GD with FreeType 2.x

[RosT]

What to do for compile GD with FreeType 2.x support?

[tribal-dolphin]

Hello,

To do that, you must compile gd with freetype support.

Do this :



cd /usr/local/directadmin/customapache/
wget http://ovh.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/freetype/freetype-2.1.9.tar.gz
tar zxf freetype-2.1.9.tar.gz
cd freetype-2.1.9
./configure
make
make install


Freetype 2.x is now installed on /usr/local/lib directory

Now, modify the build script (./build) for compile GD with FreeType :
In function doGD replace


./configure --with-png=/usr/local --with-jpeg=/usr/local --without-freetype

by


./configure --with-png=/usr/local --with-jpeg=/usr/local --with-freetype=/usr/local


Now, build PHP WITH compile of GD (type Y at prompted)


./build php
and after do

service httpd restart

That's all.

[hostpc.com]

install: too few arguments
Try `install --help' for more information.

[tribal-dolphin]

Ooooooops !!

It's not install but make install.
I'll modify my first post.

[Seth]

Didn't work for me, any ideas?

Thanks,
Seth

[Seth]

Thank you for using PHP.

/usr/local/directadmin/customapache/configure.php: line 7: --with-gd: command not found

*** There was an error while trying to configure php. Check the configure.php file

Is my error via shell.

-Seth

[tribal-dolphin]

It's an error on your file. It's not from PHP or GD.
Check the content of your file.

[Seth]

./configure \
--with-apxs \
--with-curl \
--with-curl-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-gd \
--with-gd-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-gettext \
--with-jpeg-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-kerberos \
--with-mcrypt \
--with-mhash \
--with-mysql \
--with-pear \
--with-png-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-xml \
--with-openssl \
--with-zlib \
--with-zlib-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-zip \
--enable-bcmath \
--enable-calendar \
--enable-ftp \
--enable-magic-quotes \
--enable-sockets \
--enable-track-vars

[tribal-dolphin]

This is my file. It run with no error.


#!/bin/sh
./configure \
--with-apxs \
--with-curl \
--with-curl-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-gd \
--with-gd-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-gettext \
--with-jpeg-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-freetype-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-kerberos \
--with-mcrypt \
--with-mhash \
--with-mysql \
--with-pear \
--with-pcre \
--with-png-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-xml \
--with-zlib \
--with-zlib-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-zip \
--enable-bcmath \
--enable-calendar \
--enable-ftp \
--enable-magic-quotes \
--enable-sockets \
--enable-track-vars

[Seth]

Can I see your php output? For some reason mine will not compile with Freetype

[tribal-dolphin]

go to http://s1.tribal-dolphin.net/phpinfo.php

[Seth]

I have tried everything I know how to do with no luck.

[tribal-dolphin]

Can you post here your doGD function (in ./build script)

thanks

[mvveelen]

Originally posted by tribal-dolphin

Freetype 2.x is now installed on /usr/local/lib directory

Now, modify the build script (./build) for compile GD with FreeType :
In function doGD replace


./configure --with-png=/usr/local --with-jpeg=/usr/local --without-freetype

by


./configure --with-png=/usr/local --with-jpeg=/usr/local --with-freetype=/usr/local


Now, build PHP WITH compile of GD (type Y at prompted)


./build php
and after do

service httpd restart

That's all. [/B]

Got stuck here. Everything went fine, and I edited the configure.php file so it looks like this :

#!/bin/sh
./configure \
--with-apxs \
--with-curl \
--with-curl-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-gd \
--with-gd-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-gettext \
--with-jpeg-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-freetype-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-kerberos \
--with-mcrypt \
--with-mhash \
--with-mysql \
--with-pear \
--with-pcre \
--with-png-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-xml \
--with-zlib \
--with-zlib-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-zip \
--enable-bcmath \
--enable-calendar \
--enable-ftp \


But when I recompile GD and PHP it still won't show the freetype......

What to do ?

http://www.salesplaza.nl/info.php

[tribal-dolphin]

Originally posted by mvveelen
Got stuck here. Everything went fine, and I edited the configure.php file

You don't have to modify configure.php but the file named build

[mvveelen]

Thanx.

Doing that right now ;)

[mvveelen]

One more question :

Do I have to add something like --with-gif=/usr/local to get support with .gif ??

[mvveelen]

It still doesn't support the freetype :

'./configure' '--with-apxs' '--with-curl' '--with-curl-dir=/usr/local/lib' '--with-gd' '--with-gd-dir=/usr/local/lib' '--with-gettext' '--with-jpeg-dir=/usr/local/lib' '--with-kerberos' '--with-mcrypt' '--with-mhash' '--with-mysql' '--with-pear' '--with-png-dir=/usr/local/lib' '--with-xml' '--with-zlib' '--with-zlib-dir=/usr/local/lib' '--with-zip' '--with-openssl' '--enable-bcmath' '--enable-calendar' '--enable-ftp' '--enable-magic-quotes' '--enable-sockets' '--enable-track-vars'

[tribal-dolphin]

It's not necessary to build GD with gif.
GD include gif support for read (2.0.25) and read/write (2.0.28)

[mvveelen]

Ok, but I now rebuild PHP and everything went fine, but still no support for freetype :(

[mvveelen]

Strange, when I do ./build GD it shows :


** Configuration summary for gd 2.0.28:

Support for PNG library: yes
Support for JPEG library: yes
Support for Freetype 2.x library: yes
Support for Xpm library: no
Support for pthreads: yes

[tribal-dolphin]

In your PHPINFO, go to the section named GD and see if FREETYPE appears.

This How-To is for GD + Freetype, not PHP + Freetype !!

[mvveelen]

gd
GD Support enabled
GD Version bundled (2.0.28 compatible)
GIF Read Support enabled
GIF Create Support enabled
JPG Support enabled
PNG Support enabled
WBMP Support enabled
XBM Support enabled

This is what it says.

I guess I meant GD+Freetype...... it is to get rid of the problems with the

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: imagefttext()

and

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: imagefttbox()

messages. I have a script that worked on another server and now it shows me this errors. It seems to me I have to install the freetype support then ?

[tribal-dolphin]

I send you a PM (personnal message)

[mvveelen]

Sent you 2 back ;)

[RosT]

To do that, you must compile gd with freetype support.

