On 16.12.2020 at 13:30, Pete Cooper wrote: > I am compiling PHP 8.0,1RC1 from source on Ubuntu 20.04LTS. I would like to be able to use the current version of libgd (v2.3.0) instead of the bundled version (v2.1.0 compatible) or the system-installed version (v2.2.5). Is this possible? > > If I use the `--enable-gd` flag, PHP 8.0.1RC1 uses the bundled libgd (expected). > If I also use the `--with-external-gd` flag, PHP 8.0.1RC1 uses the system-wide libgd (expected). > > Is there a way I can compile PHP with the libgd source, or alternatively point the PHP configure / compile process to point to a pre-compiled version of libgd specifically for PHP (e.g. if I compile libgd source to /etc/php/shared/libgd/). As of PHP 7.4.0, gd and several other extensions rely on pkg-config to figure out the location of libraries. Set PKG_CONFIG_PATH as required, e.g. PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/etc/php/shared/libgd/lib/pkgconfig/ Regards, Christoph
