[OSM-dev] [mapnik] GSoC - Improving support for non-latin languages in mapnik

[Dane Springmeyer]

> I have suggested using Pango in the past, but Artem was reluctant due to all the dependencies it has.

Yes, same here, *very* reluctant because its dependency chain on glib/gettext/gobject/etc would make OS X and Windows builds very difficult. I think we should make an effort to look at porting pango parts to C++, or at least ensuring Pango is an optional (compile-time) dependency.

Dane