Do this :



cd /usr/local/directadmin/customapache/
wget http://ovh.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/freetype/freetype-2.1.9.tar.gz
tar zxf freetype-2.1.9.tar.gz
cd freetype-2.1.9
./configure
make
make install


Freetype 2.x is now installed on /usr/local/lib directory

Now, modify the build script (./build) for compile GD with FreeType :
In function doGD replace


./configure --with-png=/usr/local --with-jpeg=/usr/local --without-freetype

by


./configure --with-png=/usr/local --with-jpeg=/usr/local --with-freetype=/usr/local


Now, build PHP WITH compile of GD (type Y at prompted)


./build php
and after do

service httpd restart

That's all. [/B]

:-(

gcc -g -O2 -o .libs/annotate annotate.o /usr/local/lib/libiconv.so -Wl,-rpath -Wl,/usr/local/lib -L/usr/local/lib ./.libs/libgd.so -ljpeg -lfreetype -lz -lm -Wl,--rpath -Wl,/usr/local/lib
./.libs/libgd.so: undefined reference to `pthread_mutex_unlock'
./.libs/libgd.so: undefined reference to `pthread_mutex_destroy'
./.libs/libgd.so: undefined reference to `pthread_mutex_lock'
./.libs/libgd.so: undefined reference to `pthread_mutex_init'
*** Error code 1

Stop in /usr/local/directadmin/customapache/gd-2.0.25.
*** Error code 1

Stop in /usr/local/directadmin/customapache/gd-2.0.25.
*** Error code 1

Stop in /usr/local/directadmin/customapache/gd-2.0.25.

*** The make has failed, do you want to try to make again? (y,n):


What to do?

[mvveelen]

Tried almost everything now :

followed all the steps, no errors occured. Build GD and PHP, no errors occured. Restarted httpd.

Nothing shows up on http://www.salesplaza.nl/info.php

What else can I do now ?

[tribal-dolphin]

Originally posted by RosT
What to do?

I don't know. I do this with GD2.0.28 with no error. Test with this version of GD.

You can see the result HERE (http://s1.tribal-dolphin.net/phpinfo.php)

[markus]

mvveelen: I've seen in your phpinfo that you finally got it!

I'm having the same problem. I did everything and my phpinfo still does not show support for freetype.

Could you please explain how did you solve it? ...or anyone have an idea?


Thanks

[klassik]

Anyone know how to do this right? I've been trying for a while now. and its just not working at all for me.

[shackrat]

I'm tearing my hair out over this. I can get GD to compile fine per the instructions. I can also compile php without a problem too, but freetype doesn't show up in phpinfo().

The proper configuration directives do show up however. Anyone who figured this out willing to share their secret?

Thanks,
Steve

[BigWil]

Still nothing eh? I am still having problems because of the freetype2. I got it on one machine and stupid me.... I didn't write down what it was.

Still getting this:
./.libs/libgd.so: undefined reference to `pthread_mutex_unlock'
./.libs/libgd.so: undefined reference to `pthread_mutex_destroy'
./.libs/libgd.so: undefined reference to `pthread_mutex_lock'
./.libs/libgd.so: undefined reference to `pthread_mutex_init'
Then make dies.

[nobaloney]

What OS are you using?

Googling one of your error lines returns a lot of hits; all of them appear to be for FreeBSD.

Jeff

[BigWil]

Sorry my bust. I didn't know any other OS got pthreads errors. ;-)

Just upgraded DA to the latest, rebuilt freetype, png, jpeg, and trying to upgrade GD.

FreeBSD 4.10
freetype2-2.1.7_4
png-1.2.5_6
jpeg-6b_3
gd-2.0.22,1

[BigWil]

Got it and will document it here as well as in my docs. Freetype2 seems to install a limited version of the X libraries. Because of this there probably arises a dependency issue when trying to install GD with Freetype without xpm. None the less the following configure works with Freetype.

./configure --with-jpeg=/usr/local --with-png=/usr/local

This allowed config to auto detect the appropriate settings:

** Configuration summary for gd 2.0.33:

Support for PNG library: yes
Support for JPEG library: yes
Support for Freetype 2.x library: yes
Support for Fontconfig library: yes
Support for Xpm library: yes
Support for pthreads: yes

Again using --without-x didn't work if using --with-freetype. Without both works and with both works but no other combination.

Big Wil

[PeterB]

Can't install it here either,

Everything goes well, settings included in the build file, I can build without getting any errors (and it tells that there is FreeType support), but it doesn't work..

'./configure' '--with-apxs' '--with-curl' '--with-curl-dir=/usr/local/lib' '--with-gd' '--with-gd-dir=/usr/local/lib' '--with-gettext' '--with-jpeg-dir=/usr/local/lib' '--with-kerberos' '--with-mcrypt' '--with-mhash' '--with-mysql' '--with-pear' '--with-png-dir=/usr/local/lib' '--with-xml' '--with-zlib' '--with-zlib-dir=/usr/local/lib' '--with-zip' '--with-openssl' '--enable-bcmath' '--enable-calendar' '--enable-ftp' '--enable-magic-quotes' '--enable-sockets' '--enable-track-vars'

No freetype there..

Does anyone have an idea why PHP won't compile with Freetype?

[shackrat]

I got these instructions from the web host where some of my other sites are located (they owed me a favor)



Go and download the newest, stable version of FreeType2:

http://freetype.sourceforge.net/

While logged in as root on the server, with a copy of the archive for
FT2, gunzip/untar it and change to the directory and type:

./configure --prefix-/usr

make

make install

After that's complete, while compiling PHP w/ the options, add the
following to the configure line, along with your other options:

--with-freetype-dir=/usr


I followed them to the letter and it worked the first time.

Good luck!

[PeterB]

That's just the problem, PHP doesn't want to compile, any changes I make (both in build and configure.php) aren't working, phpinfo() keeps showing the same thing..

How can I compile PHP with new settings?..

[PeterB]

Got it! :) After installing freetype, execute these commands:


./build clean
./build php

And it will work :)

Peter

[Geffy]

Thank you, I never thought to look in the build script itself. I personally built freetype2 from the freebsd ports tree, then all I had to do was convince da that it was there by modifying the build script :p

[tdldp]

Hi,

I followed all steps trying to install Freetype support
Everything went ok on following steps :
cd /usr/local/directadmin/customapache/
wget http://ovh.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/freetype/freetype-2.1.9.tar.gz
tar zxf freetype-2.1.9.tar.gz
cd freetype-2.1.9
./configure
make
make install

i managed also to
./configure --with-png=/usr/local --with-jpeg=/usr/local --with-freetype=/usr/local

but when doing :
./build php

i went on errors, on things i have not had time to note.
Just after, i lost SSH root connection to the machine.
I have no more access to SSH neither to directadmin on port 22.

What's going on out there ????

thks for urgent answer

Machine is FC3 - Diradmin latest - exim 4.51 - clamAV 0.851 - awstats
Those are the soul addons brought to the machine.

[BigWil]

Your SSH problems would have nothing to do with your customapache build. SSH isn't modified at all by DA except to modify the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file when you create a user that has SSH privileges.

Big Wil

[tdldp]

Indeed, and hadn't time to post answer, but sshd and named bugged for some unknown reason (apparently a known problem)

I rebooted the machine and there it goes...

Yet GD and Freetype hasn't been updated, i'll have to see that indeed.

Thks a lot

[tdldp]

ok retried today to update GD with Freetype 2.

Refollowed build php steps.
When prompted regarding GD answered yes.
I then let the machine work alone on the build and come to the same error i had last time :

here is copy of the problem :
-o libphp4.la
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lltdl
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [libphp4.la] Erreur 1

*** The make has failed, do you want to try to make again? (y,n): n


newbie on this, can anyone explain me the problem encountered, and eventuelly a solution or an idea to explore in order to solve the problem ???

