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Include ft2build.h in project on Linux

I've been trying to compile a JUCE project on Linux debian but a line is giving me an error:

#include <ft2build.h>

And stops compilation. How do I link to this file?

Solution

  • So I've had this issue before and found the straight answer this time.

    First, check if you have libfreetype installed. I used:

    pkg-config --cflags freetype2

    I do have the library installed, so I got this as a result:

    -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/libpng16

    If you don't have it installed, do:

    sudo apt-get install libfreetype-dev libfreetype6 libfreetype6-dev

    And try the first command again.

    Then, link the header in your compilation. Using the ProJucer, this is easy, just paste /usr/include/freetype2 in the Header Search Paths in the settings section.