GNU bug report logs - #15531
Emacs configure fails with gif 5.0

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Barry Fishman <barry_fishman <at> acm.org>

Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2013 18:14:02 UTC

Severity: important

Found in version 24.3.50

Fixed in version 24.4

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Barry Fishman <barry_fishman <at> acm.org>
To: 15531 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#15531: Emacs configure fails with gif 5.0
Date: Sat, 05 Oct 2013 11:27:53 -0400
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Package: emacs
Version: 24.3.50

The configure script fails to recognize the gif_lib.h header file for
gif 5.0 and so prints an error that git support can not be found.

The gif_lib.h header file has been reorganized for gif 5.0.  There is no
longer a EGifPutExtensionLast function.  However there is a new
GifMakeMapObject I used in my patch.  A better way would probably be to
look at the new GIFLIB_MAJOR define now in gif_lib.h.

I have included a patch, but I do not have many OS/platforms that I
can check.  I am far from understanding autoconfig, but my attempt at a
fix (git patch) is included below:

[emacs-gif-5.patch (text/x-diff, attachment)]
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-- 
Barry Fishman

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