EDITED : I found solution to my problem though i haven't understood yet the reason, and still is eager to understand...
I have simply followed an advice in one of the post of the thread to ".build clean" and wahoooo it worked...


Thks a lot.

Tdldp

[netswitch]

Hello


I just followed the how to, it went fine.

I also did a small modifiacation :
freetype is installed under /usr/local/lib
the howto states to modify the freetype-dir to /usr/local
so in my setup, I modifyed the build script to use :
--with-freetype=/usr/local/lib

maybe this can help avoiding some trouble.

[snaaps]

I give up!
It will not work!

www.ccc5.nl/php.php

I have tried everythink, I Am Using Fedora Core 3, latets DirectAdmin, GD 2.0.28, php 4.3.11, apache 1.33.

its seems that nothing work for me!

I have installed freetype
change line in ./build ( i have tried also ...freetype=/usr/local/lib)
build clean
build php
restart htppd

every time after I run build php I most restart Directadmin.

[bsod]

I've had, like most of you, some trouble with enabling freetype in gd.
But finally after some time found the solution.

first install freetype2.**



cd /usr/local/directadmin/customapache/
wget http://ovh.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/freetype/freetype-2.1.9.tar.gz
tar zxf freetype-2.1.9.tar.gz
cd freetype-2.1.9
./configure
make
make install


next part (2)
open /usr/local/directadmin/customapache/configure.php
and make sure the following lines are in there, if not add them.



--with-gd \
--with-gd-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-freetype \
--with-freetype-dir=/usr/local/lib \



next part (3)

in the /usr/local/directadmin/customapache/ directory
type in:



./build clean
./build gd
./build php


with these line you recompile gd & php ( with the ./build php, be sure to type Y when prompted for installing GD )

finally restart apache with.


service httpd restart



After this freetype worked finally worked for me.

[mo.mentum]

Hey.

You might need to modify the "build" script to make GD compile with FreeType.

So AFTER you've installed FreeType, and BEFORE you run the ./build commands for gd/php..you must edit the following line:


./configure --with-png=/usr/local --with-jpeg=/usr/local --without-freetype --without-x

and change the "without" to "with":

./configure --with-png=/usr/local --with-jpeg=/usr/local --with-freetype --without-x

in the doGD() part of the "build" script.

gl

.m

[Sheldon]

worked for me first time.

even with the latest version of freetype.

[dougl]

I had a little trouble. I followed all the instructions provided here which got me really close. GD compiled but when the "build" script got to compiling PHP, I got the following error:



grep: /usr/lib/libfreetype.la: No such file or directory
/bin/sed: can't read /usr/lib/libfreetype.la: No such file or directory
libtool: link: `/usr/lib/libfreetype.la' is not a valid libtool archive
make: *** [libphp4.la] Error 1


I don't know why it was complaining that it couldn't find libfreetype.la in /usr/lib since I explicitly entered "/usr/local/lib" in the configure.php and the build script. PHP even seemed to know where it was during the configure stage:



checking for FreeType 2... /usr/local/lib


Anyway, I simply made a symbolic link in /usr/lib:



ln -s /usr/local/lib/libfreetype.la libfreetype.la


That generated a warning about libfreetype.la being moved but it did compile and it seems to work.

-dougl

[Geffy]

not sure if it would have worked but you might have needed to tell the php configure script to look in /usr/local/lib using

-L/usr/local/lib

on the command line. It should work, or would if you were running the configure command manually. I am not sure if the build script passes those types of variables in.

[jaracanda]

I can't get it working. I'm building GD and freetype successfully. Php building also goed by without errors. When PHP is done building, phpinfo tells me that Freetype support is now enabled. However from this point PHP is broken at front-end. When I try to call whatever .php script from the browser, I get a timeout.

Any clue what to do?

[nobaloney]

Have you looked at the httpd error log for the domain to see what's going on?

Jeff

[jaracanda]

I just checked the error and access log for the domain. There are no entries for the page requests at all.

?

[yacine]

Hi,
I have used the method described in the top of this discussion to have freetype.
The problem is solved but I have just a warning :

Copying php.ini..
/usr/local/lib/php.ini already exists, skipping.
Enabling register_globals...
PHP Installed.
[root@serv1 customapache]# service httpd restart
Arrêt de httpd : [ OK ]
Démarrage de httpd :PHP Warning: Unknown(): Unable to load dynamic library './p
hp_gd2.dll' - ./php_gd2.dll: cannot open shared object file: No such file or dir
ectory in Unknown on line 0
[ OK ]

I'm on DA version 1.26.6, FC 3 and Freetype freetype-2.1.10

[jaumesb]

combinig the tips from several previous posts, this is what I've done and has worked for me :

# cd /usr/local/directadmin/customapache/
# wget http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype/freetype-2.2.1.tar.gz
# tar zxf freetype-2.2.1.tar.gz
# cd freetype-2.2.1
# ./configure
# make
# make install
# cd ..
# cp build build.orig
# vi build

In function doGD replace:
./configure --with-png=/usr/local --with-jpeg=/usr/local --without-freetype --without-x
by:
./configure --with-png=/usr/local --with-jpeg=/usr/local --without-x --with-freetype=/usr/local/lib

# cp configure.php configure.php.orig
# vi configure.php

replace:
--with-gd \
--with-gd-dir=/usr/local \
by:
--with-gd \
--with-gd-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-freetype \
--with-freetype-dir=/usr/local/lib \

# ./build clean
# nice ./build gd
# yes | nice ./build php
# service httpd restart

[Mik3yZ]

thanks! that last howto did it here on FC4

Mike

[jaracanda]

Originally posted by Mik3yZ
thanks! that last howto did it here on FC4

Mike

For me too on FreeBSD. Thanks!

[jojosgerrit]

I have installed freetype as the howto's describe.
All goes well without any errors, but when i look in my phpinfo then freetype doenst show up.
I know this question has here before but i want to mention that i am running apache 2 and php 5.1.5.
With apache 1.3 there were never problems and it did very well but now with apache 2 it wont run.
I tried every solution in the forum and nothing works.

Here some info about my system:
OS: centOS 4.3
Apache 2
php 5.1.5
freetype 2.1.9

Hopefully someone can give me a hint in the right direction or has the answer to this problem.

thnx in advance

[jojosgerrit]

Is there anyone who can help me?

thnx in advance

[Seth]

I get an error saying freetype2 cannot be found

[Seth]

This is the biggest PITA. I don't even NEED it working but I HAVE to get it working now. I have followed everything to a tee and it will not compile.

[Fantole]

Originally posted by bsod
I've had, like most of you, some trouble with enabling freetype in gd.
But finally after some time found the solution.

first install freetype2.**



cd /usr/local/directadmin/customapache/
wget http://ovh.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/freetype/freetype-2.1.9.tar.gz
tar zxf freetype-2.1.9.tar.gz
cd freetype-2.1.9
./configure
make
make install


next part (2)
open /usr/local/directadmin/customapache/configure.php
and make sure the following lines are in there, if not add them.



