>>> if firefox/mozilla has had patches added which are not backward
>>> compatible with earlier versions of freetype2, they should be 
>>> #ifdef'd
>>> to support previous versions.
>>
>> It did: PR pkg/25578:  mozilla build broken by new freetype2 changes
>
> I'll hold back my frustration.. for now :)

Well...  I upped my standards to freetype2-2.1.8, now up yours
:)
(No offence meant.)

Cheers,
Adam