--- a/rd/read-gif.c	2014-09-24 12:11:46.230611857 +0200
+++ a/rd/read-gif.c	2014-09-24 16:25:15.858994640 +0200
@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@ 
 	if (GIF_ERROR == DGifGetRecordType(h->gif,&RecordType)) {
 	    if (debug)
 		fprintf(stderr,"gif: DGifGetRecordType failed\n");
+#if GIFLIB_MAJOR >= 5
+	    GifErrorString((NULL));
+#else
 	    GifErrorString();
+#endif
 	    return -1;
 	}
 	switch (RecordType) {
@@ -42,7 +46,11 @@ 
 		if (rc == GIF_ERROR) {
 		    if (debug)
 			fprintf(stderr,"gif: DGifGetExtension failed\n");
+#if GIFLIB_MAJOR >= 5
+		    GifErrorString((NULL));
+#else
 		    GifErrorString();
+#endif
 		    return -1;
 		}
 		if (debug) {
@@ -98,7 +106,11 @@ 
     memset(h,0,sizeof(*h));
 
     h->infile = fp;
+#if GIFLIB_MAJOR >= 5
+    h->gif = DGifOpenFileHandle(fileno(fp),NULL);
+#else
     h->gif = DGifOpenFileHandle(fileno(fp));
+#endif
     h->row = malloc(h->gif->SWidth * sizeof(GifPixelType));
 
     while (0 == image) {
@@ -108,7 +120,11 @@ 
 	    if (GIF_ERROR == DGifGetImageDesc(h->gif)) {
 		if (debug)
 		    fprintf(stderr,"gif: DGifGetImageDesc failed\n");
+#if GIFLIB_MAJOR >= 5
+		GifErrorString((NULL));
+#else
 		GifErrorString();
+#endif
 	    }
 	    if (NULL == h->gif->SColorMap &&
 		NULL == h->gif->Image.ColorMap) {