I just got this elog from updating my gentoo system. It's from freetype-2.4.2: ---------------------------- begin ------------------------------ LOG (postinst)
The TrueType bytecode interpreter is no longer patented and thus no longer controlled by the bindist USE flag. Enable the auto-hinter USE flag if you want the old USE=bindist hinting behavior. ----------------------------- end ------------------------------- So I looked up "auto-hinter" in the flagedit(1) program. It says: > auto-hinter: Local Flag: Use the unpatented auto-hinter instead of the (recommended) TrueType bytecode interpreter (media-libs/freetype) The placement of the "(recommended)" is just a bit ambiguous. Is it recommenting the unpatented auto-hinter, or making a recommendation of the TrueType bytecode interpreter? I'm guessing the former, but not with complete confidence. I want clear font rendering, which I guess means using hints, and I've added the auto-hinter use-flag in package.use. I hope I guessed right. -- Kevin O'Gorman, PhD
