--- index.html Mon Nov 25 11:39:31 2002 +++ index.html Wed Nov 27 12:47:38 2002 @@ -35,4 +35,9 @@ modern image formats such as PNG and JPEG as soon as possible. +
Note, that the FreeBSD port of gd2 includes support for GIF files +ported from the earlier releases of gd. If the WITH_LZW was defined at +build time, the software will also use LZW-compression when creating +GIF files. +
gd 2.0.8 requires that the following libraries @@ -116,4 +121,18 @@ Portions relating to WBMP copyright 2000, 2001, 2002 Maurice Szmurlo and Johan Van den Brande. + +
+GIF decompression code copyright 1990, 1991, 1993, by David Koblas +(koblas@netcom.com). +
+Non-LZW-based GIF compression code copyright 1998, by Hutchison Avenue +Software Corporation (http://www.hasc.com/, +info@hasc.com). +
+LZW-based GIF compression code David Rowley. +Obtaining a license for the Unisys LZW compression patent is +entirely between the user and Unisys. The authors of gd can provide +NO assistance in this matter. +
Permission has been granted to copy, distribute and modify gd in any
@@ -192,5 +211,22 @@
+
+ This version reinstates GIF support. Specifically, the following
+functions are added: gdImageGif, gdImageGifPtr, gdImageGifCtx,
+gdImageGifToSink, gdImageCreateFromGif, gdImageCreateFromGifCtx,
+gdImageCreateFromGifSource.
+The can be used just like the corresponding functions for the other
+image formats.
+
+ Other functions added, but not documented, are: gdImageLzw,
+gdImageLzwPtr, gdImageLzwCtx, gdImageBigGif, gdImageBigGifPtr,
+gdImageBigGifCtx.
+
+ The gdImageOpenPolygon is added.
+This is basically the same as gdImagePolygon,
+but it does not join the start and end points. It is required by GD.pm.
+
@@ -1058,5 +1094,6 @@
What does the FreeBSD port add?
+
+What's new in version 2.0.8?
@@ -1068,5 +1105,6 @@