The following libraries/programs are required: 

  • Cmake 2.6.3+
  • GSL


The following libraries are optional: 

  • CGAL 3.7+ (for delaunay)
  • CFitsIO (for reading FITS)
  • SDL/SDL-image (for loading jpg,bmp,...)
  • mathGL 1.10 (for visualizing persistence diagrams with pdview)
  • -> A compatible version of the library is included in the 'external/'
  • directory starting from disperse v0.9.22
  • Qt4 (for visualizing persistence diagrams with pdview)


NOTE: gcc v4.3.3+ is required for multithreading to be enabled.