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diff --git a/README.python b/README.python new file mode 100644 index 0000000..eabdf5b --- /dev/null +++ b/README.python @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +To enable HarfBuzz bindings for Python among other languages, make sure +you have latest version of gobject-introspection compiled, and then +run autogen.sh (if building from git), and then: + + ./configure --with-gobject --enable-introspection + +Make sure that gobject-introspection is enabled then in the final report. + +Compile and install. + +Make sure you have the installation lib dir in LD_LIBRARY_PATH, as needed +for the linker to find the library. + +Then make sure you also have GI_TYPELIB_PATH pointing to the resulting +$prefix/lib/girepository-* directory. + +Make sure you have pygobject installed. Then check that the following +import works in your Python interpretter: + + from gi.repository import HarfBuzz + +If it does, you are ready to call HarfBuzz from Python! Congratulations. +See src/sample.py. + +The Python API will change. Let us know on the mailing list if you are +using it, and send lots of feedback. |