使用 Homebrew, MacPorts 安装 msdfgen

项目链接

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命令和别名

• msdfgen

项目历史

The official GitHub repository was created in 2016 and the changelog lists version 1.0 as the initial public release on 2016-04-28. The project later added CMake support, expanded SVG and font handling, introduced MTSDF mode, and kept refining error correction, geometry preprocessing, and build options.

采用历史

The README positions msdfgen both as a standalone console program and as a C++ library. It also points users toward msdf-atlas-gen when generating complete font atlases, which reflects its adoption in graphics and text-rendering pipelines rather than as an end-user media tool.

使用方式

Typical package-manager usage is running msdfgen with a mode, input, and options to generate SDF, PSDF, MSDF, or MTSDF textures from fonts, SVG files, shape descriptions, or standard input. The library API exposes the same core generation routines for embedding in renderers and tools.

为什么软件包爱好者会关心

msdfgen matters in packaging because it bridges graphics research and practical asset generation: a small CLI plus C++ library, optional image/font/SVG dependencies, and current releases that track real-world build-system needs.

时间线

• 2016: Repository created and version 1.0 published.
• 2017: CMake build script added.
• 2020: MTSDF mode added.
• 2023: Standalone executable can be built in a limited dependency-free form.
• 2025: Version 1.13 released.

Related projects

• msdf-atlas-gen is the official companion project recommended by the README for generating full font atlases.

来源

• https://github.com/Chlumsky/msdfgen
• https://github.com/Chlumsky/msdfgen#readme
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Chlumsky/msdfgen/master/CHANGELOG.md
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