[Typo3-debian] Sarge + PHP4-GD2 with gif dont work

[Rene Dustmann]

hi Alexander, 

thks for reply. 

my answers:
1) no errors during installation
2) i use apache 1.3.29 but i have no idea why it will cause this probs -
the gd lib is loaded by php...
3) the php version is the current sarge release 4.3.4
4) no warnings during configure / make / make install of GD2 patched

after *dpkg -i php4-gd2_4.3.2+rc3-2_i386.deb* no gd2-patched occure - so i
made the"clean-up" and the result is no gd2-withgif, means NO gd
recognition by php.

i look for an easy and comprehensible solution to get the gif support on a
sarge based system. this was the reason why apt-get looks convincing to me.
... suffering from "a little bit" different systems...

Tomorrow i will make a new try and i will report it. Without success i will
wait for Michael Stuckis package...

... but the rest of debian ist quite satisfactory ;)

btw. gd 1.8 and typo works also quite good and i have in mind never touch a
running system - still a right cognition!

bye - rene

Am Wed, 11 Aug 2004 17:34:53 +0200 schrieb Alexander Schories:

> Hello Rene,
> 
> 
> ist somewhat strange - because i wrote it down exactly like it worked for
> me.
> 
> Please don`t get me wrong - are you sure you build (without errors) both -
> gd2 and php4-gd2? Furthermore i use apache2. I dont`t exactly know, if this
> could make a difference.
> 
> At the time i wrote the solution i was in the same situation: Will the
> change from SuSE and RedHat, i used before, to Debian be a good idea? Now
> the only proud answer is: Yes !!
> 
> The gif problem - all linux distros were facing - existed because of patent
> situation.
> 
> Ok - now back to your problem:
> 
> - you could wait for Michael Stucki`s Sarge Packages (which should be online
> soon, as Michael told me)
> - you could extend your apt sources to the "unstable" tree, thus you can use
> sid`s latest gd2, which of course now has full gif functionality again
> (ATTENTION: as far as i know the NEW (gd 2.0.28 based) php4gd2 package under
> sid is now just called php4gd (without the 2!)..although it actually is made
> of gd2..!!!)
> - you could try together with me to find the reason for the dependency
> conflict
> 
> 
> As you see, there are many ways in Debian to make a goal.
> 
> Now some questions:
> 
> Which php4 are you using, original 4.3.4 from sarge?
> 
> Were there any errors / warnings during compilation?
>  
>> question ( point 6 of your manual): after removing 
>> *libgd2-xpm* i can´t execute *dpkg -i 
>> php4-gd2_4.3.2+rc3-2_i386.deb* because *libgd2-xpm* is 
>> missing and has to be reinstalled first! 
>> 
>> seems there is something inconsistent...
> 
> Did you really made this before trying to install you php4gd, because
> *first* there must be installed the "new gif enabled" gd2-libraries (you
> compiled before). Only after that you can install your php4gd2:
> 
> Change into your /gd-2.0.26gif directory again and execute again
> 
> make install
> 
> 
> ____________________________________________
> 
> Just short once again:
> 
> 
> Basicly what you do is:
> 
> 
> 1.
> 
> Configure your gd2-source:
> 
> ./configure --prefix=/usr  (NO tailing slash at the end!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) 
> 
> 
> 
> 2.
> 
> Compile your above configured source:
> 
> make 
> 
> 
> 3.
> 
> Install the compiled gd2-libraries:
> 
> make install
> 
> 
> 4.
> 
> Get source of php4gd and build a new package based on your new
> gd2-libraries, which you had installed at point 3:
> 
> apt-get -b source php4-gd2
> 
> 
> 5.
> 
> Install your new php4-gd2 package:
> 
> dpkg -i php4-gd2_4.3.2+rc3-2_i386.deb
> 
> 
> 
> --- Optional on some systems ---
> 
> 
> 6.
> 
> ONLY IF it still does not work try a cleanup:
> 
> Now clean up the system from the original but "broken" gd2 packages, because
> they *might* cause strange problems (they did here..) and reinstall only
> your compiled binaries
> 
> Uninstall original libgd2-xpm-dev and libgd2-xpm with
> 
> apt-get remove libgd2-xpm-dev libgd2-xpm
> 
> Change into your /gd-2.0.26gif directory again and execute again
> 
> make install
> 
> Change into your /php4gd2 directory again and execute again:
> 
> dpkg -i php4-gd2_4.3.2+rc3-2_i386.deb
> 
> 
> ___________________
> 
> 
> I hope you`ll soon enjoy a working gd2 with gif support. :-)
> 
> 
> Very best regards
> 
> 
> Alexander Schories
> Tuebingen, Germany
>