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Mike Frysinger wrote: |
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> On Wednesday 16 March 2005 10:41 am, Chris White wrote: |
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>>So, they pretty much install the same thing... Can I put a blocker on |
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>>this? Or does someone have a valid reason why I shouldn't... |
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> going by the description, it seems like libungif is pretty much pointless |
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> now ? libgd has added back in gif support now that the LZW patent has |
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> expired everywhere ... |
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> perhaps we can just clean out libungif and have everything use giflib now |
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> -mike |
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I'd second killing libungif if we can get away with it. More than once I've |
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had to unmerge libungif and reemerge giflib because after libungif stomps on |
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things builds really like to break :-( |
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However, somethings like qt, actually depend on BOTH packages. Does libungif |
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actually provide something that giflib does not? Why is both needed? |
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Michael Marineau |
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marineam@g.o |
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Gentoo Linux Developer |
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Oregon State University |