Index: configure
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--- configure	(revision 22749)
+++ configure	(working copy)
@@ -2695,6 +2695,12 @@
 check_header sys/soundcard.h
 check_header soundcard.h
 
+drawtext_filter_deps="freetype_freetype_h"
+drawtext_filter_extralibs="-lfreetype"
+
+check_header ft2build.h
+enabled drawtext_filter && check_lib2 FT_FREETYPE_H FT_Init_FreeType -lfreetype
+
 enabled_any alsa_indev alsa_outdev && check_lib2 alsa/asoundlib.h snd_pcm_htimestamp -lasound
 
 enabled jack_indev && check_lib2 jack/jack.h jack_client_open -ljack