otf2bdf

OTF2BDF is a command-line software that utilizes the FreeType 2 font rendering library to generate BDF bitmap fonts from OpenType outline fonts, catering to several sizes and resolutions. Essentially similar to ttf2bdf, it uses FreeType 2.*, the updated version of FreeType 1.*, featuring bug fixes and an additional command-line parameter that prints available encoding tables in the font.

For systems lacking Freetype 2.1.5 or more advanced versions, users must install a Freetype2 distribution (>= 2.1.5) from build and install it. The ttf2bdf program comes with the Freetype 1.* distribution in the /contrib/ttf2bdf/ subdirectory. After installation, users can compile otf2bdf by following these steps: % ./configure % make install.

When compiling, the following hints should be noted:

- The "configure" script expects the "freetype-config" script to be in the executable path installed with FreeType2.
- The installation directory can be specified by the --prefix=< some dir > command-line parameter to the configure script.
- A statically linked version can be created (on Linux/Unix) by compiling like this:% make STATIC=-static install.

To get a list of otf2bdf command-line options, type % otf2bdf -h in the command line.