Bug#774737: unblock: libjpeg9/1:9a-2
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On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 05:39:46PM +0100, Niels Thykier wrote:
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> Hi Bill,
>
> Please forgive me if I misunderstood something; I was not too involved
> in the libjpeg transition.
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> It is my understanding that there is all utilities / services provided
> by libjpeg-progs is also provided by the turbo variant of same of
> package. With libjpeg-turbo replacing libjpeg8, I cannot see the issue?
Hello Niels,
The libjpeg-turbo package provides an older version of theses tools which have
less capabilities than what is in wheezy already (and this is even more true
when compared with the jessie version). In particular the libjpeg-turbo version
is unable to process files that could be readn and generated by the wheezy
version.
Accordingly wheezy systems with libjpeg-progs will not have libjpeg-progs
replaced by libjpeg-turbo-progs automatically when upgrading to jessie.
Furthermore, removing this package would be inconsistent with the decision
of the CTTE which called only for the removal of the Provides: libjpeg-dev
by libjpeg8, but not of the actual libjpeg8-dev package, and neither for
the wholesale removal of libjpeg8.
Cheers,
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Bill. <ballombe@debian.org>
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