Tracking Dependencies

Compilers

Version 1.0 requires a C++11 compiler. Version 1.1 requires a C++17 compiler.

See c++11 and c++17.

Libs

C++ bindings are not included, since their required versions match those of the C counterparts.

Library	v 0.92	v 1.0	v 1.1	v 1.2	master
Boehm-GC	7.2	7.2	7.2
Cairo	1.14	1.14 (1.15.4 required for PDF links)	1.16*	1.16	1.16
double-conversion [1] (lib2geom dependency)	(not required)	any
FreeType			2.9* (Required for Variable fonts)	2.9	2.9
GDL	N/A (3.4)	3.4	Not Used	Not Used
Glib	2.28	2.48	2.56 or 2.62*	2.64	2.64
GTK+	2.24 (3.8)	3.22	3.24*	3.24	3.24
GNU Scientific Library	?	?
HarfBuzz	?	?	2.2*	2.6	2.6
libsigc++	2.0.12*	2.0.12*	2.0.12*
libSoup	(not required)	(any)
libpotrace	(not required)	(any)
libxml	2.6.11*	2.6.11*
libxslt	1.0.15*	1.0.15*
lcms	1.13	2.2	2.2 (2.9*)	2.9*	2.9*
Pango	1.24	1.24 (1.41.1 required for variable fonts)	1.42*	1.44	1.44 (HarfBuzz shaping)
Poppler	0.20.0	0.20.0	0.29 (0.71*)	0.29 (0.71*)	0.71*
gtk-mac-integration gtk-osx-application-gtk3	N/A	2.0.8 (macOS only)

* Tentative dependency

• Pango 1.42.2 requires Harfbuzz 1.4.2
• Pango 1.44.0 requires Glib 2.59.2 and Harfbuzz 2.0. 1.44 exposes hb_font directly.
• Pango 1.45.1 requires Glib 2.60
• Pango 1.48.4 has vertical upright marks fix.

Distros

Note: This table is not relevant to (non-fink) MacOS X, where we ship the desired version with Inkscape.

"Inkscape" column is default or distro version / oldest that builds - latest that builds. If no latest is given then that means trunk is expected to build on the given platform.

e.g. for a distro that ships with 0.48 but should support building of trunk you might get:

0.48 / 0.47-

General rules:

• Support last Debian Stable
• Support last Ubuntu LTS Ubuntu packages
• Support last CentOS/Redhat (as best effort).
• Support last two Fedora releases.
• Don't break point releases.

Distro	Inkscape	gcc	clang	cairo	cairomm	freetype	glib	glibmm	gtk+	gtkmm	harfbuzz	pango	poppler	gdl	lcms2	libsigc++	libgc	libsoup
Windows MSYS2 (2021-04-14) (mingw-w64 packages from MSYS2 project)	1.0.2	10.2.0	11.0.0	1.17.4	1.12.2	2.10.4	2.68.1	2.66.0	3.24.27	3.24.3	2.8.0	1.48.4	20.12.1	3.34.0	2.12	2.10.6	8.0.4	2.72.0
Debian 10 (Buster, oldstable) EOL 2024-06	0.92.4 (1.0.2)	8.3.0	7.0	1.16	1.12.2	2.9.1	2.58.3	2.58.0	2.24.32 3.24.5	2.24.5 3.24.0	2.3.1	1.42.4	0.71.0	3.28.0	2.9	2.10.1	7.6.4	2.64.2
Debian 11 (Bullseye, stable) EOL 2026	1.0.2	10.2.1	11.0	1.16	1.12.2	2.10.4	2.66.8	2.64.2	3.24.24	3.24.2	2.7.4	1.46.2	20.09.0	3.34.0	2.12	2.10.4	8.0.4	2.72.0
(RHEL) / CentOS 8.1 EOFS 2024-05 Based on Centros 8.1 package list	0.92.3	8.3.1	8.0.1	1.15.12	1.12.0	2.8.14	2.56.4	2.56.0	2.24.32 3.22.30	2.24.5 3.22.2	1.7.5	1.42.4	0.66.0	?	2.9	2.10.0	7.6.4	2.62.3
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) EOL 2025-04	0.92.5	10	10	1.16	1.12.2	2.10.1	2.64.1	2.64.2	2.24.32 3.24.17	2.24.5 3.24.2	2.6.4	1.44.7	0.86.1	3.34.0	2.9.4	2.10.2	10	2.70.0

Legend
Inkscape 1.0.x unsupported
GTK+ 3 builds unsupported

• Agreed to at Saarbrücken hackfest.

Getting and Installing Source packages

See Getting Started

Optional Dependencies

Inkscape will still compile without these, but some features may be missing if they are absent during compilation:

Library	Needed for	Default
aspell	Dictionaries for spell checking	On
libcdr	Open Corel Draw files	On
gettext/msgformat	Translation support	On
gtest/gmock	Automatted testing	Off
gspell	Spell checking	On
imagemagick	Bitmap editing extensions, bitmap import resolution	On
jpeg	jpeg import?	On
OpenMP	Multi-threaded filter rendering	On
scour	Save as Optimized SVG	(not needed during compiling, Python)
libvisio	Open Visio Files, use Visio stencils	On
libwpg	Open WordPerfect Graphics	On