#24: Error message needed when enabling drawtext filter without libfreetype -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: xj25vm | Owner: Type: enhancement | Status: closed Priority: normal | Component: build Version: git | system Keywords: libfreetype | Resolution: wontfix drawtext | Blocked By: Blocking: | Reproduced by developer: 0 Analyzed by developer: 0 | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Changes (by cehoyos): * keywords: configure libfreetype drawtext filter => libfreetype drawtext * status: open => closed * resolution: => wontfix Comment: Afaict, this is not how FFmpeg's configure script works: --enable-filter=drawtext normally has no meaning because it is the default (drawtext will be enabled if the dependencies are fulfilled and it was not disabled), but since drawtext depends on an external library (like the flashsv decoder or the matroska demuxer), it will only be compiled if --enable-libfreetype was added as an option. Note that the following works as expected / is needed if you want the drawtext filter: $ ./configure --disable-filters --enable-libfreetype --enable- filter=drawtext -- Ticket URL: <https://ffmpeg.org/trac/ffmpeg/ticket/24#comment:2> FFmpeg <http://ffmpeg.org> FFmpeg issue tracker