Commits on Sep 16, 2017

1. freetype: Update version from 2.7.1 to 2.8.1 …

   The announcement [1][2] lists all the changes.
   
   > ### FreeType 2.8 ###
   > 2017-05-13
   >
   > FreeType 2.8 has been released. CFF2 support and OpenType variation font
   > handling is now complete; the auto-hinter now understands 25 more
   > scripts, for example N'Ko and Tifinagh.
   >
   > See here for a list of changes; noteworthy bug fixes are the handling of
   > TrueType fonts: unhinted loading didn't work as expected, and the light
   > auto-hinter used incorrect metrics.
   >
   > ### FreeType 2.8.1 ###
   > 2017-09-16
   >
   > FreeType 2.8.1 has been released. This is mainly a maintenance release
   > with one important change: By default, FreeType now offers high quality
   > LCD-optimized output without resorting to ClearType techniques of
   > resolution tripling and filtering. In this method, called Harmony, each
   > color channel is generated separately after shifting the glyph outline,
   > capitalizing on the fact that the color grids on LCD panels are shifted
   > by a third of a pixel. This output is indistinguishable from ClearType
   > with a light 3-tap filter.
   >
   > See here for a extensive list of changes; noteworthy bug fixes are
   > correct handling of B/W TrueType hinting and some OpenType variation
   > font handling issues.
   
   [1] https://www.freetype.org/index.html#news
   [2] https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/freetype-announce/2017-09/msg00002.html

   

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