[FFmpeg-user] configure on Debian Squeeze

[tovis]

> Hi everyone!
> I have trying to configure/compile/install ffmpeg, using git sources
> (0.9.x.git). The box itself "clean" Squeeze without X (I need ffmpeg
> "only" for streaming, converting, processing purposes).
> I need optional filter "drwatext", I have using "$ ./config
> --enable-libfreetype" - ffmpeg config does not found it - "ERROR: freetype
> not found"
>
> After some google investigation, I have found that I simply does not
> installed freetype library. I have installed libfreetype6-dev - as
> suggested in that email. ffmpeg config still does not found freetype
> library :(
> At the end of config.log I found relevant information:
>
> check_pkg_config freetype2 ft2build.h freetype/freetype.h FT_Init_FreeType
> ERROR: freetype2 not found
>
> What does it mean?
> /usr/ib/pkgconfig/freetype2.pc look like this:
>
> prefix=/usr
> exec_prefix=${prefix}
> libdir=${exec_prefix}/lib
> includedir=${prefix}/include
>
> Name: FreeType 2
> Description: A free, high-quality, and portable font engine.
> Version: 12.0.6
> Requires:
> Libs: -L${libdir} -lfreetype
> Libs private: -lz
> Cflags: -l${includedir}/freetype2 -I${includedir}
>
> I could not find what is wrong with this.
> Any help?
>
> Sincerely
>   tovis
>
>
OK!
It is too difficult, even libc is not good for newest version. First time
I was working with version 0.7-rc1 - I step back. But error still exist:

$ ./configure --enable-libfreetype
./configure: 1: pkg-config: not found
Error: libfreetype not found

Why it does not recognize libfree?

Sincerely
  tovis