I've read issue #1033 however none of the suggestions there helped me install correctly with freetype. The issue persists for both php 7.2 and php 7.3 for me.

Output

root@devhub01 ~ # phpbrew --debug ext install gd -- --with-freetype-dir="/usr/include" --with-jpeg-dir=/usr; # or replace with the library path
===> Installing gd extension...
Extension path /opt/phpbrew/build/phpbrew7_3_25_fdev/ext/gd
Log stored at: /opt/phpbrew/build/phpbrew7_3_25_fdev/ext/gd/build.log
Changing directory to /opt/phpbrew/build/phpbrew7_3_25_fdev/ext/gd
===> Phpize...
Running Command:phpize > /opt/phpbrew/build/phpbrew7_3_25_fdev/ext/gd/build.log 2>&1
===> Configuring...
Appending argument: --with-php-config=/opt/phpbrew/php/phpbrew7_3_25_fdev/bin/php-config
Running Command:./configure '--with-freetype-dir=/usr/include' '--with-jpeg-dir=/usr' '--with-php-config=/opt/phpbrew/php/phpbrew7_3_25_fdev/bin/php-config'
checking for grep that handles long lines and -e... /bin/grep
checking for egrep... /bin/grep -E
checking for a sed that does not truncate output... /bin/sed
checking for cc... cc
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
checking for suffix of executables...
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether cc accepts -g... yes
checking for cc option to accept ISO C89... none needed
checking how to run the C preprocessor... cc -E
checking for icc... no
checking for suncc... no
checking whether cc understands -c and -o together... yes
checking for system library directory... lib
checking if compiler supports -R... no
checking if compiler supports -Wl,-rpath,... yes
checking build system type... x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
checking host system type... x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
checking target system type... x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
checking for PHP prefix... /opt/phpbrew/php/phpbrew7_3_25_fdev
checking for PHP includes... -I/opt/phpbrew/php/phpbrew7_3_25_fdev/include/php -I/opt/phpbrew/php/phpbrew7_3_25_fdev/include/php/main -I/opt/phpbrew/php/phpbrew7_3_25_fdev/include/php/TSRM -I/opt/phpbrew/php/phpbrew7_3_25_fdev/include/php/Zend -I/opt/phpbrew/php/phpbrew7_3_25_fdev/include/php/ext -I/opt/phpbrew/php/phpbrew7_3_25_fdev/include/php/ext/date/lib
checking for PHP extension directory... /opt/phpbrew/php/phpbrew7_3_25_fdev/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20180731
checking for PHP installed headers prefix... /opt/phpbrew/php/phpbrew7_3_25_fdev/include/php
checking if debug is enabled... no
checking if zts is enabled... no
checking for re2c... re2c
checking for re2c version... 1.3 (ok)
checking for gawk... gawk
checking for GD support... yes, shared
checking for the location of libwebp... no
checking for the location of libjpeg... /usr
checking for the location of libpng... no
checking for the location of libz... no
checking for the location of libXpm... no
checking for FreeType 2... /usr/include
checking whether to enable JIS-mapped Japanese font support in GD... no
If configure fails try --with-webp-dir=

checking for jpeg_read_header in -ljpeg... yes
checking for png_write_image in -lpng... yes
If configure fails try --with-xpm-dir=
configure: error: freetype-config not found.
Error: Command failed: ./configure '--with-freetype-dir=/usr/include' '--with-jpeg-dir=/usr' '--with-php-config=/opt/phpbrew/php/phpbrew7_3_25_fdev/bin/php-config' returns: If configure fails try --with-xpm-dir=

Expected Result

GD compiles correctly

Command

Paste your phpbrew install command here (be sure to install with --debug flag, e.g. phpbrew --debug install)

phpbrew --debug ext install gd -- --with-freetype-dir="/usr/include" --with-jpeg-dir=/usr;

Build Log

root@devhub01 ~ # cat /opt/phpbrew/build/phpbrew7_3_25_fdev/ext/gd/build.log
Configuring for:
PHP Api Version: 20180731
Zend Module Api No: 20180731
Zend Extension Api No: 320180731

Platform

OS:

Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS

Running PHP:

PHP 7.3.25 (cli) (built: Dec 8 2020 20:59:26) ( NTS )
Copyright (c) 1997-2018 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v3.3.25, Copyright (c) 1998-2018 Zend Technologies

Installing PHP:

PHP 7.3.25 (cli) (built: Dec 8 2020 20:59:26) ( NTS )