Bug 1574125 - freetype-2.9.1 is available
Summary: freetype-2.9.1 is available
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: freetype
Version: rawhide
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Marek Kašík
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2018-05-02 17:53 UTC by Upstream Release Monitoring
Modified: 2018-05-25 12:46 UTC (History)
10 users (show)

Fixed In Version: freetype-2.9.1-1.fc29
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2018-05-25 12:46:41 UTC
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Description Upstream Release Monitoring 2018-05-02 17:53:04 UTC
Latest upstream release: 2.9.1
Current version/release in rawhide: 2.9-1.fc29
URL: https://www.freetype.org/

Please consult the package updates policy before you issue an update to a stable branch: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Updates_Policy

More information about the service that created this bug can be found at: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Upstream_release_monitoring

Please keep in mind that with any upstream change, there may also be packaging changes that need to be made. Specifically, please remember that it is your responsibility to review the new version to ensure that the licensing is still correct and that no non-free or legally problematic items have been added upstream.

Based on the information from anitya:  https://release-monitoring.org/project/854/

Comment 1 Xose Vazquez Perez 2018-05-23 20:21:03 UTC
(In reply to Upstream Release Monitoring from comment #0)

> Latest upstream release: 2.9.1
> Current version/release in rawhide: 2.9-1.fc29
> URL: https://www.freetype.org/
> Based on the information from anitya: 
> https://release-monitoring.org/project/854/

This is a maintenance release; most importantly fixing correct handling of
Type 1 fonts with flex features, which was broken in version 2.9. All users should upgrade.


CHANGES BETWEEN 2.9 and 2.9.1

  I. IMPORTANT BUG FIXES

    - Type  1  fonts  containing   flex  features  were  not  rendered
      correctly (bug introduced in version 2.9).

    - CVE-2018-6942: Older  FreeType versions  can crash  with certain
      malformed variation fonts.

        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-6942


  II. MISCELLANEOUS

    - Bug fix: Multiple calls to `FT_Get_MM_Var' returned garbage.

    - The base  extensions `ftlcdfil' and  `ftfntfmt' are now  part of
      the  base  module  (and  thus no  longer  configurable  in  file
      `modules.cfg').

    - Emboldening of bitmaps didn't work correctly sometimes,  showing
      various artifacts (bug introduced in version 2.8.1).

    - Use  of  the `freetype-config'  script  to  get compilation  and
      linking  options   is  deprecated   since  it   doesn't  support
      cross-compiling, among other  deficiencies.  Instead, you should
      use the `pkg-config' interface.

      The `configure'  script no longer installs  `freetype-config' by
      default.  For  backwards compatibility,  a new  configure option
      `--enable-freetype-config'   is  provided   that  reverts   this
      decision.

    - The auto-hinter script ranges have  been updated for Unicode 11.
      No support  for new scripts  have been added, however,  with the
      exception of Georgian Mtavruli.

    - Support for cmake has been improved.

    - The next  release will  remove support for  Position Independent
      Code  as  needed  by  systems that  prohibit  automatic  address
      fixups, such  as BREW.  [Compilation with  modern compilers that
      use flags like `-fPIC' or `-fPIE' is not affected.]

Comment 2 Marek Kašík 2018-05-25 12:46:41 UTC
Hi, I've just pushed the 2.9.1 into rawhide.


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