Installation of GD on a Macintosh server under MacOS 10.4.8

X11:

Download from Apple or use Install DVD/CD:

install X11 from X11User.dmg

(this is necessary for libgd to compile correctly)

Xcode:

Download from Apple or use Install DVD/CD:

install Xcode

(this is for the C compiler)

zlib:

%curl -O http://www.gzip.org/zlib/zlib-1.2.3.tar.gz

%gnutar xzf zlib-1.2.3.tar.gz

%cd zlib-1.2.3

%./configure

%make

%sudo make install

%sudo ranlib /usr/local/lib/libz.a

libjpeg:

%curl -O ftp://ftp.uu.net/graphics/jpeg/jpegsrc.v6b.tar.gz

%gnutar -xzf jpegsrc.v6b.tar.gz

%cd jpeg-6b/

%./configure

%sudo make install-lib

%sudo ranlib /usr/local/lib/libjpeg.a

(on iBook G4 10.4.8 the procedure didn't work for some reason, installed libjpeg via darwinport and moved from opt/ to standard locations)

libpng:

%curl -O http://belnet.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/libpng/libpng-1.2.12-no-config.tar.gz

%gnutar -xzf libpng-1.2.12.tar.gz 

%cd libpng-1.2.12/

%cp scripts/makefile.darwin ./Makefile

%make ZLIBINC="/usr/lib" ZLIBLIB="/usr/lib"

%sudo make install

%sudo ranlib /usr/local/lib/libpng.a

freetype:

%curl -O http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype/freetype-2.1.10.tar.gz

%gnutar xzf freetype-2.1.10.tar.gz

%cd freetype-2.1.10

Edit include/freetype/config/ftoption.h. to (uncomment if necessary):

#define FT_CONFIG_OPTION_SYSTEM_ZLIB

#define TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER

#define TT_CONFIG_OPTION_COMPONENT_OFFSET_SCALED

Note: In some countries there might be patent issues. Check before!

%./configure && make && sudo make install

libgd:

Important - if old version of GD was installed, move the old version into an archive:

%cd /usr/local/lib

%sudo mv libgd.* /Users/userX/libgd_archiv/

%sudo ln -s /usr/X11R6/include/fontconfig /usr/local/include

%curl -O http://www.boutell.com/gd/http/gd-2.0.33.tar.gz

%gnutar -xzf 

%cd gd-2.0.33

%./configure

if Support for Freetype 2.x library: no

%ln -s `which glibtool` ./libtool

%./configure --with-freetype=/usr/local

%make

%sudo make install

%sudo ranlib /usr/local/lib/libgd.a

GD:

%sudo cpan

%install GD

be patient....