.. _spkg_libgd:

libgd: Dynamic graphics generation tool
=======================================

Description
-----------

GD is an open source code library for the dynamic creation of images by
programmers. GD is written in C, and "wrappers" are available for Perl,
PHP and other languages. GD creates PNG, JPEG, GIF, WebP, XPM, BMP
images, among other formats. GD is commonly used to generate charts,
graphics, thumbnails, and most anything else, on the fly. While not
restricted to use on the web, the most common applications of GD involve
website development.

License
-------

-  Custom (BSD-ish)


Upstream Contact
----------------

-  https://libgd.github.io
-  Pierre Joye (http://blog.thepimp.net)
-  https://github.com/libgd/libgd

Type
----

standard


Dependencies
------------

- :ref:`spkg_libpng`
- :ref:`spkg_xz`

Version Information
-------------------

package-version.txt::

    2.3.3


Equivalent System Packages
--------------------------

.. tab:: Alpine

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ apk add gd-dev 


.. tab:: Arch Linux

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo pacman -S gd 


.. tab:: conda-forge

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ conda install libgd expat 


.. tab:: Debian/Ubuntu

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo apt-get install libgd-dev 


.. tab:: Fedora/Redhat/CentOS

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo dnf install gd gd-devel 


.. tab:: FreeBSD

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo pkg install graphics/gd 


.. tab:: Gentoo Linux

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo emerge media-libs/gd 


.. tab:: Homebrew

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ brew install gd 


.. tab:: MacPorts

   No package needed.

.. tab:: Nixpkgs

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ nix-env --install gd 


.. tab:: openSUSE

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo zypper install gd pkgconfig\(gdlib\) 


.. tab:: Slackware

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo slackpkg install gd fontconfig libXpm libX11 libxcb libXau \
             libXdmcp


.. tab:: Void Linux

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo xbps-install gd-devel 



See https://repology.org/project/gd/versions

If the system package is installed, ``./configure`` will check if it can be used.

