From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1OmBci-00078k-FB for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:22:04 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id AC5E6E0671; Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:21:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-qy0-f181.google.com (mail-qy0-f181.google.com [209.85.216.181]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8FAC9E0671 for ; Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:21:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: by qyk33 with SMTP id 33so2321546qyk.19 for ; Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:21:20 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:received:date:message-id :subject:from:to:content-type; bh=VTAytjBaSBpR+EyoLHTW6oAEXDU1BcoqtjnTqU7v/nY=; b=gs40LUSWEwgKxqya3fYfWNxakqwppIFCDK8N1Heba0vnr7jf6gWRk3pMvEWmJybpo8 CPOX9ZNb/xuylHOSLIEu9llYC69wHicLy4gKIpAVZGm8cE4V/udGQUdsaW+TcmoLE9TQ 9cYqPDErbVydQU6ecbIdEg4KR/5fiCml+ClUI= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; b=x8CYveKIIfC+BafgBY5akUcAoDho3pl8i25YFed5hHHApA63uWpgaFFUTKRz6vlkXl Ga3BAE9cVliwQ0M5kpdG0EprgA3Z3LkEtXcjilzadAdJJPSlrvQy8sJC99lxliIPT+FJ hPqHhek3fskJ5dsOz2b+5f5lmx9iFSL3jdb58= Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.224.126.224 with SMTP id d32mr285103qas.94.1282249280200; Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:21:20 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.229.249.213 with HTTP; Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:21:20 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:21:20 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: [gentoo-user] I can RTFM, but can I understand it: re elog messages From: "Kevin O'Gorman" To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0016e648be40dc21ca048e32ecb2 X-Archives-Salt: df827d92-c452-4968-9111-72b48763def3 X-Archives-Hash: a44abb105a71950f8983523b54c9d71a --0016e648be40dc21ca048e32ecb2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I just got this elog from updating my gentoo system. It's from freetype-2.4.2: ---------------------------- begin ------------------------------ LOG (postinst) The TrueType bytecode interpreter is no longer patented and thus no longer controlled by the bindist USE flag. Enable the auto-hinter USE flag if you want the old USE=bindist hinting behavior. ----------------------------- end ------------------------------- So I looked up "auto-hinter" in the flagedit(1) program. It says: > auto-hinter: Local Flag: Use the unpatented auto-hinter instead of the (recommended) TrueType bytecode interpreter (media-libs/freetype) The placement of the "(recommended)" is just a bit ambiguous. Is it recommenting the unpatented auto-hinter, or making a recommendation of the TrueType bytecode interpreter? I'm guessing the former, but not with complete confidence. I want clear font rendering, which I guess means using hints, and I've added the auto-hinter use-flag in package.use. I hope I guessed right. -- Kevin O'Gorman, PhD --0016e648be40dc21ca048e32ecb2 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I just got this elog from updating my gentoo system.=A0 It's from freet= ype-2.4.2:
---------------------------- begin --------------------------= ----
LOG (postinst)

The TrueType bytecode interpreter is no longe= r patented and thus no
longer controlled by the bindist USE flag.=A0 Enable the auto-hinter
USE= flag if you want the old USE=3Dbindist hinting behavior.
--------------= --------------- end=A0 -------------------------------

So I looked u= p "auto-hinter" in the flagedit(1) program. It says:
>=A0=A0 auto-hinter: Local Flag: Use the unpatented auto-hinter instead = of the (recommended) TrueType bytecode interpreter (media-libs/freetype)
The placement of the "(recommended)" is just a bit ambiguous= .=A0 Is it recommenting the unpatented=A0 auto-hinter, or making a recommen= dation of the TrueType bytecode interpreter?=A0 I'm guessing the former= , but not with complete confidence.

I want clear font rendering, which I guess means using hints, and I'= ;ve added the auto-hinter use-flag in package.use.=A0

I hope I gues= sed right.
--
Kevin O'Gorman, PhD

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