Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 8.3

Chapter 10. Graphics and Font Libraries

HarfBuzz-1.8.8

Introduction to Harfbuzz

The HarfBuzz package contains an OpenType text shaping engine.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-8.3 platform.

Package Information

HarfBuzz Dependencies

Recommended

GLib-2.56.1 (required for Pango), ICU-62.1, and FreeType-2.9.1 (after HarfBuzz-1.8.8 is installed, reinstall FreeType-2.9.1)

Optional

Cairo-1.14.12, gobject-introspection-1.56.1, GTK-Doc-1.28, Graphite2-1.3.12 (required for building texlive-20180414 or LibreOffice-6.1.0.3 with system harfbuzz) Python-2.7.15 (required for the testsuite), and FontTools (for the testsuite)

[Warning]

Warning

Recommended dependencies are not strictly required to build the package. However, you might not get expected results at runtime if you don't install them. Please do not report bugs with this package if you have not installed the recommended dependencies.

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/harfbuzz

Installation of HarfBuzz

Install HarfBuzz by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr --with-gobject &&
make

To test the results, issue: make check.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--with-gobject: This switch enables building of the HarfBuzz GObject wrapper. Remove it if you did not install GLib.

--with-graphite2: This switch enables Graphite2 support, which is required for building texlive-20180414 or LibreOffice-6.1.0.3 with system harfbuzz.

--enable-gtk-doc: Use this parameter if GTK-Doc is installed and you wish to rebuild and install the API documentation.

Contents

Installed Programs: hb-ot-shape-closure, hb-shape, hb-subset, and hb-view (only if cairo is installed)
Installed Libraries: libharfbuzz.so, libharfbuzz-gobject.so, libharfbuzz-subset, and libharfbuzz-icu.so
Installed Directories: /usr/{include,lib/cmake,share/gtk-doc/html}/harfbuzz

Short Descriptions

hb-ot-shape-closure

gives the set of characters contained in a string, represented as single characters and/or single character names. Example: hb-ot-shape-closure /usr/share/fonts/dejavu/DejaVuSans.ttf "Hello World.".

hb-shape

is used for the conversion of text strings into positioned glyphs.

hb-view

may be used for a graphical view of a string shape, using a particular font, as a set of glyphs. Output format is automatically defined by the file extension, the supported ones being ansi/png/svg/pdf/ps/eps. Example: hb-view --output-file=hello.png /usr/share/fonts/dejavu/DejaVuSans.ttf "Hello World.".

libharfbuzz.so

HarfBuzz text shaping library.

libharfbuzz-gobject.so

HarfBuzz text shaping library GObject integration.

libharfbuzz-icu.so

HarfBuzz text shaping library ICU integration.

Last updated on 2018-08-17 18:17:43 -0700