Some Python libraries, such as PIL or Pillow, require FreeType2 to be fully functional, but because there is no freetype2-devel, they are being compiled without freetype2 support.
Fixed with git commit 83417eb16cd8bb0f5b8bbbdba02c305bbb9637f6 -- added dependency to freetype-devel as only freetype is available on RHEL-6.2
Verified it on devenv_1827, freetype-devel is installed. Created a python app, ssh to your app and run freetype-config [pythonapp-domaindev003.dev.rhcloud.com python2.6]\> freetype-config Usage: freetype-config [OPTION]... Get FreeType compilation and linking information. Options: --prefix display `--prefix' value used for building the FreeType library --prefix=PREFIX override `--prefix' value with PREFIX --exec-prefix display `--exec-prefix' value used for building the FreeType library --exec-prefix=EPREFIX override `--exec-prefix' value with EPREFIX --version display libtool version of the FreeType library --ftversion display FreeType version number --libs display flags for linking with the FreeType library --libtool display library name for linking with libtool --cflags display flags for compiling with the FreeType library #rpm -qf /usr/bin/freetype-config freetype-devel-2.3.11-6.el6_2.9.x86_64