--with-gd \
--with-gd-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-freetype \
--with-freetype-dir=/usr/local/lib \



next part (3)

in the /usr/local/directadmin/customapache/ directory
type in:



./build clean
./build gd
./build php


with these line you recompile gd & php ( with the ./build php, be sure to type Y when prompted for installing GD )

finally restart apache with.


service httpd restart



After this freetype worked finally worked for me.

Hi ;)

Me i've got a problem :(

I lost the connexion with my host after this

./build php

Then i reconnecte, and i write service httpd restart

But no result, no freetype on my host.

What the probleme ?

Have you an idea ?

[jojosgerrit]

Again i am asking for help with my freetype installation as i mentioned on the second last post on page 3.

Can someone give me more info or some help?
Or doesnt anyone has got any clue?

thnx in advance

[Fantole]

:rolleyes: UP :confused:

[Arkaos]

When trying to recompile ssh closed down :s

[Fantole]

Me too :o

[Arkaos]

its also killed the da daemon mysql and mail :eek:

[Fantole]

Ask your HOST a reboot

All will set out again like front

But always without freetype

I have the same problem as you :(

And with each installation, even error

[Arkaos]

Finally got it working without breaking the box this time, yay!!!!

[Fantole]

I would have liked that it is the same for me :(

[Arkaos]

PM Fantole

[Fantole]

I answered your MP ;)

[Fantole]

UP :rolleyes:

[Arkaos]

Fantole if you follow the instructions to the letter it does work and doesnt break the box

[Fantole]

And how I makes when my Shell loses connection
after
. /build php

??? :rolleyes:

[Arkaos]

Then you may not being doing it right :p

[Fantole]

Look this

www.graph-world.be/and.avi

What's the problem ? :o

[Fantole]

:rolleyes:

[pgeluk]

Originally posted by mvveelen
Ok, but I now rebuild PHP and everything went fine, but still no support for freetype :(

Same problem...
I saw in your phpinfo that you have it working now.

please let me know how I can fix it

if I do ./configure in the freetype directory:
---
GNU make (>= 3.79.1) or makepp (>= 1.19) is required to build FreeType2.
Please try
`GNUMAKE=<GNU make command name> ./configure'.
or >&2
`GNUMAKE="makepp --norc-substitution" ./configure'.
---

[devone]

Originally posted by pgeluk
Same problem...
I saw in your phpinfo that you have it working now.

please let me know how I can fix it

if I do ./configure in the freetype directory:
---
GNU make (>= 3.79.1) or makepp (>= 1.19) is required to build FreeType2.
Please try
`GNUMAKE=<GNU make command name> ./configure'.
or >&2
`GNUMAKE="makepp --norc-substitution" ./configure'.
---


For FreeBSD 6.1
===========


# cd /usr/local/directadmin/customapache/
# wget http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype/freetype-2.2.1.tar.gz
# tar zxf freetype-2.2.1.tar.gz
# cd freetype-2.2.1

vi configure
edit change make to gmake

# ./configure
# gmake
# gmake install
# cd ..
# cp build build.orig
# vi build

In function doGD replace:
./configure --with-png=/usr/local --with-jpeg=/usr/local --without-freetype --without-x
by:
./configure --with-png=/usr/local --with-jpeg=/usr/local --without-x --with-freetype=/usr/local/lib

# cp configure.php configure.php.orig
# vi configure.php

replace:
--with-gd \
--with-gd-dir=/usr/local \
by:
--with-gd \
--with-gd-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-freetype \
--with-freetype-dir=/usr/local/lib \

# ./build clean
# nice ./build gd
# yes | nice ./build php
# /usr/local/etc/rc.d/httpd restart

[devone]

please note FreeBSD 6.x
-------------------------------

freetype lib need gnu make or gmake

please test gmake from command line
# gmake -v

and check version "GNU Make 3.80"

If gmake not install?

cd /usr/ports/devel/gmake
make
make install
make clean

.....

[bigboy]

#yes | nice ./build php

for FreeBSD5.x this error


......................

If configure fails try --with-jpeg-dir=<DIR>
configure: error: PNG support requires ZLIB. Use --with-zlib-dir=<DIR>
--with-gettext: not found

*** There was an error while trying to configure php. Check the configure.php file

[resolveit]

Originally posted by jaumesb
combinig the tips from several previous posts, this is what I've done and has worked for me :

# cd /usr/local/directadmin/customapache/
# wget http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype/freetype-2.2.1.tar.gz
# tar zxf freetype-2.2.1.tar.gz
# cd freetype-2.2.1
# ./configure
# make
# make install
# cd ..
# cp build build.orig
# vi build

In function doGD replace:
./configure --with-png=/usr/local --with-jpeg=/usr/local --without-freetype --without-x
by:
./configure --with-png=/usr/local --with-jpeg=/usr/local --without-x --with-freetype=/usr/local/lib

# cp configure.php configure.php.orig
# vi configure.php

replace:
--with-gd \
--with-gd-dir=/usr/local \
by:
--with-gd \
--with-gd-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-freetype \
--with-freetype-dir=/usr/local/lib \

# ./build clean
# nice ./build gd
# yes | nice ./build php
# service httpd restart

This HowTo works on CentOs 4. I do have an addition....

# mkdir /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype

copy required ttf files from windows to /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype

Your users can now use the fonts you provided in their GD pictures/graphs.

[nobaloney]

Onno,

I wish this didn't confuse me as much as it does :) .

I'm not sure what you mean by

Your users can now use the fonts you provided in their GD pictures/graphs.
Do you mean in images they create on the fly?

Thanks.

Jeff

[TheBear]

Originally posted by bigboy
#yes | nice ./build php

for FreeBSD5.x this error


......................

If configure fails try --with-jpeg-dir=<DIR>
configure: error: PNG support requires ZLIB. Use --with-zlib-dir=<DIR>
--with-gettext: not found

*** There was an error while trying to configure php. Check the configure.php file

Hello,

I am getting this same error on CentOS 4.4 - I too have followed each step in this thred and am getting most of the same errors reported by others - with the exception that I am never logged out.

I do need this for one of my hosting accounts that needs freetype support in GD and they are bugging me to get this solved.

Anyone have any further ideas? I am downloading the 236meg AVI file someone posted in this thread and will take a look at it for any ideas.

Just wondering why freetype is exclluded in the build in the first place?

[Seth]

./build clean
and
./build php y

Did it for me. Thanks for all the help :)

[works]

I am trying to get freetype installed too on centos 4.3 I followed everything in this thread including the post above this, I am getting disconnected when the build is going on.


