The crash is because the FreeType library shipped with BlitzMax dates back to around the early Cretaceous period.
You can get yourself an updated module from here (about 1.4 meg).
(Only tested on Mac, your mileage may vary on other platforms)
As for the other issues, try copying fonts.conf from fontconfig/examples into your cairo.mod/examples folder.
First time run may take a little time as it caches font info. Then after, it should be normal start times.
You can get yourself an updated module from here (about 1.4 meg).
(Only tested on Mac, your mileage may vary on other platforms)
As for the other issues, try copying fonts.conf from fontconfig/examples into your cairo.mod/examples folder.
First time run may take a little time as it caches font info. Then after, it should be normal start times.