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If you haven't done this yet, install  
If you haven't done this yet, install  
[http://hackage.haskell.org/packages/archive/cabal-install/ Cabal install]  
[http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/cabal-install cabal-install]  
(see also [[Cabal/How to install a Cabal package | "How to install a Cabal package"]]),
(see also [[Cabal/How to install a Cabal package | "How to install a Cabal package"]]),
then install FTGL with the command:
then install FTGL with the command:
   cabal install --global ftgl
   cabal install --global ftgl


The "cabal install" command automatically installs all necessary packages
The "cabal install" command automatically installs all necessary packages. If you don't have the access rights to install the software globally, you can leave out the "--global" flag.





Revision as of 17:08, 27 August 2008

Introduction

FTGL is a library for rendering fonts in an OpenGL environment


Installation

If you haven't done this yet, install cabal-install (see also "How to install a Cabal package"), then install FTGL with the command:

 cabal install --global ftgl

The "cabal install" command automatically installs all necessary packages. If you don't have the access rights to install the software globally, you can leave out the "--global" flag.


Example

See the FTGL 1.0 announcement


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