/bin/sh /usr/local/directadmin/customapache/php-4.4.4/libtool --silent --preserv e-dup-deps --mode=compile gcc -Imain/ -I/usr/local/directadmin/customapache/php -4.4.4/main/ -DPHP_ATOM_INC -I/usr/local/directadmin/customapache/php-4.4.4/incl ude -I/usr/local/directadmin/customapache/php-4.4.4/main -I/usr/local/directadmi n/customapache/php-4.4.4 -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/local/include/freetype2 -I/ usr/local/directadmin/customapache/php-4.4.4/ext/mbstring/mbregex -I/usr/local/d irectadmin/customapache/php-4.4.4/ext/mbstring/libmbfl -I/usr/local/directadmin/ customapache/php-4.4.4/ext/mbstring/libmbfl/mbfl -I/usr/include/mysql -I/usr/loc al/directadmin/customapache/php-4.4.4/ext/xml/expat -I/usr/local/directadmin/cus tomapache/php-4.4.4/TSRM -I/usr/local/directadmin/customapache/php-4.4.4/Zend -g -O2 -prefer-non-pic -c main/internal_functions.c -o main/internal_functions .lo


Every time I am getting disconnected when build reaches as in the above quote. Help is appreciated thank you.

[Seth]

I don't mind helping you. Shoot me a PM and we can get it going for you :)

[PauGasol]

Works with Apache 2 and php 4.4.6 ? Any update how to ? Thanks

[Seth]

should work, have you tried?

[TheBear]

Personally, I have tried every suggestion posted and still can't get it working on my system :(

Open to any other suggestions. It would really help me to get this working. I have some software running on one of my hosting accounts that needs this for their Captcha system.

Dale

[PauGasol]

Personally, I have tried every suggestion posted and still can't get it working on my system :(

Open to any other suggestions. It would really help me to get this working. I have some software running on one of my hosting accounts that needs this for their Captcha system.

Dale

Same here, any help?

[swiep]

And one more :(

CentOs 4.3, Apache2, PHP5, all 64bit.

[Terrorhawk]

finaly after 2 day's of working on this i found the solution

edit the build script with your editor (like pico)

pico build
then look at this part

doGD() {

cd $CWD;
FILE=${CWD}/gd-${GD_VER}.tar.gz
checkFile $FILE
echo "Extracting ...";
tar xzf $FILE
echo "Done.";
cd gd-${GD_VER}
echo "Configuring gd-${GD_VER}...";

./configure --with-png=/usr/local --with-jpeg=/usr/local --without-freetype --without-x


just change --without-freetype to --with-freetype
then do
./build clean
./build gd
./build php
service http restart
and now it sould work

[Jinyoki]

Hello,

I'am trying to install freetype on a server with FC5, directadmin.

I have followed the instructions from:

http://www.directadmin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4205&page=2

When doing ./build php I got the following error:

If configure fails try --with-jpeg-dir=<DIR>
configure: error: PNG support requires ZLIB. Use --with-zlib-dir=<DIR>
/usr/local/directadmin/customapache/configure.php: line 11: --with-gettext: command not found

*** There was an error while trying to configure php. Check the configure.php file

Somebody knows whats going wrong?

Thanks!

Jinyoki

[sky]

Hello

I have just done the install of freetype with the new custumbuild of directadmin.
The install of freetype is exactly the same, but the configure.php file is not in the same place.

If you are using php5, the configure.php is in : configure/ap2/configure.php5
(ap2 for apache2, so f you have apache 1, choose ap1)

(im on a fedora core6)
Sky

[vtx]

Hi,

I have a really strange problem. In the user registration the captcha image shows, but it doens't display any fonts?

Check it here (http://www.limburgracingteam.nl/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,113/action,register/). That's just one example, it isnt working on more sites.

Here is my php_info (http://bnext.nl/info.php), which looks ok to me?

Does anyone know what's wrong here?

[RadMan]

Hi,

I have a really strange problem. In the user registration the captcha image shows, but it doens't display any fonts?

Check it here (http://www.limburgracingteam.nl/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,113/action,register/). That's just one example, it isnt working on more sites.

Here is my php_info (http://bnext.nl/info.php), which looks ok to me?

Does anyone know what's wrong here?

Could be any of 3 things:
1) Permissions (777)
2) Has the font file (.ttf) been uploaded and
3) Has GD been compiled with TrueType fonts?

Cheers

[vtx]

Could be any of 3 things:
1) Permissions (777)
2) Has the font file (.ttf) been uploaded and
3) Has GD been compiled with TrueType fonts?

Cheers

1) Permissions are 777
2) Yes, the fonts are in place
3) Yes, as you can see in the php_info link.

I've been searching for 2 days now, but I can't find the solution to this problem.

[RadMan]

1) Permissions are 777
2) Yes, the fonts are in place
3) Yes, as you can see in the php_info link.

I've been searching for 2 days now, but I can't find the solution to this problem.

Maybe you coudl try building it again..


cd /usr/local/directadmin/customapache
./build clean
./build php n

Once built: service httpd restart

[vtx]

Maybe you coudl try building it again..


cd /usr/local/directadmin/customapache
./build clean
./build php n

Once built: service httpd restart


I rebuilded gd and php for over 10 times, also with different configure options. But everytime the same, it wont display TTF fonts. Its really very strange.

[RadMan]

1) Permissions are 777
2) Yes, the fonts are in place
3) Yes, as you can see in the php_info link.

I've been searching for 2 days now, but I can't find the solution to this problem.

One more.. ;)

Check again and make sure the following is in your php config file.. : /usr/local/directadmin/customapache/configure.php



--with-gd \
--with-gd-dir=/usr/local \
--with-freetype \
--with-freetype-dir=/usr/lib \
--with-gettext \
--with-jpeg-dir=/usr/local/lib \
..
..
--enable-gd-native-ttf

That's about all my level of intelligence can help you with.. Sorry.. :confused:

[GranTW]

Hi,

If possible post the code for the part of the script that is responsible for writing the string into the image. Look for the imagettftext function.

All I can think of is a if you say gd and freetype are all setup correct:

a) You have a @ before the function thereby hiding the error message from being output if any

b) the text colour is the same as the background.

[vtx]

Thanks for the suggenstions!

Tried recompiling one more time, but with the exact same result.

Check this (http://www.limburgracingteam.nl/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,113/action,register/) is clearly not a color problem.

Only thing I can think of is that the path to the freetype libs in the configure script is incorrect. What file(s) should I look for?

./configure \
--with-apxs \
--with-curl \
--with-snmp=shared,/usr/include/net-snmp \
--with-curl-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-gd \
--with-gd-dir=/usr/local \
--with-freetype \
--with-freetype-dir=/usr/include \
--enable-gd-native-ttf \


ls /usr/include/freetype*

/usr/include/freetype:
freetype.h ftnameid.h ftxerr18.h ftxgdef.h ftxgsub.h ftxopen.h ftxsbit.h
fterrid.h ftxcmap.h ftxgasp.h ftxgpos.h ftxkern.h ftxpost.h ftxwidth.h

/usr/include/freetype2:
freetype

[GranTW]

But that doesn't explain why PHP isn't outputting any error message like it should do if there was a problem with the freetype library or not finding the font.

