GNUstep Downloads
We recommend that you check the software versions currently installed on your system. The GNUstep Startup package will do this for you automatically. Then consult the following tables to determine which items need installing or updating. To download the recommended version of any item of software, click on the version number in the appropriate column.
For further information on any particular package, click on its name.
Pre-requisites
Please ensure you have at least the Minimum version req'd of each of the following (where needed) on you system, before you install GNUstep. If you need to obtain the software, we suggest that you download the Recommended version.
| Sources | Required? | Minimum version req'd |
Recom- mended version |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| make | Required | 3.75 | current | GNU make |
| binutils | Depends on OS | 2.9.6 | current | GNU binutils |
| iconv | If no glibc | 1.7 | current | Convert file encoding |
| gcc | Required | 2.95.3 | current | GNU C & Objective-C Compiler |
| ffcall | Required | 1.8 | 1.10 | Message forwarding |
| libffi | Optional | gcc 3.3.1 | - |
Alternative to ffcall (part of gcc) |
| gmp | Optional | 3.1.1 | current | Arbitrary precision arithmetic |
| guile | For guile scripting | 1.4 | current | Scheme language interpreter |
| openssl | Recommended | 0.9.6b | current | SSL and TSL support |
| libtiff | Required | 3.4036 | current | TIFF image support |
| libpng | Recommended | - | - | PNG image support |
| libjpg | Recommended | - | - | JPEG image support |
| libxml | Required | 2.3.0 | current | For XML property lists and docs |
| audiofile | Recommended | 0.2.3 | current | Program interface to digital audio formats |
| WindowMaker | Recommended | 0.92.0 | - |
Window manager & desktop |
| libobjc | ONLY MinGW/Cygwin or gcc2 | ">1.4.0 | - |
Updated libobjc for some systems. |
GNUstep Core
All GNUstep users should install the following items. Choose either the GNUstep Startup package, which combines all four core packages (plus ffcall) or download and install the four core packages separately. (see Building GNUstep in Build Guide)
| Sources | Required? | Stable | Unstable | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNUstep Startup | Required | ">0.16.0 | - | Easy Install Core Packages |
| GNUstep Make | Required | ">1.13.0 | - | Makefile Package |
| GNUstep Base | Required | ">1.13.1 | - | Foundation |
| GNUstep GUI | Required | ">0.11.0 | - | Graphical user interface class library |
| GNUstep Backend | Required | ">0.11.0 | - | Generic back-end |
Extra Libraries/Tools
These libraries and tools offer additional capabilities. Some packages and applications may require you to install these libraries (see Building Extensions in Build Guide)
| Sources | Required? | Stable | Unstable | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renaissance | Optional | - |
0.7.0 | Multi-platform UI layout |
| GNUstep Guile | Optional | ">1.1.4 | - |
Interactive development system |
| StepTalk | Optional | ">0.10.0 | - |
Scripting language support |
| JIGS | Optional | 1.5.5 | - |
Java bridge |
| RIGS | Optional | ">0.2.2 | - |
Ruby bridge |
| gdl2 | Optional | - |
">0.10.1 | Database Support Library |
| SQLClient | Optional | ">1.3.0 | - |
Simple OO Interface to SQL databases |
| WebServer | Optional | ">1.1.1 | - |
Simple web server for applications |
| Performance | Optional | ">0.2.4 | - |
Performance measuring classes |
| Pantomime | Optional | 1.1.0 | - | GNUMail framework - see also description |
| PPDs | Optional | ">1.0.0 | - | Printer PPDs formerly in gnustep-gui |
GNUstep Development Tools
If you intend to develop software for GNUstep, or to port software to GNUstep from another environment, you should install the development tools that are relevant to you from the following list:
| Sources | Required? | Stable | Unstable | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorm | Recommended | ">1.1.0 | - |
Graphical interface builder |
| Project Center | Recommended | ">0.4.3 | - |
Project developer |
| nib2gmodel | Obsolete | ">0.11.0 | - |
Converts older (pre-10.2 nibs) |
| OpenStep 2GNU Converter | Obsolete | ">20000717 | - |
Older PB Project converter |
| Examples | Optional | ">1.1.0 | - |
GUI examples |
GNUstep User Environment
If you intend to use GNUstep to manage files, run applications and so on, please install the items you require from the following list:(see GNUstep environment in Build Guide)
| Sources | Required? | Stable | Unstable | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWorkspace | Recommended | - | 0.8.3 | File manager for GNUstep |
| RPM Inspector | Optional | RPM Viewer | - |
GWorkspace inspector for RPM packages |
| Localization | Optional | Various | - |
Language translations for GWorkspace |
| App Wrappers | Optional | Wrappers | - |
Additional GWorkspace wrappers |
| GNUMail | Optional | - | GNU Mail - see also description | |
| GNUstep Apps | Optional | ">Various | - |
Other User Applications |
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