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Description of problem: ----------------------- Freetype has an internal bytecode interpreter that is disabled by default due to patents. However, you can enable the bytecode interpeter by changing the spec file from the SRPM package (please, see the repro steps for details). If you rebuild the package (using rpmbuild -ba *.spec) and then install this new version of freetype, some programs like OpenOffice are unable to properly render TrueType fonts with a point size below 8pt (using a 100% zoom). Instead, nothing is rendered. This doesn't happen with freetype-2.1.2-12.src.rpm. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): ------------------------------------------------------------- freetype-2.1.3-4.src.rpm How reproducible: ----------------- Always, I have reproduced this on Red Hat 7.3 and Red Hat 8.0 using the OpenOffice package that comes with Red Hat 8.0 (openoffice-1.0.1-8). Steps to Reproduce: 1. Download freetype-2.1.3-4.src.rpm from RawHide 2. Modify the freetype.spec file that comes bundled inside this SRPM and modify the line that reads: %define without_bytecode_interpreter 1 to %define without_bytecode_interpreter 0 3. Next, do an "rpmbuild -ba freetype.spec" 4. Once the package is built, do an "rpm -Uvh freetype-*" to upgrade/install the new freetype package you have just compiled 5. Now, make sure openoffice-1.0.1-8.i386.rpm package is installed 6. Run OpenOffice 7. Type in some text at 6pt and you will see nothing is rendered. However, if you choose 10pt, for example, the text is drawn with an excellent quality. Actual results: --------------- Using freetype-2.1.3-4.src.rpm recompiled with support for the built-in bytecode interpreter, makes TrueType fonts at 8pt or less invisible! Expected results: ----------------- Enabling the internal bytecode interpreter should render TrueTypes fonts at any point size. Additional info: ---------------- This seems to affect freetype-2.1.3-3.src.rpm and freetype-2.1.3-4.src.rpm, as I haven't been able to reproduce on freetype-2.1.12-12.src.rpm :-?
*** Bug 81747 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
"Not our problem". We don't ship the byte code interpreter, we don't test the byte code interpreter, it's not clear I can even legally work on the byte code interpreter.