From c455a9e42886ed19e99f1e32e1a4e8d43a202c83 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philipp Klaus Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2018 09:38:13 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] README: why is fontconfig needed; how to install on Mac --- README.md | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 5a5c0d7..affd7c3 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ Install the requirements: pip install -r requirements.txt -In addition, `fontconfig` should be installed on your system. This package is pre-installed on many Linux distributions and you can use Homebrew to install it on your Mac. +In addition, `fontconfig` should be installed on your system. It's used to identify and +inspect fonts on your machine. This package is pre-installed on many Linux distributions. +If you're using a Mac, I recommend to use [Homebrew](https://brew.sh) to install +fontconfig using [`brew install fontconfig`](http://brewformulas.org/Fontconfig). ### Startup