m-c: make -B -C objdir/modules/freetype2 builds fine. m-1.9.1: make -B -C objdir/gfx/cairo/cairo/src { cairo-ft-font.c \gfx\cairo\cairo\src\cairo-platform.h(53) : warning C4005: 'cairo_public' : macro redefinition \gfx\cairo\cairo\src\cairoint.h(54) : see previous definition of 'cairo_public' \gfx\cairo\cairo\src\cairo-ft.h(49) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'ft2build.h': No such file or directory make[1]: *** [cairo-ft-font.obj] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `objdir/gfx/cairo/cairo/src' } I initially tried on ThunderbirdTry: { http://tinderbox.mozilla.org/showlog.cgi?log=ThunderbirdTry/1251848210.1251859669.21738.gz&fulltext=1 d:\buildbot\sendchange-win32-hg\mozilla\mozilla\gfx\cairo\cairo\src\cairo-ft.h(49) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'ft2build.h': No such file or directory } (and I filed bug 514058 too...) *** At first glance, it would look like, m-1.9.1 either: should not have "Bug 462908 - Implement Freetype font backend for windows ce" or should be disabled for windows desktop or something, or is missing "Bug 463532 - import freetype into the tree".

What's your configuration? I don't think cairo should be configured to enable the FreeType backend by default on Windows. Do you have the FreeType _library_ installed on your machine but are missing the developer portion (the headers)?

I noticed m-1.9.1 misses http://mxr.mozilla.org/mozilla1.9.2/source/modules/freetype2/ though --enable-tree-freetype is available. I tried the latter because I wanted to try and clean it up in c-c. As I see it, m-1.9.1 is *either missing the in-tree freetype2, *or missing some configure check to detect there is no external library available (unless it should not even have that option?).

As part of bug 609114 we block freetype2 in tree builds for MSVC

m-1.9.1 is long dead. Trying to build Firefox 12a1 with '--enable-tree-freetype' and VC8EE returns: { configure: error: building with in-tree freetype is not supported on MSVC } as now expected. V.Fixed