Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 7.5

Chapter 10. Graphics and Font Libraries

LibTIFF-4.0.3

Introduction to LibTIFF

The LibTIFF package contains the TIFF libraries and associated utilities. The libraries are used by many programs for reading and writing TIFF files and the utilities are used for general work with TIFF files.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.5 platform.

Package Information

LibTIFF Dependencies

Optional

libjpeg-turbo-1.3.0, Freeglut-2.8.1 (required for tiffgt), and JBIG-KIT

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/libtiff

Installation of LibTIFF

Install LibTIFF by running the following commands: 

sed -i '/glDrawPixels/a glFlush();' tools/tiffgt.c &&
./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-static &&
make

To test the results, issue: make check.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

sed -i ...: This command fixes a bug which is causing tiffgt to open blank windows in some cases.

--disable-static: This switch prevents installation of static versions of the libraries.

Contents

Installed Programs: bmp2tiff, fax2ps, fax2tiff, gif2tiff, pal2rgb, ppm2tiff, ras2tiff, raw2tiff, rgb2ycbcr, thumbnail, tiff2bw, tiff2pdf, tiff2ps, tiff2rgba, tiffcmp, tiffcp, tiffcrop, tiffdither, tiffdump, tiffgt tiffinfo, tiffmedian, tiffset and tiffsplit
Installed Libraries: libtiff.so and libtiffxx.so
Installed Directory: /usr/share/doc/tiff-4.0.3

Short Descriptions

bmp2tiff

converts a Microsoft Windows Device Independent Bitmap image file to a TIFF image.

fax2ps

converts a TIFF facsimile to compressed PostScript file.

fax2tiff

creates a TIFF Class F fax file from raw fax data.

gif2tiff

creates a TIFF file from a GIF87 format image file.

pal2rgb

converts a palette color TIFF image to a full color image.

ppm2tiff

creates a TIFF file from a PPM image file.

ras2tiff

creates a TIFF file from a Sun rasterfile.

raw2tiff

converts a raw byte sequence into TIFF.

rgb2ycbcr

converts non-YCbCr TIFF images to YCbCr TIFF images.

thumbnail

creates a TIFF file with thumbnail images.

tiff2bw

converts a color TIFF image to grayscale.

tiff2pdf

converts a TIFF image to a PDF document.

tiff2ps

converts a TIFF image to a PostScript file.

tiff2rgba

converts a wide variety of TIFF images into an RGBA TIFF image.

tiffcmp

compares two TIFF files.

tiffcp

copies (and possibly converts) a TIFF file.

tiffcrop

selects, copies, crops, converts, extracts and/or processes one or more TIFF files.

tiffdither

converts a grayscale image to bilevel using dithering.

tiffdump

prints verbatim information about TIFF files.

tiffgt

displays an image stored in a TIFF file.

tiffinfo

prints information about TIFF files.

tiffmedian

applies the median cut algorithm to data in a TIFF file.

tiffset

sets the value of a TIFF header to a specified value.

tiffsplit

splits a multi-image TIFF into single-image TIFF files.

libtiff.so

contains the API functions used by the libtiff programs as well as other programs to read and write TIFF files.

libtiffxx.so

contains the C++ API functions used by programs to read and write TIFF files.

Last updated on 2014-02-18 18:25:11 -0800