giflib-5.2.1
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-10.1
platform.
Package Information
giflib Dependencies
Required
xmlto-0.0.28
User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/giflib
Installation of giflib
Install giflib by running the
following commands:
make
This package does not come with a test suite.
Now, as the root user:
make PREFIX=/usr install &&
rm -fv /usr/lib/libgif.a &&
find doc \( -name Makefile\* -o -name \*.1 \
-o -name \*.xml \) -exec rm -v {} \; &&
install -v -dm755 /usr/share/doc/giflib-5.2.1 &&
cp -v -R doc/* /usr/share/doc/giflib-5.2.1
Command Explanations
rm -fv
/usr/lib/libgif.a: This command removes a static
library which is not used by any BLFS package.
find doc ... -exec rm -v {}
\;: This command removes Makefiles, man and xml files from the
documentation directory that would otherwise be installed by the
commands that follow.
Contents
Installed Programs:
gif2rgb, gifbuild, gifclrmp, giffix,
giftext, and giftool
Installed Library:
libgif.so
Installed Directory:
/usr/share/doc/giflib-5.2.1
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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giffix
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clumsily attempts to fix truncated GIF images
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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 2021-03-20 02:19:45 -0500