To test if it's your php script search google for a premade image verification script and test that out.

If that works then you know it's your PHP coding at fault.

Grant

[vtx]

http://bnext.nl/test.php



<?php

function test ($string, $test)
{
echo $string . '... ';

if ($test)
echo "success.\n";
else
echo "fail.\n";
}

$token = "Testing GD!";

// Create image

$pic = ImageCreate (300, 300);

test ('Creating image', $pic);

$col2 = ImageColorAllocate ($pic, 0, 0, 100);
$col1 = ImageColorAllocate ($pic, 200, 200, 200);

// Test PNG/JPG functionality

ob_start();
$res1 = @ImagePNG ($pic);
$res2 = @ImageJPEG ($pic);
ob_clean();

test ('Testing PNG output', $res1);
test ('Testing JPEG output', $res2);

// Test TrueType functionality

$ttfont = trim (`locate -n 1 .ttf`);

test ('Testing FreeType', @ImageTTFText
($pic, 30, 0, 10, 40, $col1, $ttfont, $token));
test ('Testing FreeType2', @ImageFTText
($pic, 30, 0, 10, 40, $col1, $ttfont, $token, array()));

// Test Type1 functionality

$font = @ImagePsLoadFont (trim (`locate -n 1 .pfb`));

if ($font)
$res = @ImagePsText ($pic, $token, $font, 10, $col1, $col2, 0, 0);

test ('Testing the Type1 library', ($font && $res));

test ('Destroying image', ImageDestroy($pic));

?>

[vtx]

http://bnext.nl/test2.php (image = displayed, but no fonts).



<?php
// het random nr. aanmaken en gecodeerd opslaan in php sessie

session_start();
$randomnr = rand(1000, 9999);
$_SESSION['randomnr2'] = md5($randomnr);
// captcha plaatje met nummer maken - afmetingen kun je aanpassen gebruikte font
$im = imagecreatetruecolor(100, 38);
// Kleurenbepaling
$white = imagecolorallocate($im, 255, 255, 255);
$grey = imagecolorallocate($im, 128, 128, 128);
$black = imagecolorallocate($im, 0, 0, 0);
// zwarte rechthoek tekenen - afmetingen kun je aanpassen aan verschillende fonts
imagefilledrectangle($im, 0, 0, 200, 35, $black);
// hier - font.ttf' vervangen met de locatie van je eigen font bestand
$font = '/usr/share/fonts/truetype/msttcorefonts/arial.ttf';
// schaduw toevoegen
imagettftext($im, 35, 0, 22, 24, $grey, $font, $randomnr);
// randomnr. toevoegen
imagettftext($im, 35, 0, 15, 26, $white, $font, $randomnr);
// voorkomen dat afbeelding ge-cached wordt
header("Expires: Wed, 1 Jan 1997 00:00:00 GMT");
header("Last-Modified: " . gmdate("D, d M Y H:i:s") . " GMT");
header("Cache-Control: no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate");
header("Cache-Control: post-check=0, pre-check=0", false);
header("Pragma: no-cache");
// plaatje verzenden naar browser
header ("Content-type: image/gif");
imagegif($im);
imagedestroy($im);
?>

[GranTW]

Ok well your code works fine.

If you are running a redhat based OS then what is the output of


rpm -qa | grep freetype

Grant

[vtx]

Im using Ubuntu 6.06 LTS and have installed the needed freetype packages.

But I just noticed that the needed freetype libs are in /usr/local/lib, so recompiling one more time! :)

[vtx]

Ok, this is really weird.

On SMF the fonts are now showing, but the test script gives me:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: imagettftext()

while the php_info (http://bnext.nl/info.php) shows that ttf support is enabled?

[GranTW]

Use


--with-freetype-dir=/usr/local \

and remove


--with-freetype \
--enable-gd-native-ttf \

and recompile.

My complete configure.php is


#!/bin/sh
./configure \
--with-apxs2 \
--with-curl \
--with-curl-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-gd \
--with-gd-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-gettext \
--with-jpeg-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-kerberos \
--with-openssl \
--with-mcrypt \
--with-mhash \
--with-mysql=/usr \
--with-mysqli=/usr/bin/mysql_config \
--with-pear \
--with-png-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-xml \
--with-zlib \
--with-zlib-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-zip \
--enable-bcmath \
--enable-calendar \
--enable-ftp \
--enable-magic-quotes \
--enable-sockets \
--enable-track-vars \
--enable-mbstring \
--enable-memory-limit \
--with-freetype-dir=/usr/local


and that's for php5 and apache2 taken from the new custombuild.

Grant

[vtx]

OMG!

I just realize that I need to modify the configure.php_ap2 and not configure.php!!

I feel so stupid, but thanks for all help!!!

Edit: Everything works perfect now, can't believe i've modifing the wrong configure file for 2 days :o

[RadMan]

Here's my complete config:


./configure \
--with-apxs \
--with-curl \
--with-curl-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-gd \
--with-gd-dir=/usr/local \
--with-freetype \
--with-freetype-dir=/usr/lib \
--with-gettext \
--with-jpeg-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-kerberos \
--with-mcrypt \
--with-mhash \
--with-mysql=/usr \
--with-pear \
--with-png-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-xml \
--with-zlib \
--with-zlib-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-zip \
--with-openssl \
--with-imap=/usr/local/imap-2004c1 \
--enable-bcmath \
--enable-calendar \
--enable-ftp \
--enable-magic-quotes \
--enable-sockets \
--enable-track-vars \
--enable-mbstring \
--enable-memory-limit \
--enable-gd-native-ttf

[uguronur]

I've had, like most of you, some trouble with enabling freetype in gd.
But finally after some time found the solution.

first install freetype2.**



cd /usr/local/directadmin/customapache/
wget http://ovh.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/freetype/freetype-2.1.9.tar.gz
tar zxf freetype-2.1.9.tar.gz
cd freetype-2.1.9
./configure
make
make install


next part (2)
open /usr/local/directadmin/customapache/configure.php
and make sure the following lines are in there, if not add them.



--with-gd \
--with-gd-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-freetype \
--with-freetype-dir=/usr/local/lib \



next part (3)

in the /usr/local/directadmin/customapache/ directory
type in:



./build clean
./build gd
./build php


with these line you recompile gd & php ( with the ./build php, be sure to type Y when prompted for installing GD )

finally restart apache with.


service httpd restart



After this freetype worked finally worked for me.



You are the best my friend..I give you big hug..Thanks a lot...

regards...


Ugur Onur

[kanary]

my server is broke thanks to this

[nobaloney]

my server is broke thanks to this
Kanary, if you'd like help you'll have to be a bit more specific.

Please tell us your server OS/distribution and version, and also your DirectAdmin version number.

Thanks.

Jeff

[TheBear]

CentOS 4.4 and DA 1.29.7
Although I have tried it with many versions of DA, all to no avail.
----

Every day I find more and more software that REQUIRES GD with Freetype support - software that can not be run on my DirectAdmin server. I have lost customers due to this problem.

