Debian or Ubuntu (they share the same base) uses the external libraries. Some old versions of these distributions do not have the newest code and some GD functions available in the php's gd may not be available. There is already a bug report there about it.
If you can compile it I would suggest to simply take the php-src/ext/gd one and compile it like a shared extension. Be sure to uninstall the libgd headers first (debian's). On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 5:28 PM, Lars Nielsen <l...@lfweb.dk> wrote: > Thanks Pierre, > > I have been using GD with Drupal and with the standard gd of either php > or debian/ubuntu Drupal is complaining that GD is not functional. > > So I just have to compile and install the version from bitbucket? > > Regards Lars > søn, 02 10 2011 kl. 17:25 +0200, skrev Pierre Joye: >> hi, >> >> It is not deprecated, it is maintained, in and outside php as well. >> >> Which package are you referring to? bitbucket has the libgd's >> standalone version and php's src has its bundled version, which is the >> recommended one to use with php. >> >> Cheers, >> >> On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 5:19 PM, Lars Nielsen <l...@lfweb.dk> wrote: >> > Hi, >> > I am not sure if this should go to the general list or here. >> > >> > What is happening to the "GDlib" graphics library? Is it deprecated? I >> > have found a package on google-code which can be compiled on >> > ubuntu/debian but it seems that it has not been updated for years? >> > >> > What is the approach to take here? Should I go for Imagemagick instead? >> > or something diferent? >> > >> > Regards >> > Lars Nielsen >> > http://www.lfweb.dk >> > >> > >> > -- >> > PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List >> > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >> > >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Pierre >> >> @pierrejoye | http://blog.thepimp.net | http://www.libgd.org >> > > > > > -- > PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- Pierre @pierrejoye | http://blog.thepimp.net | http://www.libgd.org -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
