From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [134.68.220.30]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j2H5t7h9024757 for ; Thu, 17 Mar 2005 05:55:07 GMT Received: from c-67-181-38-200.client.comcast.net ([67.181.38.200] helo=[192.168.0.106]) by smtp.gentoo.org with esmtpa (Exim 4.43) id 1DBnyM-0002KC-3o; Thu, 17 Mar 2005 05:55:06 +0000 Message-ID: <423913D9.5030802@gentoo.org> Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 14:21:29 +0900 From: Chris White User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 (X11/20050222) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en Precedence: bulk List-Post: , , List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-dev@robin.gentoo.org CC: gentoo-dev@robin.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] giflib and libungif hell [solution: libungif is being removed] References: <423853AF.9070700@gentoo.org> <200503161359.10256.vapier@gentoo.org> In-Reply-To: <200503161359.10256.vapier@gentoo.org> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.89.5.0 X-Enigmail-Supports: pgp-inline, pgp-mime Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enigB06E2A4DF6DBCB12BDEF104D" X-Archives-Salt: 777e9457-94da-45a9-ba65-f23de28d6262 X-Archives-Hash: d0fecc41f2fbee2f1265bdd3b9e654b4 This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enigB06E2A4DF6DBCB12BDEF104D Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mike Frysinger wrote: >On Wednesday 16 March 2005 10:41 am, Chris White wrote: > > >>So, they pretty much install the same thing... Can I put a blocker on >>this? Or does someone have a valid reason why I shouldn't... >> >> > >going by the description, it seems like libungif is pretty much pointless >now ? libgd has added back in gif support now that the LZW patent has >expired everywhere ... > >perhaps we can just clean out libungif and have everything use giflib now >-mike >-- >gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list > > > > That's what I'm going to do then. libungif is now being removed from the true to honor the better giflib with expired LWZ patent. On this friday, I will be doing the dep adjustments in the tree. I will also be creating a bug to track issues with giflib not working with certain programs. I highly doubt this however, and anticipate a rather clean movement (knock on wood :|). Rember: this Friday, you have been warned. Speak now or forever hold your peace :P. -- Chris White ------------------------ Sound | Video | PPC ChrisWhite @ irc.freenode.net cpw @ irc.freenode.net --------------enigB06E2A4DF6DBCB12BDEF104D Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFCORPZFdQwWVoAgN4RAhIPAJ96HSKLa6m2hPSOUmRNawERhRqPpQCffme+ V+e71Su37Y/3onD+LsUjBFo= =9zDb -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enigB06E2A4DF6DBCB12BDEF104D-- -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list