FindGIF¶

Finds the Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) library (giflib).

Imported Targets¶

This module provides the following Imported Targets:

GIF::GIF: Added in version 3.14.

Target that encapsulates the usage requirements of the GIF library, available when the library is found.

This module sets the following variables:

GIF_FOUND: Boolean indicating whether the GIF library was found.
GIF_INCLUDE_DIRS: Include directories needed to use the GIF library.
GIF_LIBRARIES: Libraries needed to link to the GIF library.
GIF_VERSION: Version string of the GIF library found (for example, 5.1.4). For GIF library versions prior to 4.1.6, version string will be set only to 3 or 4 as these versions did not provide version information in their headers.

The following cache variables may also be set:

GIF_INCLUDE_DIR: Directory containing the gif_lib.h and other GIF library headers.
GIF_LIBRARY: Path to the GIF library.

This module accepts the following variables:

GIF_DIR: Environment variable that can be set to help locate a GIF library installed in a custom location. It should point to the installation destination that was used when configuring, building, and installing GIF library: ./configure --prefix=$GIF_DIR.

Finding GIF library and linking it to a project target:

find_package(GIF)
target_link_libraries(project_target PRIVATE GIF::GIF)