diff --git a/thirdparty/freetype/README.txt b/thirdparty/freetype/README.txt
index 701ac664..b16d5c51 100644
--- a/thirdparty/freetype/README.txt
+++ b/thirdparty/freetype/README.txt
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ How to build freetype
 
 instructions 
 
-1. Download freetype (http://www.freetype.org/download.html#stable)
-2. Decompress freetype.XXX.tar.gz
-3. Update on freetype.pro file the freetype directory 
-4. Run qmake freetype.pro (on mac add -spec macx-g++)
-5. Run make
+- Download freetype (http://www.freetype.org/download.html#stable)
+- Decompress freetype.XXX.tar.gz
+
+LINUX:
+  - qmake freetype.pro -spec linux-g++
+  - make 
+
diff --git a/thirdparty/freetype/freetype.pro b/thirdparty/freetype/freetype.pro
index fe68c3dd..14470320 100644
--- a/thirdparty/freetype/freetype.pro
+++ b/thirdparty/freetype/freetype.pro
@@ -29,11 +29,10 @@ INCLUDEPATH += "$$FREETYPE_DIR_WITH_VERSION/include"
 
 DEFINES = "FT2_BUILD_LIBRARY"
 
-FREETYPE_DIR   = "$$[UNIBOARD_DIR]/thirdparty/freetype/$$FREETYPE_DIR_WITH_VERSION"
-target.path    = "$$FREETYPE_DIR/lib"
-ft2build.path  = "$$FREETYPE_DIR/include"
+target.path    = "lib"
+ft2build.path  = "$$FREETYPE_DIR_WITH_VERSION/include"
 ft2build.files = "$$FREETYPE_DIR_WITH_VERSION/include/ft2build.h"
-headers.path   = "$$FREETYPE_DIR/include/freetype"
+headers.path   = "$$FREETYPE_DIR_WITH_VERSION/include/freetype"
 headers.files  = "$$FREETYPE_DIR_WITH_VERSION/include/freetype/config" "$$FREETYPE_DIR_WITH_VERSION/include/freetype/*.h"
 
 INSTALLS += "target" "ft2build" "headers"
diff --git a/thirdparty/libs.pri b/thirdparty/libs.pri
index 17518d1f..e394d7dc 100644
--- a/thirdparty/libs.pri
+++ b/thirdparty/libs.pri
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ win32 {
 }
 
 FREETYPE_DIR = "$$PWD/freetype/freetype-2.4.4"
-LIBS        += "-L"$$PWD/freetype/lib/$$SUB_LIB" "-lfreetype"
+LIBS        += "-L$$PWD/freetype/lib/$$SUB_LIB" "-lfreetype"
 # no INCLUDEPATH, freetype is not used directly
 
 XPDF_DIR     = "$$PWD/xpdf/xpdf-3.02"
diff --git a/thirdparty/xpdf/README.txt b/thirdparty/xpdf/README.txt
index 4fcf77a3..e131b07c 100644
--- a/thirdparty/xpdf/README.txt
+++ b/thirdparty/xpdf/README.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ OSX:
     - run ./configure (may need extrea options ?)
 
 Linux:
-    - run ./configure 
+    - cd xpdf-3.02
+    - ./configure --with-freetype2-library="../../freetype/lib/linux" --with-freetype2-includes="../../freetype/freetype-2.4.4/include"
+    - cd ..
+    - qmake xpdf.pdf -spec linux-g++
+    - make:
 
 - Run qmake (-spec macx-g++ on OSX)
 - Run make (nmake on windows)
diff --git a/thirdparty/xpdf/xpdf-3.02/splash/Makefile b/thirdparty/xpdf/xpdf-3.02/splash/Makefile
index 3ded6e98..121b4bcf 100644
--- a/thirdparty/xpdf/xpdf-3.02/splash/Makefile
+++ b/thirdparty/xpdf/xpdf-3.02/splash/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ GOOLIBDIR = ../goo
 FOFISRCDIR = $(srcdir)/../fofi
 FOFILIBDIR = ../fofi
 
-CXXFLAGS = -g -O2 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I.. -I$(GOOSRCDIR) -I$(FOFISRCDIR) -I$(srcdir)  
+CXXFLAGS = -g -O2 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I.. -I$(GOOSRCDIR) -I$(FOFISRCDIR) -I$(srcdir)  -I../../freetype/freetype-2.4.4/include
 
 CXX = g++
 AR = ar rc
diff --git a/thirdparty/xpdf/xpdf-3.02/xpdf/Makefile b/thirdparty/xpdf/xpdf-3.02/xpdf/Makefile
index 8fc95fb4..c8e9ff12 100644
--- a/thirdparty/xpdf/xpdf-3.02/xpdf/Makefile
+++ b/thirdparty/xpdf/xpdf-3.02/xpdf/Makefile
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ FOFILIBDIR = ../fofi
 SPLASHSRCDIR = $(srcdir)/../splash
 SPLASHLIBDIR = ../splash
 
-CXXFLAGS = -g -O2 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I.. -I$(GOOSRCDIR) -I$(FOFISRCDIR) -I$(SPLASHSRCDIR) -I$(srcdir)          
+CXXFLAGS = -g -O2 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I.. -I$(GOOSRCDIR) -I$(FOFISRCDIR) -I$(SPLASHSRCDIR) -I$(srcdir) -I../../freetype/freetype-2.4.4/include         
 
 LDFLAGS = 
 
 T1LIBS = 
-FTLIBS = 
+FTLIBS = -L../../freetype/lib/linux -lfreetype
 
 XLIBS =   -lXt  -lXext   -lSM -lICE  -lX11 
 
diff --git a/thirdparty/xpdf/xpdf.pro b/thirdparty/xpdf/xpdf.pro
index 9ecde62a..ec4f1046 100644
--- a/thirdparty/xpdf/xpdf.pro
+++ b/thirdparty/xpdf/xpdf.pro
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 TEMPLATE  = lib
-CONFIG   += staticlib release warn_off
+CONFIG   += staticlib release 
 
 XPDF_DIR = "xpdf-3.02"
 
@@ -21,15 +21,15 @@ OBJECTS_DIR  = "objects"
 
 macx {
     CONFIG += x86 ppc
-    QMAKE_MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = "10.4"
+    QMAKE_MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = "10.5"
 }
 
 # Free type includes and lib
 FREETYPE_DIR = "../freetype/freetype-2.4.4"
 INCLUDEPATH += "$$FREETYPE_DIR/include" "$$FREETYPE_DIR/include/freetype2"
-LIBS        += "-Lfreetype/lib" "-lfreetype"
+LIBS        += "-L../freetype/lib/$$SUB_LIB" "-lfreetype"
 
-INCLUDEPATH += $$XPDF_DIR $$XPDF_DIR "$$XPDF_DIR/fofi" "$$XPDF_DIR/goo" "$$XPDF_DIR/splash" "$$XPDF_DIR/include" xpdf-3.02Extra
+INCLUDEPATH += $$XPDF_DIR "$$XPDF_DIR/fofi" "$$XPDF_DIR/goo" "$$XPDF_DIR/splash" "$$XPDF_DIR/include" "xpdf-3.02Extra"
 
 aconf.path    = $$XPDF_DIR
 aconf.files = $$XPDF_DIR/aconf.h