A bit frustrated here so I am in need of some help...
In short I am going through Lazy Foo's SDL tutorials, and reached lesson 7 True Type Fonts... looked easy enough, install SDL_TFF, add it to the linker settings.
Nah, has to be a sod. SDL_TTF relies on Freetype2, but Freetype2 is a bloody project and needs to be built, I tried running the build for VC 2008, but it spat out a load of errors and to be honest I havent got enough experience with the IDE (or any IDE) to make out what the heck is happening.
I searched for a pre-built Freetype2 lib, found GNUWin but that has a Freetype6.dll and SDL_TFF is looking for a Freetype-6.dll (and changing the name of the dll doesnt work).
I found a program call Jam , thats suppose to make it easy to build Freetype2 .... EXCEPT YOU NEED TO BUILD THE PROGRAM JAM FIRST
1) I havent the foggiest idea what the Freetype2 lib is suppose to look like ? Is it a DLL ?
2) Why couldnt they include a compiled version ?
3) Why didnt the author of SDL_TTF include it if its a requirement ?
4) Why dont any of the SDL tutorials mention Freetype2 ? They all just say install and include SDL_TTF.dll ... and having installed and used SDL_Image with no hassles I thought the TTF would of been easier.
... help.
Any advice and assistance would be appreciated.
Thank you for taking the time to read my rant/request.
EDITED: Heh, meant Freetype2 ... not Freefont , edited the mistakes.
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