giflib-5.1.0
Introduction to giflib
The giflib package contains
libraries for reading and writing GIFs as well as programs for
converting and working with GIF files.
This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.6
platform.
Package Information
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Download (HTTP):
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/giflib/giflib-5.1.0.tar.bz2
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Download (HTTP) MD5 sum: c7e9f1c10b755ab955156d4c1ac7fc5d
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Download (HTTP) size: 607 KB
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Estimated disk space required: 6.5 MB (with generated html
documentation; additional 0.7 MB for the tests)
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Estimated build time: 0.2 SBU (with generated html
documentation)
giflib Dependencies
Optional
xmlto-0.0.26 (for html documentation)
User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/giflib
Installation of giflib
Install giflib by running the
following commands:
./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-static &&
make
To test the results, issue: make
check. The test results are in test.sh.log.
Now, as the root user:
make install
If you generated html documentation, install it as the root user:
install -v -dm755 /usr/share/doc/giflib-5.1.0/html &&
install -v -m644 doc/*.html /usr/share/doc/giflib-5.1.0/html
Command Explanations
--disable-static: This
switch prevents installation of static versions of the libraries.
Contents
Installed Programs:
gif2rgb, gifbuild, gifclrmp, gifecho,
giffix, gifinto, giftext and giftool
Installed Library:
libgif.so
Installed Directory:
/usr/share/doc/giflib-5.1.0
Short Descriptions
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gif2rgb
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converts images saved as GIF to 24-bit RGB images.
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gifbuild
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dumps GIF data in a textual format, or undumps it to a
GIF.
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gifclrmp
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modifies GIF image colormaps.
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gifecho
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generates a GIF from ASCII text.
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giffix
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clumsily attempts to fix truncated GIF images.
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gifinto
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is an end-of-pipe fitting for GIF-processing pipelines.
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giftext
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prints (text only) general information about a GIF file.
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giftool
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is a GIF transformation tool.
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libgif.so
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contains API functions required by the giflib programs and any other
programs needing library functionality to read, write and
manipulate GIF images.
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Last updated on 2014-09-14 14:01:57 -0700