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= GNUstep-make = | = GNUstep-make = | ||
=== Required === | === Required === | ||
| − | * GCC -- preferably version 4.x | + | * GCC with ObjC support -- preferably version 4.x |
* GNU make -- called ''gmake'' or ''gnumake'' on some systems | * GNU make -- called ''gmake'' or ''gnumake'' on some systems | ||
=== Optional === | === Optional === | ||
| − | * gdb | + | * gdb -- for debugging |
| − | * Window Maker | + | * Window Maker -- this would install a lot of dependencies beforehand |
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=== Required === | === Required === | ||
* GNUstep-base | * GNUstep-base | ||
| − | * tiff | + | * tiff -- TIFF support |
=== Recommended === | === Recommended === | ||
| − | * jpeg | + | * jpeg -- JPEG support |
| − | * png | + | * png -- PNG support |
=== Optional === | === Optional === | ||
| − | * libungif | + | * libungif -- for reading and writing gif images |
* aspell -- spell checking | * aspell -- spell checking | ||
* cups-base -- printing | * cups-base -- printing | ||
Revision as of 08:08, 21 October 2006
The following is the current (as of July 18, 2006) list of direct dependencies for GNUstep.
Note :
- some of these dependencies are dependent of each other (eg. tiff requires jpeg, and libungif requires freetype2)
- each of these dependencies may require additional libraries, which are not listed here
- the given names may not accurately reflect the actual package name as provided by your system
GNUstep-make
Required
- GCC with ObjC support -- preferably version 4.x
- GNU make -- called gmake or gnumake on some systems
Optional
- gdb -- for debugging
- Window Maker -- this would install a lot of dependencies beforehand
GNUstep-base
Required
- GNUstep-make
- ffcall or libffi -- stack-frame handling
Recommended
- libxml2 -- for XML-based property-lists
- libxslt -- for stylesheet support for use with XML
- openssl -- for https connections in NSURL
Optional
- libiconv -- unicode support, only install if not provided by your system / glibc
- libgmp4 -- arbitrary precision arithmetic
- libbfd -- universal "Binary File Descriptor" library
GNUstep-gui
Required
- GNUstep-base
- tiff -- TIFF support
Recommended
- jpeg -- JPEG support
- png -- PNG support
Optional
- libungif -- for reading and writing gif images
- aspell -- spell checking
- cups-base -- printing
- libaudiofile -- sound
- portaudio -- sound, needs at least portaudio-v19
GNUstep-back XLIB
Required
- GNUstep-gui
Recommended
- libXft -- font API
GNUstep-back ART
Required
- GNUstep-gui
- freetype2 -- TrueType font rendering engine
- libart_lgpl2 -- 2D graphics supporting
Recommended
- libXft -- font API
GNUstep-back CAIRO
Required
- GNUstep-gui
- libart_lgpl2 -- 2D graphics supporting
- glitz -- OpenGL image compositing library
- cairo -- PDF 1.4 imaging model
Recommended
- libXft -- font API
Documentation
- tetex -- if you want to create the API documentation