Various documentation improvements and fixes.

2 files changed, 30 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/docs/CHANGES b/docs/CHANGES
index 3cbc66939..65964f999 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGES
+++ b/docs/CHANGES
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ CHANGES BETWEEN 2.10.4 and 2.11.0
     to  enable   it  besides  the   `T1_CONFIG_OPTION_OLD_ENGINE`  and
     `CFF_CONFIG_OPTION_OLD_ENGINE` options.
 
-  - A  new rendering  module has  been added  to create  16-bit Signed
+  - A  new rendering  module has  been  added to  create 8-bit  Signed
     Distance Field (SDF)  bitmaps for both outline  and bitmap glyphs.
     The new  rendering mode is called  `FT_RENDER_MODE_SDF`, the pixel
-    mode is `FT_PIXEL_MODE_GRAY16`, and  the corresponding raster flag
+    mode is  `FT_PIXEL_MODE_GRAY8`, and the corresponding  raster flag
     is `FT_RASTER_FLAG_SDF`.
 
     This work was Anuj Verma's GSoC 2020 project.
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ CHANGES BETWEEN 2.10.4 and 2.11.0
 
     This work was Priyesh Kumar's GSoC 2020 project.
 
+  - Improved Meson build support for the library.
+
+  - Meson support to build The FreeType demo programs.
+
   - `ttdebug` didn't show changed point coordinates (bug introduced in
     version 2.10.3).
 
diff --git a/docs/INSTALL.GNU b/docs/INSTALL.GNU
index e446f3b2e..8810f2a30 100644
--- a/docs/INSTALL.GNU
+++ b/docs/INSTALL.GNU
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ instructions in the file `INSTALL.UNIX' instead.
   1. Install GNU Make
   -------------------
 
-    Because  GNU Make  is  the  only Make  tool  supported to  compile
-    FreeType 2, you should install it on your machine.
-
     The FreeType 2 build system relies on many features special to GNU
     Make.
 
@@ -100,6 +97,28 @@ instructions in the file `INSTALL.UNIX' instead.
     step 5.
 
 
+  3a. Use clang instead of gcc
+  ----------------------------
+
+    The `clang'  compiler can  use FreeType's setup  for `gcc';  it is
+    sufficient to set the `CC' variable, for example
+
+      make CC=clang
+
+
+  3b. Compiling with a C++ compiler
+  ---------------------------------
+
+    FreeType can be built with a C++ compiler, for example
+
+      make CC="g++"
+
+    If `clang++' should  be used it is necessary to  also override the
+    `ANSIFLAGS' variable:
+
+      make CC="clang++" ANSIFLAGS=""
+
+
   4. Configure the build system for an unknown platform/compiler
   --------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -133,7 +152,8 @@ instructions in the file `INSTALL.UNIX' instead.
 
     To  launch  the build,  simply  invoke  GNU  Make again:  The  top
     Makefile will detect the configuration file and run the build with
-    it.
+    it.  If you have used variables in  step 3, you must used the same
+    variables here, too.
 
 
   Final note