From 31d48dd919e3b4a0bec5ede384f76db9b44f4d71 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Behdad Esfahbod Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 01:57:44 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Add README.python --- README.python | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README.python diff --git a/README.python b/README.python new file mode 100644 index 000000000..eabdf5bbb --- /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.