[Image-SIG] _imagingft for OSX

[Scott Frankel]

Got it.  Thanks!
Scott


On Nov 8, 2007, at 1:31 PM, Fredrik Lundh wrote:

> Scott Frankel wrote:
>
>> Finally got PIL to build and install without error.
>>
>> Stuck now on using the ImageFont module.  Where do I get _imagingft?
>> How is it built and installed?
>
> if the setup.py script is able to find the freetype2 library, it's  
> built
> by default.
>
> the following excerpt from setup.py might be somewhat helpful:
>
>          elif sys.platform == "darwin":
>              # attempt to make sure we pick freetype2 over other  
> versions
>              add_directory(include_dirs, "/sw/include/freetype2")
>              add_directory(include_dirs, "/sw/lib/freetype2/include")
>              # fink installation directories
>              add_directory(library_dirs, "/sw/lib")
>              add_directory(include_dirs, "/sw/include")
>              # darwin ports installation directories
>              add_directory(library_dirs, "/opt/local/lib")
>              add_directory(include_dirs, "/opt/local/include")
>
> if you get stuck, maybe you could just use a prebuilt version?
>
>      http://pythonmac.org/packages/
>
> this thread may also be somewhat helpful:
>
>      http://mail.python.org/pipermail/image-sig/2007-April/004395.html
>
> </F>
>
> ps. if someone has more Mac OS X boxes than they have use for, let me
> know ;-)
>
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