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From: Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] jpg support
Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:31:33
Message-Id: 4915A2AB.5070300@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] jpg support by "Michael P. Soulier"
1 Michael P. Soulier wrote:
2 > On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 6:15 AM, Daniel Pielmeier
3 > <daniel.pielmeier@××××××××××.com> wrote:
4 >
5 >> So there are two possibilities. First there is no need for a jpg useflag
6 >> as it will work out of the box. Second the jpg support or needed
7 >> libraries if they are indeed needed are detected automagically which is
8 >> bad and a bug should be filed. But from a quick glance into the relevant
9 >> files I did not recognize such things.
10 >>
11 >> So I guess rebuilding the affected packages and trying again is the best
12 >> option.
13 >>
14 >
15 > I tried rebuilding gqview and feh with no success. feh complains about
16 > no imlib support for jpegs so I rebuild imlib, which didn't help.
17 > Before going to bed I started a full world rebuild. I'll reboot after
18 > that to ensure I pick up new shared libraries and we'll see what
19 > happens. This violates the principle of least surprise though.
20 >
21 > I am finding this about gentoo. On FreeBSD I could disable X11
22 > support, but it's on by default. I agree with that. On gentoo I have
23 > to explicitely enable jpg support?? Why the hell would I not want it?
24 > I find that needlessly difficult. The default should be the common
25 > case, not the uncommon one.
26 >
27 > Mike
28 >
29
30 I just noticed this:
31
32 root@smoker / # euse -i jpg
33 global use flags (searching: jpg)
34 ************************************************************
35 no matching entries found
36
37 local use flags (searching: jpg)
38 ************************************************************
39 no matching entries found
40 root@smoker / # euse -i jpeg
41 global use flags (searching: jpeg)
42 ************************************************************
43 [+ CD ] jpeg - Adds JPEG image support
44
45 local use flags (searching: jpeg)
46 ************************************************************
47 no matching entries found
48 root@smoker / #
49
50
51 Are you putting in jpg or jpeg or is it a typo in the email?
52
53 Dale
54
55 :-) :-)
56
57 P. S. I can send you a list of all the packages that use the jpeg USE
58 flag on my system if you need it. Faster than a emerge -e world at least.

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Re: [gentoo-user] jpg support "Michael P. Soulier" <msoulier@×××××××××××××.ca>