From owner-freebsd-ports Fri Jul 30 18:40: 4 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.ORG [204.216.27.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1FEEB14EE7 for ; Fri, 30 Jul 1999 18:40:03 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.9.3/8.9.2) id SAA88815; Fri, 30 Jul 1999 18:40:03 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 18:40:03 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199907310140.SAA88815@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Cc: From: Bill Fumerola Subject: Re: ports/12892: ports/graphics/gd break ports Reply-To: Bill Fumerola Sender: owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org The following reply was made to PR ports/12892; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Bill Fumerola To: dirk.meyer@dinoex.sub.org Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ports/12892: ports/graphics/gd break ports Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 20:36:24 -0400 (EDT) On Fri, 30 Jul 1999 dirk.meyer@dinoex.sub.org wrote: > install gd-1-6.2 > and try to build any ports using gd Though I am the one who updated this, it seems to be broken. I'll try and get this to work (I have to install mrtg here sometime, and it needs it, though I doubt mrtg will work now that gd doesn't do GIF.) > gd-1.6 has a complete new interface, > the fuctions for Gif-Files are no longer there. That's true. > keep gd-1.3 for all programms Can't. Licensing issues. > let gd-1.6 use diffrent names, > treat them as a very diffrent lib eg. (libgd16.a). > porgrams may use the one they need. Patches accepted. GD is depended on by a lot of ports for GIF processing, however it is not the project's responsibility to fix other software to use the new GD. These other ports are going to have to choose their own new direction. -- - bill fumerola - billf@chc-chimes.com - BF1560 - computer horizons corp - - ph:(800) 252-2421 - bfumerol@computerhorizons.com - billf@FreeBSD.org - To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message