[Slackbuilds-users] Scribus-1.4.6: build fails not finding freetype.h

[Rich Shepard]

On Mon, 7 Aug 2017, Sebastien BALLET wrote:

> In one of my previous post, I ask you to create the file
> /tmp/cmake-test/CMakeLists.txt
> with the content below :

Sebastien,

> If you have deleted it, recreate it. Otherwise, run the commands below :
> $ cd /tmp/cmake-test
> $ rm CMakeCache.txt

   Done.

> Remove freetype package :
> $ removepkg freetype

   Done

> In /tmp/cmake-test, run the command below :
> $ cmake .
>
> You should get this :
>
> 8<----------------------------------------------
> $ cmake .
>
> -- Could NOT find Freetype (missing FREETYPE_LIBRARY FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIRS)
> freetype_include_dirs:
> -- Configuring done
> -- Generating done
> -- Build files have been written to: /tmp/cmake-test
> 8<----------------------------------------------

> If freetype_include_dirs is not *empty* (which I doubt), check the returned
> directories content.

   I see the same results and assume the freetype_include_dirs is empty.

> Now, install freetype, with slackpkg or any other tools...
> Then, in /tmp/cmake-test, run the commands below :
> $ rm CMakeCache.txt
> $ cmake .
> You should get this :
> 8<----------------------------------------------
> -- Found Freetype: /usr/lib/libfreetype.so (found version "2.5.5")
> freetype_include_dirs: /usr/include/freetype2;/usr/include
> -- Configuring done
> -- Generating done
> -- Build files have been written to: /tmp/cmake-test
> 8<----------------------------------------------

   Yes.

> ​If you get the output above, you can (re)try to build scribus. Otherwise
> ... I don't know.

   Sigh. Same error. Later today I'll try the original freetype-2.5.5 rather
than this past March's patch.

Thanks, Sebastien, I'm as puzzled and frustrated as you are,

Rich