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How to get GIF support with Perl-GD library? (Can't locate object method "newFromGif") Francesco Moi 06-05-2007
Posted by Francesco Moi on June 5, 2007, 4:22 am
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Hi.

Using Perl v5.8.3 on Linux, I'm trying to install GD interface for
Perl (made by Lincoln Stein).
I installed GD, zlib, jpeg-6b and freetype from sources (the very last
versions).

When executing script, I get this error message:
-----
Can't locate object method "newFromGif" via package "GD::Image" at ./
test.pl line 6.
-------

Line 6:
------
$srcimage = GD::Image->newFromGif("myimage.gif");
------

I know GIF is not supported by official GD libraries, but is it
possible to get it via another way?

Thank you very much.


Posted by Bianka Martinovic on June 5, 2007, 4:38 am
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Francesco Moi schrieb:

> I know GIF is not supported by official GD libraries, but is it
> possible to get it via another way?

As far as I know, GIF support was stripped from the GD module due to
copyright/license cost issues. I think you need ImageMagick for this.

Greetings, Bianka

Posted by Bianka Martinovic on June 5, 2007, 4:39 am
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Francesco Moi schrieb:

> I know GIF is not supported by official GD libraries, but is it
> possible to get it via another way?
>
Uhm... you may use an old version of GD which supports GIF. (But you'll
loose other features then.)

Greetings, Bianka

Posted by Sherm Pendley on June 5, 2007, 6:27 am
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> Francesco Moi schrieb:
>
>> I know GIF is not supported by official GD libraries, but is it
>> possible to get it via another way?
>>
> Uhm... you may use an old version of GD which supports GIF.

You've got it backwards - old versions of GD do *not* support GIF. More
recent versions, released after the expiration of GIF-related patents, do
support GIF.

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Posted by Mumia W. on June 5, 2007, 6:04 am
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On 06/05/2007 03:22 AM, Francesco Moi wrote:
> Hi.
>
> Using Perl v5.8.3 on Linux, I'm trying to install GD interface for
> Perl (made by Lincoln Stein).
> I installed GD, zlib, jpeg-6b and freetype from sources (the very last
> versions).
>
> When executing script, I get this error message:
> -----
> Can't locate object method "newFromGif" via package "GD::Image" at ./
> test.pl line 6.
> -------
>
> Line 6:
> ------
> $srcimage = GD::Image->newFromGif("myimage.gif");
> ------
>
> I know GIF is not supported by official GD libraries, but is it
> possible to get it via another way?
>
> Thank you very much.
>

You didn't mention what Linux distribution you are using. I've installed
Debian Sarge, and the "newFromGif" method exists on my system's GD. I
installed the libgd-gd2-perl package.


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