%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ libpng-&libpng-version; Libpng Introduction to libpng The libpng package contains libraries used by other programs for reading and writing PNG files. &lfs65_checked; Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &libpng-md5sum; Download size: &libpng-size; Estimated disk space required: &libpng-buildsize; Estimated build time: &libpng-time; Additional Downloads Recommended patch to include apng functionality in libpng : Although rejected by upstream, this is required if you want to use the system libpng in Firefox 3. User Notes: Installation of libpng Install libpng by running the following commands: patch -Np1 -i ../libpng-&libpng-version;-apng-1.patch && ./configure --prefix=/usr && make To test the results, issue: make check. Now, as the root user: make install && install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/doc/libpng-&libpng-version; && install -v -m644 README libpng-&libpng-version;.txt \ /usr/share/doc/libpng-&libpng-version; Contents Installed Programs Installed Libraries Installed Directories libpng-config and libpng12-config libpng.{so,a} and libpng12.{so,a} /usr/include/libpng12 and /usr/share/doc/libpng-&libpng-version; Short Descriptions libpng-config is a symlink to libpng12-config. libpng-config libpng12-config provides configuration information for libpng. libpng12-config libpng.{so,a} and libpng12.{so,a} are a collection of routines used to create and manipulate PNG format graphics 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. libpng12.{so,a}