[MacPorts] #41572: root: switch to external FreeType once "unknown type name 'FT_Glyph'; did you mean 'FTGlyph'" is fixed

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#41572: root: switch to external FreeType once "unknown type name 'FT_Glyph'; did
you mean 'FTGlyph'" is fixed
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  Reporter:  mojca@…      |      Owner:  jonesc@…
      Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal       |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports        |    Version:
Resolution:               |   Keywords:
      Port:  root5 root6  |
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Comment (by ryandesign@…):

 Replying to [comment:5 jonesc@…]:
 > Reading the reports, its not clear to me if this is a ROOT bug, a
 FreeType bug, or perhaps even a MacPorts bug in the ROOT port file.

 Replying to [comment:10 ryandesign@…]:
 > The upstream ticket has been closed with the comment:
 >
 > > It's not the fault of our library that another library which is based
 on FreeType uses such a similar header name!
 >
 > So please file a bug with the makers of ftgl and ask them to rename
 their headers.

 Looks like the freetype developers have decided it is their bug after all.
 freetype 2.6.1's CHANGES file includes these comments:

 {{{
   II. IMPORTANT CHANGES

     - The header  file layout  has been  changed (again),  moving  all
       header files except `ft2build.h' into a subdirectory tree.

       Doing so  reduces the  possibility of  header file  name clashes
       (e.g., FTGL's  `FTGlyph.h' with FreeType's `ftglyph.h')  on case
       insensitive file systems like Mac OS X or Windows.
 }}}

 So please see if root5 and root6 can now be changed back to using MacPorts
 freetype.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/41572#comment:16>
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