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, 2011) 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 |
| gtksourceview | required |
provides syntax highlighting for gretl scripts |
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 |
| GMP | required |
support multiple-precision OLS plugin |
search |
| libcurl | required |
support file transfer via HTTP protocol |
search |
| MPFR | optional |
additional multiple-precision functionality |
search |
| readline | optional |
provides a nice editable command line in gretlcli, the command-line program |
search |
| JSON-GLib | optional |
provides for parsing of data from various websites |
search |