Re: gEDA: pcb-20060422 snapshot

[Dan McMahill <dan-at-NOSPAMmcmahill_dot_net>]

steve tell wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Apr 2006, Dan McMahill wrote:
> 
>> sounds to me like your gdlib-config program is broken.
> 
> 
> I had similar difficulties:
> With older versions of the gd png+jpeg library, there is no gdlib-config 
> at all.
> 
> I don't mind if you don't deal with this, or don't deal with it right 
> away, but a discussion of appropriate gdlib versions with a URL to find 
> it would be a nice addition to the installation instructions.
> 
> Coping with old gdlib's might be as simple as just trying AC_CHECK_LIB()
> or even just adding -lgd and hoping for the best if gdlib-config doesn't 
> exist.
> 
> 
> (I first tried out the pcb snapshot on a fedora core 2 machine, which 
> has gd-2.0.21.  Yes, I know I should just upgrade, but fc4's anaconda 
> can't deal with the software-raid from fc2, etc, etc.)

I've built with 2.0.23 which is at least a few years old.  Haven't tried 
anything older.  Do you know when gdlib-config first appeared?

Anyway, I added the AC_CHECK_LIB(gd) as basically a hail mary if 
gdlib-config can't be found.  I also gutted the INSTALL file as it was 
very out of date.


-Dan