Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 2012-05-25

Chapter 10. Graphics and Font Libraries

lcms2-2.3

Introduction to lcms2

The Little Color Management System is a small-footprint color management engine, with special focus on accuracy and performance. It uses the International Color Consortium standard (ICC), which is the modern standard for color management.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.1 platform.

Package Information

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/lcms2

Installation of lcms2

Install lcms2 by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-static &&
make

To test the results, issue: make check.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--disable-static: This switch prevents the static libraries being installed.

Contents

Installed Programs: jpgicc, linkicc, psicc, tificc, and transicc
Installed Library: liblcms2.so

Short Descriptions

jpgicc

is the Little CMS ICC profile applier for JPEG.

linkicc

is the Little CMS ICC device link generator

psicc

is the Little CMS ICC PostScript generator.

tificc

is the Little CMS ICC tiff generator.

transicc

is the Little CMS ColorSpace conversion calculator.

liblcms2.so

contains functions implement the lcms2 API.

Last updated on 2012-03-05 15:41:10 +0000