at openjdk.java.net] On Behalf Of Phil Race
> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 2:39 PM
> To: build-dev at openjdk.java.net; discuss at openjdk.java.net
> Subject: encumbrances update
> 
> 
> I just want to give a quick update on the state of one the 2D encumbrances
> to a broader audience than the 2D and font mailing lists, since the
> state of encumbrances are generally of broad interest.
> 
> Igor Nekrestyanov just put back into what will be b17 the first version of
> the
> code that replaces using the T2K font rasteriser with freetype.
> This should be be out on openjdk.java.net in a few days.
> 
> It is believed to build and work on all platform combinations : windows,
> linux, solaris, 32 and 64 bit, but testing has focused on the 32 bit
> versions.
> 
> Whilst removing the encumbrance, it does add the requirement
> that you have freetype around. That is, at this time, we
> chose not to include sources for a specific freetype since
> we think most distros will want to link against the platform one.
> 
> If the build detects a compatible freetype in /usr/lib it will
> just link against that.
> 
> But if needed you can provide your own by setting ALT_FREETYPE_LIB_PATH,
> in which case ALT_FREETYPE_HEADERS_PATH should also be set.
> The build docs have been updated with this information.
> 
> We have only tested against recent freetypes : 2.3.0 and later.
> So there's some work to do there to see what the actual minimum
> requirements are. If you have an earlier version you want to
> try, you may need to bypass the sanity check.
> 
> Please try it out, and let us know of any suggestions for
> improvement etc by communicating on
> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/mailman/listinfo/font-scaler-dev
> 
> And on a related note, Alexey Menkov is making changes which
> separate out the encumbered Java Sound code from the unemcumbered parts.
> This basically slims down the binary plug to just those parts that
> need to be in it, making it easier to replace. Hopefully that
> will be in an openjdk drop in about two weeks. I expect Alexey
> have more to say on this on the sound mailing lists :
> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/mailman/listinfo/audio-engine-dev
> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/sound-dev/
> 
> -Phil.
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