Remove version from FreeType wrap file

QuLogic · QuLogic · commit 584b1fd01dfe · 2025-08-26T04:18:02.000-04:00
Latest Meson (1.9.0 at this time) is now erroring because of the
Harfbuzz contains a differently-named wrap file that provides
`freetype2`. This may be a bug upstream, but we really don't need the
version in the filename.
diff --git a/extern/meson.build b/extern/meson.build
@@ -9,14 +9,8 @@ subdir('agg24-svn')
 if get_option('system-freetype')
   freetype_dep = dependency('freetype2', version: '>=9.11.3')
 else
-  # This is the version of FreeType to use when building a local version. It
-  # must match the value in `lib/matplotlib.__init__.py`. Also update the docs
-  # in `docs/devel/dependencies.rst`. Bump the cache key in
-  # `.circleci/config.yml` when changing requirements.
-  LOCAL_FREETYPE_VERSION = '2.13.3'
-
   freetype_proj = subproject(
-    f'freetype-@LOCAL_FREETYPE_VERSION@',
+    'freetype2',
     default_options: [
       'default_library=static',
       'brotli=disabled',
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/__init__.py b/lib/matplotlib/__init__.py
@@ -1333,7 +1333,7 @@ def _val_or_rc(val, *rc_names):
 
 def _init_tests():
     # The version of FreeType to install locally for running the tests. This must match
-    # the value in `meson.build`.
+    # the value in `subprojects/freetype2.wrap`.
     LOCAL_FREETYPE_VERSION = '2.13.3'
 
     from matplotlib import ft2font
diff --git a/subprojects/freetype2.wrap b/subprojects/freetype2.wrap
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# This is the version of FreeType to use when building a local version. It
+# must match the value in `lib/matplotlib.__init__.py`. Also update the docs
+# in `docs/devel/dependencies.rst`. Bump the cache key in
+# `.circleci/config.yml` when changing requirements.
 [wrap-file]
 directory = freetype-2.13.3
 source_url = https://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype/freetype-2.13.3.tar.xz
