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This is a quick post on how to fix this error with the steam overlay on +gentoo:

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./steamwebhelper: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib64/libfreetype.so.6: undefined symbol: hb_ot_tags_from_script_and_language
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This has to do with an error with freetype, a font rendering service. +Chances are if you are seeing this error in the terminal when launching steam +nothing is rendering either. Pages most likely are a black or grey. To fix this +issue, you have to mask the latest version of freetype. Modify your +package.mask file as shown:

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#File: /etc/portage/package.mask + =media-libs/freetype-2.11.0 +
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You might also have to add this to your package.use when attempting to +recompile freetype

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#File: /etc/portage/package.use/media-libs + >=media-libs/freetype-2.10.4 harfbuzz +
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Recompile and steam should be working. Hope this helped with this more +obscure error!

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