The GIL distributions
GIL comes in 2 distributions: a binary distribution and a source distribution. At present, only the binary distribution is available from the download page.
The binary distribution
The GIL binary distribution is a set of compiled shared libraries (one per GIL component), tcl scripts, and demo applications. Shared libraries are compiled for Mac OS X (10.4, universal ppc and intel), Linux (Ubuntu 8.04 x86), and MS Windows (XP). The file hierarchy of the binary distribution is as follow:
| Directory | Content explanation |
|---|---|
| gil/bin | Shared libraries stored in the osx, x11, and win sub-directories. |
| gil/script | GIL Tcl scripts that provide services relying on the Tcl extensions provided in the shared libraries. |
| gil/demo | Demo applications, one per sub-directory. |
| gil/dependencies | The dependencies (external software) provided in the GIL distribution. |
Some components require the availability, on the executing machine, of some external dependencies not provided in the distribution.
The source distribution
The source distribution provides the source code and build files necessary to compile GIL.
External dependencies
The following table lists the dependencies (external software) that are not provided in the GIL distributions and are required by some GIL components.
| GIL component | Dependencies not provided |
|---|---|
| gilBase | |
| gilTcl | gilBase*, Tcl8.5.x*, FreeImage3.9.1*, OpenGL |
| gilTclTk | gilBase*, gilTcl*, Tk8.5.x* |