Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version r12.4-426

Chapter 10. Graphics and Font Libraries

libpng-1.6.50

Introduction to libpng

The libpng package contains libraries used by other programs for reading and writing PNG files. The PNG format was designed as a replacement for GIF and, to a lesser extent, TIFF, with many improvements and extensions and lack of patent problems.

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Package Information

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Installation of libpng

If you want to patch libpng to support apng files, apply it here: 

gzip -cd ../libpng-1.6.47-apng.patch.gz | patch -p1

Install libpng by running the following commands: 

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

To test the results, issue: make check.

Now, as the root user: 

make install &&
mkdir -v /usr/share/doc/libpng-1.6.50 &&
cp -v README libpng-manual.txt /usr/share/doc/libpng-1.6.50

Command Explanations

--disable-static: This switch prevents installation of static versions of the libraries.

Contents

Installed Programs: libpng-config (symlink), libpng16-config, pngfix and png-fix-itxt
Installed Libraries: libpng.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/libpng16 and /usr/share/doc/libpng-1.6.50

Short Descriptions

pngfix

tests, optimizes and optionally fixes the zlib header in PNG files. Optionally, when fixing, strips ancillary chunks from the file

png-fix-itxt

fixes PNG files that have an incorrect length field in the iTXt chunks

libpng-config

is a shell script that provides configuration information for applications wanting to use libpng

libpng.so

contain routines used to create and manipulate PNG format graphics files