[README] Remove the Dependencies section as it falls out of date easily

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Behdad Esfahbod 2007-12-01 22:44:54 -05:00
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@ -57,95 +57,6 @@ Answers to some frequently asked questions about cairo:
http://cairographics.org/FAQ
Dependencies
============
The set of libraries needed to compile cairo depends on which backends
are enabled when cairo is configured. Here are the dependencies for
each backend:
Surface backends:
image backend (required)
------------------------
pixman http://cairographics.org/releases
or: git://git.cairographics.org/git/pixman
glitz backend
-------------
glitz >= 0.4.4 http://freedesktop.org/Software/glitz
pdf backend
-----------
freetype >= 2.1.4 http://freetype.org
zlib http://www.gzip.org/zlib
postscript backend
------------------
freetype >= 2.1.4 http://freetype.org
zlib http://www.gzip.org/zlib
quartz backend
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[*]
win32 backend
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[*]
xcb backend
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XCB http://xcb.freedesktop.org
xlib backend
------------
Xrender >= 0.6 http://freedesktop.org/Software/xlibs
beos backend
------------
No dependencies in itself other than an installed BeOS system, but cairo
requires a font backend. See the freetype dependency list.
os2 backend
-----------
Cairo should run on any recent version of OS/2 or eComStation, but it
requires a font backend. See the freetype dependency list. Ready to use
packages and developer dependencies are available at Netlabs:
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/cairo
Font backends:
freetype font backend
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freetype >= 2.1.4 http://freetype.org
fontconfig http://fontconfig.org
win32 font backend
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[*]
atsui font backend
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[*]
[*] I don't know specifically what packages might need to be
installed on a Mac OS X system to use the Quartz and ATSUI
backends. As far as win32, the situation is rather complex:
The Win32 backend should work on Windows 2000 and newer
(excluding Windows Me.) Most testing has been done on
Windows XP. While some portions of the code have been
adapted to work on older versions of Windows, considerable
work still needs to be done to get cairo running in these
environments.
Cairo can be compiled on Windows either with the GCC
toolchain (see http://www.mingw.org) or with Microsoft
Visual C++. Makefiles or project files for compiling with
MSVC are however not provided as of this release. We have
received reports that MSVC 6.0 compiles parts of cairo
incorrectly, (leading to incorrect color). MSVC 7.0 is
known to work.
Compiling
=========
See the INSTALL document for build instructions.