[EMBOSS] EMBOSS Install problem: Can't make gd.c

[Peter Rice]

Caroline Johnston wrote:
> Trying to install the stable EMBOSS package on Ubuntu and although it
> configures fine make fails with the following error:
> 
> gd.c: In function 'plD_init_gif_Dev':
> gd.c:600: error: 'png_Dev' has no member named 'palette'
> gd.c:601: error: 'png_Dev' has no member named 'truecolour'
> gd.c: In function 'plD_eop_gif':

What version of libgd do you have installed?

We added GIF support which requires a more recent version.

regards,

Peter Rice