Re: [GD-DEVEL] Problems installing gd on Debian Linux 4.0

On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 11:07 PM, William Hudspeth <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to install gd-2.0.35 on Debian linux 4.0. I have installed
> the libpng libraries from source, and the jpeg libraries using the
> apt-cdrom installer. When I try to configure gd to use these libraries,
> it cannot find those for jpeg.
>
>
> ./configure --with-png=/usr/local/include/libpng12 --with-jpeg=/usr/lib

it sounds wrong.

it should be:

./configure --with-png=/usr/local/ --with-jpeg=/usr/

the prefix is necessary, not the include or lib directories.

hi!

> While I can see libjpeg in /usr/lib, the only possible reference to
> libjpeg I see in the configuration output is:
>
> checking for jpeg_set_defaults in -ljpeg... no
>
> ** Configuration summary for gd 2.0.34:
>
>   Support for PNG library:          yes
>   Support for JPEG library:         no
>   Support for Freetype 2.x library: yes
>   Support for Fontconfig library:   no
>   Support for Xpm library:          no
>   Support for pthreads:             yes
>
> Otherwise, configure doesn't seem to be able to find jpeg...
>
> I would appreciate any help on what I should be looking for when I use the --with-jpeg=... option.

Have you installed the development packages?


Cheers,
-- 
Pierre
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