#### Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version 12.3

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# libtiff-4.7.0

## 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 12.3 platform.

### Package Information

- Download (HTTP): https://download.osgeo.org/libtiff/tiff-4.7.0.tar.gz

- Download MD5 sum: 3a0fa4a270a4a192b08913f88d0cfbdd

- Download size: 3.7 MB

- Estimated disk space required: 60 MB (with tests)

- Estimated build time: 0.2 SBU (with tests)

### libtiff Dependencies

#### Recommended

CMake-3.31.5

#### Optional

Freeglut-3.6.0 (required for tiffgt), libjpeg-turbo-3.0.1, sphinx-8.2.1, libwebp-1.5.0, JBIG-KIT, and LERC

## Installation of libtiff

Install libtiff by running the following commands:

    mkdir -p libtiff-build &&
    cd       libtiff-build &&

    cmake -D CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR=/usr/share/doc/libtiff-4.7.0 \
          -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr -G Ninja .. &&
    ninja

To test the results, issue: ninja test.

Now, as the `root` user:

    ninja install

## Contents

Installed Programs: fax2ps, fax2tiff, pal2rgb, ppm2tiff, raw2tiff, 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/lib/cmake/tiff and /usr/share/doc/tiff-4.7.0

### Short Descriptions

fax2ps | converts a TIFF facsimile to compressed PostScript file
fax2tiff | creates a TIFF Class F fax file from raw fax data
pal2rgb | converts a palette color TIFF image to a full color image
ppm2tiff | creates a TIFF file from a PPM image file
raw2tiff | converts a raw byte sequence into TIFF
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

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