PERL Modules - Re: How to get GIF support with Perl-GD library? (Can't locate object

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Re: How to get GIF support with Perl-GD library? (Can't locate object

Gunnar Hjalmarsson

2007-06-05, 6:58 pm

Francesco Moi wrote:
> Using Perl v5.8.3 on Linux, I'm trying to install GD interface for
> Perl (made by Lincoln Stein).
> I installed GD, zlib, jpeg-6b and freetype from sources (the very last
> versions).
>
> When executing script, I get this error message:
> -----
> Can't locate object method "newFromGif" via package "GD::Image" at ./
> test.pl line 6.

What happens if you run:

perl -e 'use GD; print GD->VERSION'

The error message indicates that your version of the Perl GD interface
is too old (< 2.15) to work with GIF. In that case, upgrade GD.

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Gunnar Hjalmarsson
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