Subject: Re: graphics/xv fails to build on macppc
To: Loic Hoguin <essen@dev-extend.eu>
From: Matthias Scheler <tron@zhadum.org.uk>
List: pkgsrc-users
Date: 03/24/2007 12:46:39
On Sat, Mar 24, 2007 at 01:03:32PM +0100, Loic Hoguin wrote:
> Shouldn't it be removed if that's the case?

Well, there are some old fashioned people who still like it.
They know the risks and accept them.

> >"graphics/gqview" or "graphics/imagemagick" provide much better
> >alternatives.
> 
> I don't see any "graphics/imagemagick" package.

That should read "pkgsrc/graphics/ImageMagick", sorry about that.

> Okie. If it's broken by design it won't do any good to implement it.
> I'll try to patch it (mainly to learn about the process) but if it's
> really unmaintened and insecure I think it shouldn't be in pkgsrc.

See above.

	Kind regards

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Matthias Scheler                                  http://zhadum.org.uk/