I have tried just about every suggestion here in the forums with recompiling this and that with no joy.

When can we expect a solution to this problem from the support folks?

This is well past being a joke.

[TheBear]

tar zxf freetype-2.1.9.tar.gz

I get errors when trying to un tar this download. I have downloaded it 6 times already. the error is always the same (yes, I did delete the old file between downloads).

The error is always the same:


tar: This does not look like a tar archive
tar: Skipping to next header
tar: Archive contains obsolescent base-64 headers
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors

Any other suggestions?

This machine is a fairly recent clean CentOS 4.4 install with only DA installed, no custom mods.

[Terrorhawk]

try this link



wget http://dfn.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/freetype/freetype-2.1.9.tar.gz

[Terrorhawk]

CentOS 4.4 and DA 1.29.7
Although I have tried it with many versions of DA, all to no avail.
----

Every day I find more and more software that REQUIRES GD with Freetype support - software that can not be run on my DirectAdmin server. I have lost customers due to this problem.

I have tried just about every suggestion here in the forums with recompiling this and that with no joy.

When can we expect a solution to this problem from the support folks?

This is well past being a joke.

Did u tryed my solution ?

[nobaloney]

We've got it on some of our servers. Once you've installed everything you need you have to get php to understand it; here's the configure command we used for php:

''./configure' '--with-apxs' '--with-curl' '--with-curl-dir=/usr/local/lib' '--with-gd' '--with-gd-dir=/usr/local/lib' '--with-freetype-dir=/usr/lib' '--with-gettext' '--with-jpeg-dir=/usr/local/lib' '--with-kerberos' '--with-mcrypt' '--with-mhash' '--with-mysql=/usr' '--with-pear' '--with-png-dir=/usr/local/lib' '--with-xml' '--with-zlib' '--with-zlib-dir=/usr/local/lib' '--with-zip' '--with-openssl' '--enable-bcmath' '--enable-calendar' '--enable-ftp' '--enable-magic-quotes' '--enable-sockets' '--enable-track-vars' '--enable-mbstring' '--enable-memory-limit'
Depending on what you've got on your server this line as-is may not work for you, but it should show you how to get GD and Freetype support.
Jeff

[AndyII]

interesting and confusing at the same time ..
on a site that states freetype is needed, they suggest that GD2x now comes with freetype, their answer was this

# How do I enable the GD and FreeType Libraries ?

To enable gd support (2.x includes FreeType) open the php.ini file (in most instances located in your php/ or apache/bin/ directory), and look for the line below. Removing the semi-colon from the beginning of this line will enable the gd module:
;extension=php_gd2.dll
so what of this ?

[alloin]

After severall tries to install this,
it finally worked.

After restarting, my websites didn't want to display anymore... so i've restarted my machine... still nothing... then i restarted apache and now the only thing showing up on every different webpage is the apache default webpage...

example: http://www.memorialguild.eu

please help me, because some sites need to go up very fast again.

thank you

[labrocca]

For FreeBSD 6.1
===========


# cd /usr/local/directadmin/customapache/
# wget http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype/freetype-2.2.1.tar.gz
# tar zxf freetype-2.2.1.tar.gz
# cd freetype-2.2.1

vi configure
edit change make to gmake

# ./configure
# gmake
# gmake install
# cd ..
# cp build build.orig
# vi build

In function doGD replace:
./configure --with-png=/usr/local --with-jpeg=/usr/local --without-freetype --without-x
by:
./configure --with-png=/usr/local --with-jpeg=/usr/local --without-x --with-freetype=/usr/local/lib

# cp configure.php configure.php.orig
# vi configure.php

replace:
--with-gd \
--with-gd-dir=/usr/local \
by:
--with-gd \
--with-gd-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-freetype \
--with-freetype-dir=/usr/local/lib \

# ./build clean
# nice ./build gd
# yes | nice ./build php
# /usr/local/etc/rc.d/httpd restart

Thank you I needed this.

[Duboux]

combinig the tips from several previous posts, this is what I've done and has worked for me :

# cd /usr/local/directadmin/customapache/
# wget http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype/freetype-2.2.1.tar.gz
# tar zxf freetype-2.2.1.tar.gz
# cd freetype-2.2.1
# ./configure
# make
# make install
# cd ..
# cp build build.orig
# vi build

In function doGD replace:
./configure --with-png=/usr/local --with-jpeg=/usr/local --without-freetype --without-x
by:
./configure --with-png=/usr/local --with-jpeg=/usr/local --without-x --with-freetype=/usr/local/lib

# cp configure.php configure.php.orig
# vi configure.php

replace:
--with-gd \
--with-gd-dir=/usr/local \
by:
--with-gd \
--with-gd-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-freetype \
--with-freetype-dir=/usr/local/lib \

# ./build clean
# nice ./build gd
# yes | nice ./build php
# service httpd restart
Gawd dawumn...
That nice rebuild of php was doing alot of mojo o_0
Although I have a black background in shell, most of my screen was white, and I even saw connections with directadmin.com going on a few times, prolly updating some stuff..

So this one works on FC 3 and 4.

[pluk]

I did had to restart pretty much everything too.... exim, httpd, php ... then my server came back normal.

[program5]

I've been pulling my hear all day to solve this.
Funyy.. I followed all the recipes and found the solution like this ;

Here was my configure.php which was keep giving errors ;

#!/bin/sh
./configure \
--with-apxs \
--with-curl \
--with-curl-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-gd \
--with-gd-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-gettext \
--with-jpeg-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-kerberos \
--with-mcrypt \
--with-mhash \
--with-mysql=/usr \
--with-pear \
--with-png-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-xml \
--with-zlib \
--with-zlib-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-zip \
--with-openssl \
--enable-bcmath \
--enable-calendar \
--enable-ftp \
--enable-magic-quotes \
--enable-sockets \
--enable-track-vars \
--enable-mbstring \
--enable-memory-limit
--with-freetype \
--with-freetype-dir=/usr/lib \


I only moved the two lines from the end, to underneath the gd's location.

#!/bin/sh
./configure \
--with-apxs \
--with-curl \
--with-curl-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-gd \
--with-gd-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-freetype \
--with-freetype-dir=/usr/lib \
--with-gettext \
--with-jpeg-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-kerberos \
--with-mcrypt \
--with-mhash \
--with-mysql=/usr \
--with-pear \
--with-png-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-xml \
--with-zlib \
--with-zlib-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-zip \
--with-openssl \
--enable-bcmath \
--enable-calendar \
--enable-ftp \
--enable-magic-quotes \
--enable-sockets \
--enable-track-vars \
--enable-mbstring \
--enable-memory-limit


Voila ! It worked.
Maybe this can be usefull for someone like me :o

[resolveit]

Hi program5,

your porblem is here



--enable-mbstring \
--enable-memory-limit
--with-freetype \
--with-freetype-dir=/usr/lib \


See the line


--enable-memory-limit


It should end in a "\". The last line in the file should be the only line not ending in a "\".

