Gretl depends on various libraries, as well as the program gnuplot, for parts of its functionality. The table below gives a summary of these dependencies. The link on the left leads to the main site for the package in question (valid as of October, 2006) while the link on the right leads to a search for the package on rpmfind.net.
| Package | gretl status | functionality | rpmfind |
|---|---|---|---|
| gtk | required |
provides the gretl GUI |
search |
| libxml | required |
open and save data files in the default format |
search |
| lapack | required |
various linear algebra functions |
search |
| fftw3 | required |
Fast Fourier Transform |
search |
| gnuplot | required |
generate graphs |
search |
| readline | optional |
provides a nice editable command line in gretlcli, the command-line program |
search |
| gnome | optional |
gretl is integrated into the gnome desktop |
search |
| GMP | optional |
support multiple-precision OLS plugin |
search |