Imlib-1.9.15

Introduction to Imlib

The Imlib package contains image libraries. These are useful for loading, rendering and dithering a wide variety of image data formats.

Package Information

Imlib Dependencies

Required

X Window System, libjpeg-6b, LibTIFF-3.8.2, and giflib-4.1.4

Optional

GTK+-1.2.10

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/imlib

Installation of Imlib

Install Imlib by running the following commands:

./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc/imlib &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user:

make install &&
install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/doc/imlib-1.9.15 &&
install -v -m644 doc/{index.html,*.gif} /usr/share/doc/imlib-1.9.15

Command Explanations

--sysconfdir=/etc/imlib: This installs and combines the configuration files into /etc/imlib instead of /usr/etc.

Configuring Imlib

Config Files

/etc/imlib/imrc

Contents

Installed Programs: imlib-config and imlib_config
Installed Libraries: libgdk_imlib.{so,a}, libimlib-*.{so,a}, and libImlib.{so,a}
Installed Directories: /etc/imlib and /usr/share/doc/imlib-1.9.15

Short Descriptions

libimlib-*.{so,a}

provide the functions for programs to display and edit a wide variety of image data formats.

Last updated on 2006-06-21 11:26:07 -0500