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@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ libraries automatically. See `./configure --help` for a set of flags to
control library detection. Packages are generally found with `pkg-config`, control library detection. Packages are generally found with `pkg-config`,
so make sure that is working. so make sure that is working.
libtiff and libjpeg do not usually use pkg-config so libvips looks for libtiff and libjpeg do not usually use `pkg-config` so libvips looks for
them in the default path and in $prefix. If you have installed your own them in the default path and in `$prefix`. If you have installed your own
versions of these libraries in a different location, libvips will not see versions of these libraries in a different location, libvips will not see
them. Use switches to libvips configure like: them. Use switches to libvips configure like:
@ -158,88 +158,87 @@ or perhaps:
to get libvips to see your builds. to get libvips to see your builds.
## vips8 Python binding ### vips8 Python binding
If `gobject-introspection`, `python-gi-dev`, and `libgirepository1.0-dev` are If `gobject-introspection`, `python-gi-dev`, and `libgirepository1.0-dev` are
available, libvips will install the vips8 Python binding. available, libvips will install the vips8 Python binding.
## libjpeg ### libjpeg
The IJG JPEG library. The IJG JPEG library. Use the `-turbo` version if you can.
## libexif ### libexif
If available, libvips adds support for EXIF metadata in JPEG files. If available, libvips adds support for EXIF metadata in JPEG files.
## libgsf-1 ### libgsf-1
If available, libvips adds support for creating image pyramids with dzsave. If available, libvips adds support for creating image pyramids with `dzsave`.
## libtiff ### libtiff
The TIFF library. It needs to be built with support for JPEG and The TIFF library. It needs to be built with support for JPEG and
ZIP compression. 3.4b037 and later are known to be OK. ZIP compression. 3.4b037 and later are known to be OK.
## fftw3 ### fftw3
If libvips finds this library, it uses it for fourier transforms. It If libvips finds this library, it uses it for fourier transforms.
can also use fftw2, but 3 is faster and more accurate.
## lcms2, lcms ### lcms2, lcms
If present, vips_icc_import(), vips_icc_export() and vips_icc_transform() are If present, `vips_icc_import()`, `vips_icc_export()` and `vips_icc_transform()`
available for transforming images with ICC profiles. If lcms2 is available, are available for transforming images with ICC profiles. If `lcms2` is
it is used in preference to lcms, since it is faster. available it is used in preference to `lcms`, since it is faster.
## Large files ### Large files
libvips uses the standard autoconf tests to work out how to support libvips uses the standard autoconf tests to work out how to support
large files (>2GB) on your system. Any reasonably recent unix should large files (>2GB) on your system. Any reasonably recent unix should
be OK. be OK.
## libpng ### libpng
If present, libvips can load and save png files. If present, libvips can load and save png files.
## libMagick, or optionally GraphicsMagick ### ImageMagick, or optionally GraphicsMagick
if available, libvips adds support for loading all libMagick supported If available, libvips adds support for loading all libMagick-supported
image file types (about 80 different formats). Use image file types. Use `--with-magickpackage=GraphicsMagick` to build against
`--with-magickpackage` to build against graphicsmagick instead. graphicsmagick instead.
## pangoft2 ### pangoft2
If available, libvips adds support for text rendering. You need the If available, libvips adds support for text rendering. You need the
package pangoft2 in `pkg-config --list-all`. package pangoft2 in `pkg-config --list-all`.
## orc-0.4 ### orc-0.4
If available, vips will accelerate some operations with this run-time If available, vips will accelerate some operations with this run-time
compiler. compiler.
## matio ### matio
If available, vips can load images from Matlab save files. If available, vips can load images from Matlab save files.
## cfitsio ### cfitsio
If available, vips can load FITS images. If available, vips can load FITS images.
## libwebp ### libwebp
If available, vips can load and save WebP images. If available, vips can load and save WebP images.
## OpenEXR ### OpenEXR
If available, libvips will directly read (but not write, sadly) If available, libvips will directly read (but not write, sadly)
OpenEXR images. OpenEXR images.
## OpenSlide ### OpenSlide
If available, libvips can load OpenSlide-supported virtual slide If available, libvips can load OpenSlide-supported virtual slide
files: Aperio, Hamamatsu, Leica, MIRAX, Sakura, Trestle, and Ventana. files: Aperio, Hamamatsu, Leica, MIRAX, Sakura, Trestle, and Ventana.
## swig, python, python-dev ### swig, python, python-dev
If available, we build the vips7 python binding. If available, we build the vips7 python binding.