HarfBuzz-2.7.4
Introduction to Harfbuzz
The HarfBuzz package contains an
OpenType text shaping engine.
This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-10.1
platform.
Package Information
HarfBuzz Dependencies
Recommended
gobject-introspection-1.66.1
(required if building GNOME), GLib-2.66.7 (required for Pango), Graphite2-1.3.14 (required for building
texlive-20200406 or LibreOffice-7.1.0.3 with system harfbuzz),
ICU-68.2, and
FreeType-2.10.4 (after HarfBuzz-2.7.4 is
installed, reinstall FreeType-2.10.4)
Optional
Cairo-1.17.2+f93fc72c03e (circular:
build cairo and all its recommended dependencies, including
harfbuzz, first, then rebuild harfbuzz if the cairo backend is
needed), git-2.30.1, GTK-Doc-1.33.2, and FontTools (Python 3
module, for the testsuite)
![[Warning]](../images/warning.png)
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:
mkdir build &&
cd build &&
meson --prefix=/usr -Dgraphite=enabled -Dbenchmark=disabled &&
ninja
To test the results, issue: ninja
test.
Now, as the root user:
ninja install
Command Explanations
-Dgraphite=enabled: This
switch enables Graphite2 support,
which is required for building texlive-20200406 or LibreOffice-7.1.0.3 with system harfbuzz.
-Dbenchmark=disabled: This
switch disables downloading and building the google-benchmark subproject, which requires
git-2.30.1,
and is of no use for non developpers.
-Ddocs=false: If GTK-Doc-1.33.2 is
installed, the documentation is built and installed. This switch
prevents that.
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-icu.so, and libharfbuzz-subset.so
Installed Directories:
/usr/{include,lib/cmake,share/gtk-doc/html}/harfbuzz
Short Descriptions
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hb-ot-shape-closure
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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."
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hb-shape
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is used for the conversion of text strings into
positioned glyphs
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hb-subset
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is used to create subsets of fonts, and display text
using them
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hb-view
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displays a graphical view of a string shape using a
particular font as a set of glyphs. The output format is
automatically defined by the file extension, the
supported ones being ansi/png/svg/pdf/ps/eps. For
example: hb-view
--output-file=hello.png
/usr/share/fonts/dejavu/DejaVuSans.ttf "Hello
World."
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libharfbuzz.so
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is the HarfBuzz text shaping library
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libharfbuzz-gobject.so
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provides GObject integration for the HarfBuzz text
shaping library
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libharfbuzz-icu.so
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provides ICU integration for the HarfBuzz text shaping
library
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Last updated on 2021-02-21 15:09:04 -0800