The FreeType build for Windows amd64 is similar to the i586 build but has a much more complex configuration. Contrary to the i586 version, the amd64 library can be built with freely available tools using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition with the Windows Server 2003 SP1 Platform SDK.
The following steps will help us in building FreeType:
Download the Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition from http://www.microsoft.com/en-in/default.aspx and install it to the default location. The messages about Windows 7 compatibility problems may be ignored.
Install
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Visual Studio updates.Download Windows Server 2003 SP1 Platform SDK from http://www.microsoft.com/en-in/default.aspx and install it using the default installation path. AMD-64 components are required for the build.
Perform steps 2, 3, and...