Re: Bug#182270: libcamlimages-ocaml-dev: png2 png12 problem
On Mon, Feb 24, 2003 at 10:00:29PM +0100, Sylvain LE GALL wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 24, 2003 at 08:37:49AM +0100, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote:
> > On Mon, Feb 24, 2003 at 07:34:17AM +0100, Sylvain LE GALL wrote:
> > > Is it possible to depends on libpng2-dev for camlimages ?
> >
> > I'm discussing the problem both with the upstream maintainer and with
> > lablgtk maintainer, but we haven't yet managed to reach an agreement on
> > what to do.
> >
> > Moreover I'm really busy actually and last lablgtk upload was an NMU by
> > Sven Luther, if you have suggestion or similar on this issue please
> > report it also to the debian-ocaml-maint@lists.debian.org mailing list
> > so that you can reach a wider audience.
> >
> > Thanks for the report.
> > Cheers.
> >
> > --
> > Stefano Zacchiroli - Undergraduate Student of CS @ Uni. Bologna, Italy
> > zack@{cs.unibo.it,debian.org,bononia.it} - http://www.bononia.it/zack/
> > " I know you believe you understood what you think I said, but I am not
> > sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant! " -- G.Romney
>
> Hello,
>
> I am CCing the message to debian-ocaml.
>
> The libcamlimages-ocaml-dev depends on libpng12-0-dev and should depends
> on libpng2-dev. I explain myself :
> Lib | Depends
> libcamlimages-ocaml-dev | libpng12-0-dev
> libgtkxmhtml-dev | libpng2-dev
> liblablgtk-dev | libgtkxmhtml-dev
>
> libpng12-0-dev conflicts with libpng2-dev
No, camlimages was built with and for lablgtk2. If you want a libpng2
camlimages, then we need a second package built for lablgtk. I asked
here, and nobody seemed interested by such a thing, and i think it is
not worth the effort.
> So i cannot install lablgtk if i want to install libcamlimages.
>
> Furthermore, libcamlimages builds his gtk extension against lablgtk2.
Yes, ...
> So i have problem to build a lablgtk application with images support.
Which app is this ?
So i suppose there is call for a camlimages1 package after all.
> That was the point.
>
> I have a proposal of solution :
> * splitting the libcamlimages packages.
>
> Let says :
> libcamlimages-$ext$
> libcamlimages-$ext$-dev
>
> with $ext$ in jpeg, png12-0, lablgtk, lablgtk2, gif, core
>
> The core package contains the image description. (ci_image.cm[x]a)
>
> Plus a libcamlimages which depends on libcamlimages-* ( and the same
> with libcamlimages-*-dev ).
> I am not sure it is the ideal solution.
>
> Just say me what you think about it
Mmm, let me think about it, and more importantly, stefano, since it is
his package, altough he is quite busy right now.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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