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Diffstat (limited to 'devel')
| -rw-r--r-- | devel/ftoption.h | 16 |
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/devel/ftoption.h b/devel/ftoption.h index a29e46420..b742ed88f 100644 --- a/devel/ftoption.h +++ b/devel/ftoption.h @@ -522,7 +522,21 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER /* code will be used. */ /* */ /* Setting this macro is needed for systems that prohibit address */ - /* fixups, such as BREW. */ + /* fixups, such as BREW. [Note that standard compilers like gcc or */ + /* clang handle PIC generation automatically; you don't have to set */ + /* FT_CONFIG_OPTION_PIC, which is only necessary for very special */ + /* compilers.] */ + /* */ + /* Note that FT_CONFIG_OPTION_PIC support is not available for all */ + /* modules (see `modules.cfg' for a complete list). For building with */ + /* FT_CONFIG_OPTION_PIC support, do the following. */ + /* */ + /* 0. Clone the repository. */ + /* 1. Define FT_CONFIG_OPTION_PIC. */ + /* 2. Remove all subdirectories in `src' that don't have */ + /* FT_CONFIG_OPTION_PIC support. */ + /* 3. Comment out the corresponding modules in `modules.cfg'. */ + /* 4. Compile. */ /* */ /* #define FT_CONFIG_OPTION_PIC */ |