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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
+<!-- $Revision: 1.1 $ -->
+  <refentry id='function.gd-info'>
+   <refnamediv>
+    <refname>gd_info</refname>
+    <refpurpose>Retrieve information about the currently installed GD support</refpurpose>
+   </refnamediv>
+   <refsect1>
+    <title>Description</title>
+     <methodsynopsis>
+      <type>array</type><methodname>gd_info</methodname>
+      <void/>
+     </methodsynopsis>
+    <simpara>
+     Returns an <literal>associative array</literal> describing the version and capabilities of
+     the installed GD library.  
+    </simpara>
+    <para>
+     <table>
+      <title>Elements of array returned by <function>gd_info</function></title>
+      <tgroup cols="2">
+       <thead>
+        <row>
+         <entry>Attribute</entry>
+         <entry>Meaning</entry>
+        </row>
+       </thead>
+       <tbody>
+        <row>
+         <entry>GD Version</entry>
+         <entry><literal>String</literal> value describing the installed
+          <literal>libgd</literal> version.</entry>
+        </row>
+        <row>
+         <entry>Freetype Support</entry>
+         <entry><literal>boolean</literal> value.  <literal>true</literal> 
+          if Freetype Support is installed.</entry>
+        </row>
+        <row>
+         <entry>Freetype Linkage</entry>
+         <entry><literal>String</literal> value describing the way in which
+          Freetype was linked. Expected values are: 'with freetype', 
+          'with TTF library', and 'with unknown library'.  This element will
+          only be defined if <literal>Freetype Support</literal> evaluated to
+          <literal>true</literal>.</entry>
+        </row>
+        <row>
+         <entry>T1Lib Support</entry>
+         <entry><literal>boolean</literal> value.  <literal>true</literal>
+          if <literal>T1Lib</literal> support is included.</entry>
+        </row>
+        <row>
+         <entry>GIF Read Support</entry>
+         <entry><literal>boolean</literal> value.  <literal>true</literal>
+          if support for <emphasis>reading</emphasis> <literal>GIF</literal> 
+          images is included.</entry>
+        </row>
+        <row>
+         <entry>GIF Create Support</entry>
+         <entry><literal>boolean</literal> value.  <literal>true</literal>
+          if support for <emphasis>creating</emphasis> <literal>GIF</literal>
+          images is included.</entry>
+        </row>
+        <row>
+         <entry>JPG Support</entry>
+         <entry><literal>boolean</literal> value.  <literal>true</literal>
+          if <literal>JPG</literal> support is included.</entry>
+        </row>
+        <row>
+         <entry>PNG Support</entry>
+         <entry><literal>boolean</literal> value.  <literal>true</literal>
+          if <literal>PNG</literal> support is included.</entry>
+        </row>
+        <row>
+         <entry>WBMP Support</entry>
+         <entry><literal>boolean</literal> value.  <literal>true</literal>
+          if <literal>WBMP</literal> support is included.</entry>
+        </row>
+        <row>
+         <entry>XBM Support</entry>
+         <entry><literal>boolean</literal> value.  <literal>true</literal>
+          if <literal>XBM</literal> support is included.</entry>
+        </row>
+       </tbody>
+      </tgroup>
+     </table>
+    </para>
+    <para>
+     <example>
+      <title>Using <function>gd_info</function></title>
+      <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+var_dump(gd_info());
+
+/* Typical Output
+   ==============
+
+array(9) {
+  ["GD Version"]=>
+  string(24) "bundled (2.0 compatible)"
+  ["FreeType Support"]=>
+  bool(false)
+  ["T1Lib Support"]=>
+  bool(false)
+  ["GIF Read Support"]=>
+  bool(true)
+  ["GIF Create Support"]=>
+  bool(false)
+  ["JPG Support"]=>
+  bool(false)
+  ["PNG Support"]=>
+  bool(true)
+  ["WBMP Support"]=>
+  bool(true)
+  ["XBM Support"]=>
+  bool(false)
+}
+
+*/
+?>
+]]>
+      </programlisting>
+     </example>
+    </para>
+    <simpara>
+     See also: <function>imagepng</function>,
+     <function>imagejpeg</function>,
+     <function>imagegif</function>,
+     <function>imagewbmp</function>, and
+     <function>imagetypes</function>.
+    </simpara>
+   </refsect1>
+  </refentry>
+
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