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+How to enable the TrueType native hinter if you need it
+-------------------------------------------------------
+
+ The TrueType bytecode interpreter is disabled in all public releases
+ of the FreeType packages for patents reasons; see
+
+ http://www.freetype.org/patents.html
+
+ for more details.
+
+ However, many Linux distributions do enable the interpreter in the
+ FreeType packages (DEB/RPM/etc.) they produce for their platforms. If
+ you are using TrueType fonts on your system, you most probably want to
+ enable it manually by doing the following:
+
+ - open the file `include/freetype/config/ftoption.h'
+
+ - locate a line that says:
+
+ /* #define TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER */
+
+ - change it to:
+
+ #define TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
+
+ These steps must be done _before_ compiling the library.
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Copyright 2003, 2005, 2006 by
+David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg.
+
+This file is part of the FreeType project, and may only be used,
+modified, and distributed under the terms of the FreeType project
+license, LICENSE.TXT. By continuing to use, modify, or distribute this
+file you indicate that you have read the license and understand and
+accept it fully.
+
+
+--- end of TRUETYPE ---