Kind regards,

[AndyII]

Possible for someone to post a scheme to use on a centOS 4.3?, reading threads it would seem that it depends on the OS as to what exactly is used.
Just as someone had stated, FreeType is becoming more widely used and wanted, I now have a script that requires it.
Thanks in advance
Andy

[poox]

I would also appreciate a conclusive guide to adding freetype support to a Centos 4.x system.

[bruin03]

Hello,

I am getting this same error on CentOS 4.4 - I too have followed each step in this thred and am getting most of the same errors reported by others - with the exception that I am never logged out.

<font color="red">Just wondering why freetype is exclluded in the build in the first place?</font>

I also have CentOS 4.4 btw. Followed the directions several times and edited the gd function in build BUT its not building with freetype support.Good question! Why O WHY was freetype excluded fromt the build int he first place!

[bruin03]

Apparently getting Freetype to Work with GD and PHP directly are two diff things.

i got it working on centOS 4.4 after following the directions here:

http://forums.deftechgroup.com/showthread.php?t=2288

Hopefully this works for someone else! :)

[MortyDot]

I have a problem wit Freetype as well.
I have followed the tutorial from begin to end. No problems during it.
But after no freetype in http://mortydot.com/phpinfo.php

I have add the lines in
--with-gd \
--with-gd-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-freetype \
--with-freetype-dir=/usr/lib \

and rebuild GD and PHP.
No error's all went smooth.

But I still don't see Freetype at http://mortydot.com/phpinfo.php

Hmmzz don't know anymore from here one.
Any one?
Thanks in advantage!

[bruin03]

I have a problem wit Freetype as well.
I have followed the tutorial from begin to end. No problems during it.
But after no freetype in http://mortydot.com/phpinfo.php

I have add the lines in
--with-gd \
--with-gd-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-freetype \
--with-freetype-dir=/usr/lib \

and rebuild GD and PHP.
No error's all went smooth.

But I still don't see Freetype at http://mortydot.com/phpinfo.php

Hmmzz don't know anymore from here one.
Any one?
Thanks in advantage!
What OS are u on?

Look at thin link in my post above. The key things I had to do where

1. install the development version of freetype2 as well.
2. find my where my freetype was installed
3. set the correct paths
4. rebuild PHP
5. rebuild GD.

[MortyDot]

changed the directory, to seems to mee the place where de freetype files are

now getting an error while building php


/usr/local/directadmin/customapache/configure.php: line 11: --with-gettext: command not found

*** There was an error while trying to configure php. Check the configure.php file


the configure.php

#!/bin/sh
./configure \
--with-apxs \
--with-curl \
--with-curl-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-gd \
--with-gd-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-freetype \
--with-freetype-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-gettext \
--with-jpeg-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-kerberos \
--with-mcrypt \
--with-mhash \
--with-mysql=/usr/local/mysql \
--with-pear \
--with-png-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-xml \
--with-zlib \
--with-zlib-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-openssl \
--enable-gd-native-ttf \
--enable-bcmath \
--enable-calendar \
--enable-ftp \
--enable-magic-quotes \
--enable-sockets \
--enable-track-vars \
--enable-mbstring \
--enable-memory-limit \


"#Locate freetype" results in this:


# locate freetype
/usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6
/usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6.3.5
/usr/share/doc/libfreetype6
/usr/share/doc/libfreetype6/CatharonLicense.txt.gz
/usr/share/doc/libfreetype6/changelog.Debian.gz
/usr/share/doc/libfreetype6/changelog.gz
/usr/share/doc/libfreetype6/ChangeLog.gz
/usr/share/doc/libfreetype6/CHANGES.gz
/usr/share/doc/libfreetype6/copyright
/usr/share/doc/libfreetype6/ft2faq.html
/usr/share/doc/libfreetype6/FTL.txt.gz
/usr/share/doc/libfreetype6/GPL.txt
/usr/share/doc/libfreetype6/license.txt
/usr/share/doc/libfreetype6/PATENTS
/usr/share/doc/libfreetype6/pcf
/usr/share/doc/libfreetype6/pcf/readme
/usr/share/doc/libfreetype6/README.Debian
/usr/share/doc/libfreetype6/TODO
/var/lib/dpkg/info/libfreetype6.list
/var/lib/dpkg/info/libfreetype6.md5sums
/var/lib/dpkg/info/libfreetype6.postinst
/var/lib/dpkg/info/libfreetype6.postrm
/var/lib/dpkg/info/libfreetype6.shlibs


I'm using Debian Etc

What em I doing wrong?

[AndyII]

keep looking in this thread, I think I remember someone else with this scenario .
on last line of config, dont think you need the "\"
--enable-memory-limit \
I could be on the wrong track but.......

[Chrysalis]

ok try these

--with-gd=/usr/local \
--with-freetype-dir=/usr/local/include/freetype2 \

remove the --with-freetype and remove the --with-gd-dir, for with-freetype it has to be freetype v2 not v1.

[Peter Laws]

I have only just realised I have this probem too.

Just transferred one of my sites from an old server (which has GD2 & Truetype, and my script were working)

The part of this site that use GD2....... just displays blank (in the <img> tag), and when i go direct to the php file: "This image <url> cannot be dsplayed because it contais error."...... no PHP errors or nowt on the new server with DA.

New server : I've Apache 1.3 and PHP 4.x..... GD is installed but True/Freetype isnt.

Can't see any configure.php, I can only see configure.php5 and configure.php6 in my '/usr/local/directadmin/custombuild/configure/ap1' dir! :(

Tried looking for doGd() in build script....... nothing!

Tried ./build freetype..... compiled, restarted httpd..... nothing!


Any ideas.......



EDIT: OK, I was looking in the wrong directory? I should be in the '/usr/local/directadmin/customapache/' dir?

EDIT 2: Oh dear

#/usr/local/directadmin/customapache/:./build php

/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lltdl
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [libphp4.la] Error 1


I'm now scared to restart apache..... Why couldn't freetype be enabled by default..... all this faffing about breaks stuff

And why does it say I'm using Apache 2 & PHP 5?

Apache configuration file: /usr/local/directadmin/custombuild/configure/ap2/configure.apache
PHP5 configuration file: /usr/local/directadmin/custombuild/configure/ap2/configure.php5
ProFTPD configuration file: /usr/local/directadmin/custombuild/configure/proftpd/configure.proftpd

[Peter Laws]

here is copy of the problem :
-o libphp4.la
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lltdl
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [libphp4.la] Erreur 1
*** The make has failed, do you want to try to make again? (y,n): n
EDITED : I found solution to my problem though i haven't understood yet the reason, and still is eager to understand...
I have simply followed an advice in one of the post of the thread to ".build clean" and wahoooo it worked...
I got this too...... any enlightment on how u fixed this? I tried ./build clean too but no luck.......

[Seth]

Well back at it again with no luck :confused: