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(Quniscribe, QCformat): New symbols. (syms_of_w32font): Define them. (w32font_has_char): Indicate uncertainty. (w32font_encode_char): Encode as glyph point. Make static. (recompute_cached_metrics): New function. (w32font_open_internal): Use it. Set font to use glyph points initially. Set format based on type of font. (w32font_text_extents, w32font_draw): Optionally use glyph points. (w32_enumfont_pattern_entity): Accept backend arg. Set type based on it. Set format based on information available here. (add_font_entity_to_list): Identify backend based on opentype_only.

ttn 2003-04-09

we use a C preprocesor not only in the normal compilation of .c files
into object files, but also for creating

	src/Makefile
	lib-src/Makefile

(delimited by comment "start of cpp stuff").  some cpp implementations
insert whitespace in between tokens, which explains the "$(dot)$(dot)"
and "UNEXEC_ALIAS" workarounds for unixoid systems and the bundled
tradcpp/ for vms.  [NOTE: tradcpp/ not yet checked in.]

during makefile creation, the preprocessor symbol NOT_C_CODE is defined.
this should not be defined for normal .c file compilation.

there has been discussion on eliminating this use of cpp and relying
solely on autoconf processing.  rms says to leave it be.

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