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diff --git a/src/3rdparty/freetype/src/tools/ftrandom/README b/src/3rdparty/freetype/src/tools/ftrandom/README index 71bf05323d..7c610864b6 100644 --- a/src/3rdparty/freetype/src/tools/ftrandom/README +++ b/src/3rdparty/freetype/src/tools/ftrandom/README @@ -1,48 +1,69 @@ ftrandom --------- +======== This program expects a set of directories containing good fonts, and a set of extensions of fonts to be tested. It will randomly pick a font, copy it, -introduce and error and then test it. +introduce an error and then test it. -The FreeType tests are quite basic: +The FreeType tests are quite basic; for each erroneous font ftrandom - For each erroneous font it - forks off a new tester; - initializes the library; - opens each font in the file; - loads each glyph; - (optionally reviewing the contours of the glyph) - (optionally rasterizing) - closes the face. + . forks off a new tester, + . initializes the library, + . opens each font in the file, + . loads each glyph, + . optionally reviews the contours of the glyph, + . optionally rasterizes the glyph, and + . closes the face. -If the tester exits with a signal, or takes longer than 20 seconds then -ftrandom saves the erroneous font and continues. If the tester exits -normally or with an error, then the superstructure removes the test font and -continues. +If a tester takes longer than 20 seconds, ftrandom saves the erroneous font +and continues. If the tester exits normally or with an error, then the +superstructure removes the test font and continues. -Arguments are: + +Command line options +-------------------- --all Test every font in the directory(ies) no matter - what its extension (some CID-keyed fonts have no - extension). - --check-outlines Call FT_Outline_Decompose on each glyph. + what its extension. + --check-outlines Call `FT_Outline_Decompose' on each glyph. --dir <dir> Append <dir> to the list of directories to search - for good fonts. + for good fonts. No recursive search. --error-count <cnt> Introduce <cnt> single-byte errors into the - erroneous fonts. + erroneous fonts (default: 1). --error-fraction <frac> Multiply the file size of the font by <frac> and introduce that many errors into the erroneous - font file. - --ext <ext> Add <ext> to the set of font types tested. Known - extensions are `ttf', `otf', `ttc', `cid', `pfb', - `pfa', `bdf', `pcf', `pfr', `fon', `otb', and - `cff'. + font file. <frac> should be in the range [0;1] + (default: 0.0). + --ext <ext> Add <ext> to the set of font types tested. --help Print out this list of options. --nohints Specify FT_LOAD_NO_HINTING when loading glyphs. - --rasterize Call FT_Render_Glyph as well as loading it. + --rasterize Call `FT_Render_Glyph' as well as loading it. --result <dir> This is the directory in which test files are placed. --test <file> Run a single test on a pre-generated testcase. - Done in the current process so it can be debugged - more easily. + This is done in the current process so it can be + debugged more easily. + +The default font extensions tested by ftrandom are + + .ttf .otf .ttc .cid .pfb .pfa .bdf .pcf .pfr .fon .otb .cff + +The default font directory is controlled by the macro `GOOD_FONTS_DIR' in +the source code (and can be thus specified during compilation); its default +value is + + /usr/local/share/fonts + +The default result directory is `results' (in the current directory). + + +Compilation +----------- + +Two possible solutions. + +. Run ftrandom within a debugging tool like `valgrind' to catch various + memory issues. + +. Compile FreeType with sanitizer flags as provided by gcc or clang, for + example, then link it with ftrandom. |