From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 2 02:25:47 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 059CB1065670 for ; Thu, 2 Aug 2012 02:25:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dacoder@dcoder.net) Received: from ns3.dcoder.net (ns3.dcoder.net [128.177.28.124]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BCBA48FC1D for ; Thu, 2 Aug 2012 02:25:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: by ns3.dcoder.net (Postfix, from userid 1001) id DAA675DAC5; Wed, 1 Aug 2012 22:25:24 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2012 22:25:24 -0400 From: david coder To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20120802022524.GB15076@mail3.dcoder.net> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) Subject: confused about the png/APNG issue X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2012 02:25:47 -0000 one thing i don't understand about what otherwise seemed to me the best suggestion for dealing with this issue: assuming that "the system png" refers to the png that comes w/ the freebsd distributions, how would upgrading the png port help? wouldn't the other ports continue to use the system png? there was, i know, a hint or two that upgrading old systems was a necessary part of the fix, but then why would the port matter @ all then, ie, why wouldn't updating the system be sufficient? obviously, i'm confused. will some patient person please explain where i'm going wrong? david coder