GifLib

Download Source:	http://downloads.sourceforge.net/giflib/giflib-4.1.6.tar.bz2

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Introduction to GifLib

giflib is a library for reading and writing gif images. It is API and ABI compatible with libungif which was in wide use while the LZW compression algorithm was patented.

Project Homepage: http://giflib.sourceforge.net/

Dependencies

Optional

• X Window System

Non-Multilib

Compile the package:

./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

Install the package

make install &&
install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/doc/giflib-4.1.6/html &&
install -v -m644 doc/*.{png,html} \
    /usr/share/doc/giflib-4.1.6/html &&
install -v -m644 doc/*.txt \
    /usr/share/doc/giflib-4.1.6

Multilib

32Bit

Compile the package:

CC="gcc ${BUILD32}" LDFLAGS="-L/usr/lib" ./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

Install the package

make install

N32

Compile the package:

CC="gcc ${BUILDN32}" ./configure --prefix=/usr --libdir=/usr/lib32 &&
make

Install the package

make install

64Bit

Compile the package:

CC="gcc ${BUILD64}" ./configure --prefix=/usr --libdir=/usr/lib64 &&
make

Install the package

make install &&
install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/doc/giflib-4.1.6/html &&
install -v -m644 doc/*.{png,html} \
    /usr/share/doc/giflib-4.1.6/html &&
install -v -m644 doc/*.txt \
    /usr/share/doc/giflib-4.1.6

Contents

Installed Programs:	gif2epsn, gif2ps, gif2rgb, gif2x11, gifasm, gifbg, gifburst, gifclip, gifclrmp, gifcolor, gifcomb, gifcompose, giffiltr, giffix, gifflip, gifhisto, gifinfo, gifinter, gifinto, gifovly, gifpos, gifrotat, gifrsize, gifspnge, giftext, gifwedge, icon2gif, raw2gif, rgb2gif, and text2gif
Installed Libraries:	libgif.{so,a}
Installed Directories:	/usr/share/doc/giflib-4.1.6

Short Descriptions

gif2epsn	dumps images saved as GIF files on Epson type printers.
gif2ps	prints GIF files on laser printers supporting PostScript.
gif2rgb	converts images saved as GIF to 24-bit RGB images.
gif2x11	displays images saved as GIF files under X Window System.
gifasm	assembles multiple GIFs into one, or burst a multiple-image GIF.
gifbg	generates a single-color test pattern GIF.
gifburst	bursts a GIF image into subrectangles.
gifclip	clips or crops a GIF image.
gifclrmp	modifies GIF image colormaps.
gifcolor	generates color test patterns.
gifcomb	combines two GIF images of exactly the same size into one.
gifcompose	uses giflib tools to compose images.
giffiltr	is a template for filtering a GIF sequentially.
giffix	clumsily attempts to fix truncated GIF images.
gifflip	flips a GIF image along the X or Y axis or rotates an image by 90 degrees.
gifhisto	generate a color-frequency histogram from a GIF.
gifinfo	gives information about a GIF file.
gifinter	converts between interlaced and non-interlaced images.
gifinto	is an end-of-pipe fitting for GIF-processing pipelines.
gifovly	generates one composite GIF from a multiple-image GIF.
gifpos	changes a GIF's screen size or reconditions it.
gifrotat	rotates a GIF through any desired angle.
gifrsize	resizes a GIF by deletion or duplication of bits.
gifspnge	is a template for filtering a GIF with in-core operations.
giftext	prints (text only) general information about a GIF file.
gifwedge	creates a test GIF image resembling a color monitor test pattern.
icon2gif	is a converter/deconverter to/from an editable text format.
raw2gif	converts raw 8-bit image data into GIF files.
rgb2gif	converts 24 bit images to a GIF image using color quantization.
text2gif	generates GIF images out of regular text in 8x8 font.
libgif.{so,a}	contains API functions required by the giflib programs and any other programs needing library functionality to read, write and manipulate GIF images.