--- imlib-1.9.15/gdk_imlib/io-gif.c.orig	2014-02-02 08:59:39.063076948 +0100
+++ imlib-1.9.15/gdk_imlib/io-gif.c	2014-02-02 09:09:41.823051652 +0100
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@
 #else
 #include <gif_lib.h>
 
+static void print_gif_error(int error_code)
+{
+  const char *err = GifErrorString(error_code);
+  fprintf(stderr, "gdk_imlib: giflib error %d: %s.\n", error_code, err);
+}
+
 unsigned char      *
 loader_gif(FILE *f, int *w, int *h, int *t)
 {
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
   int                 intjump[] = {8, 8, 4, 2};
   int                 istransp, transp;
   int                 fd;
+  int                 giferr;
 
   done = 0;
   istransp = 0;
@@ -30,7 +36,7 @@
   fd = fileno(f);
   /* Apparently rewind(f) isn't sufficient */
   lseek(fd, (long) 0, 0);
-  gif = DGifOpenFileHandle(fd);
+  gif = DGifOpenFileHandle(fd, &giferr);
 
   transp = -1;
   data = NULL;
@@ -43,14 +49,14 @@
     {
       if (DGifGetRecordType(gif, &rec) == GIF_ERROR)
 	{
-	  PrintGifError();
+	  print_gif_error(gif->Error);
 	  rec = TERMINATE_RECORD_TYPE;
 	}
       if ((rec == IMAGE_DESC_RECORD_TYPE) && (!done))
 	{
 	  if (DGifGetImageDesc(gif) == GIF_ERROR)
 	    {
-	      PrintGifError();
+	      print_gif_error(gif->Error);
 	      rec = TERMINATE_RECORD_TYPE;
 	    }
 	  *w = gif->Image.Width;
@@ -68,13 +69,13 @@
 	  rows = malloc(*h * sizeof(GifRowType *));
 	  if (!rows)
 	    {
-	      DGifCloseFile(gif);
+	      DGifCloseFile(gif, &giferr);
 	      return NULL;
 	    }
 	  data = _gdk_malloc_image(*w, *h);
 	  if (!data)
 	    {
-	      DGifCloseFile(gif);
+	      DGifCloseFile(gif, &giferr);
 	      free(rows);
 	      return NULL;
 	    }
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@
 	      rows[i] = malloc(*w * sizeof(GifPixelType));
 	      if (!rows[i])
 		{
-		  DGifCloseFile(gif);
+		  DGifCloseFile(gif, &giferr);
 		  for (i = 0; i < *h; i++)
 		    if (rows[i])
 		      free(rows[i]);
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@
 	    }
 	}
     }
-  DGifCloseFile(gif);
+  DGifCloseFile(gif, &giferr);
   for (i = 0; i < *h; i++)
     free(rows[i]);
   free(rows);
--- imlib-1.9.15/Imlib/load.c.orig	2014-02-02 08:59:39.119743612 +0100
+++ imlib-1.9.15/Imlib/load.c	2014-02-02 09:16:12.426368593 +0100
@@ -429,6 +429,12 @@
 #endif /* HAVE_LIBTIFF */
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBGIF
+static void print_gif_error(int error_code)
+{
+  const char *err = GifErrorString(error_code);
+  fprintf(stderr, "gdk_imlib: giflib error %d: %s.\n", error_code, err);
+}
+
 unsigned char      *
 _LoadGIF(ImlibData * id, FILE *f, int *w, int *h, int *t)
 {
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@
   int                 intjump[] = {8, 8, 4, 2};
   int                 istransp, transp;
   int                 fd;
+  int                 giferr;
 
   done = 0;
   istransp = 0;
@@ -452,7 +458,7 @@
   fd = fileno(f);
   /* Apparently rewind(f) isn't sufficient */
   lseek(fd, (long) 0, 0);
-  gif = DGifOpenFileHandle(fd);
+  gif = DGifOpenFileHandle(fd, &giferr);
 
   if (!gif)
     return NULL;
@@ -460,14 +466,14 @@
     {
       if (DGifGetRecordType(gif, &rec) == GIF_ERROR)
 	{
-	  PrintGifError();
+	  print_gif_error(gif->Error);
 	  rec = TERMINATE_RECORD_TYPE;
 	}
       if ((rec == IMAGE_DESC_RECORD_TYPE) && (!done))
 	{
 	  if (DGifGetImageDesc(gif) == GIF_ERROR)
 	    {
-	      PrintGifError();
+	      print_gif_error(gif->Error);
 	      rec = TERMINATE_RECORD_TYPE;
 	    }
 	  *w = gif->Image.Width;
@@ -486,13 +486,13 @@
 	  rows = malloc(*h * sizeof(GifRowType *));
 	  if (!rows)
 	    {
-	      DGifCloseFile(gif);
+	      DGifCloseFile(gif, &giferr);
 	      return NULL;
 	    }
 	  data = _imlib_malloc_image(*w, *h);
 	  if (!data)
 	    {
-	      DGifCloseFile(gif);
+	      DGifCloseFile(gif, &giferr);
 	      free(rows);
 	      return NULL;
 	    }
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@
 	      rows[i] = malloc(*w * sizeof(GifPixelType));
 	      if (!rows[i])
 		{
-		  DGifCloseFile(gif);
+		  DGifCloseFile(gif, &giferr);
 		  for (i = 0; i < *h; i++)
 		    if (rows[i])
 		      free(rows[i]);
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@
 	    }
 	}
     }
-  DGifCloseFile(gif);
+  DGifCloseFile(gif, &giferr);
   for (i = 0; i < *h; i++)
     free(rows[i]);
   free(rows);