I just got this elog from updating my gentoo system.  It&#39;s from freetype-2.4.2:<br>---------------------------- begin ------------------------------<br>LOG (postinst)<br><br>The TrueType bytecode interpreter is no longer patented and thus no<br>
longer controlled by the bindist USE flag.  Enable the auto-hinter<br>USE flag if you want the old USE=bindist hinting behavior.<br>----------------------------- end  -------------------------------<br><br>So I looked up &quot;auto-hinter&quot; in the flagedit(1) program. It says:<br>
&gt;   auto-hinter: Local Flag: Use the unpatented auto-hinter instead of the (recommended) TrueType bytecode interpreter (media-libs/freetype)<br><br>The placement of the &quot;(recommended)&quot; is just a bit ambiguous.  Is it recommenting the unpatented  auto-hinter, or making a recommendation of the TrueType bytecode interpreter?  I&#39;m guessing the former, but not with complete confidence.<br>
<br>I want clear font rendering, which I guess means using hints, and I&#39;ve added the auto-hinter use-flag in package.use.  <br><br>I hope I guessed right.<br>-- <br>Kevin O&#39;Gorman, PhD<br><br>