Solution for configure error: pangoxft Pango backend found but did not find freetype libraries.

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Here is how we can solve the pango freetype library missing error

1. Run the terminal.
2. Goto the directory under particular configure file resides.
3. open the configure file by vi configure
edit the following lines as [comment it;add # in front of each line as shown]

# if $have_freetype ; then
# :
# else
# { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: pangoxft Pango backend found but did not find freetype libraries" >&5
#echo "$as_me: error: pangoxft Pango backend found but did not find freetype libraries" >&2;}
# { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
# fi

4. Now its over enjoy.

if u are using Debian go to synaptic manager and install all packages Related to libpango and libfreetype. Installing new version of pango may also solve this problem