On Fri May 21 16:08:33 2021 Rich <rich@example.invalid> wrote:
> There are five binaries that get installed in Slackware for the
> xv package:
> usr/bin/xvpictoppm
> usr/bin/xv
> usr/bin/vdcomp
> usr/bin/bggen
> usr/bin/xcmap
>
> and there are zero libraries installed. So if you do get a successful
> compile, you can simply put the "xv" binary in a ~/bin directory, add
> that dir to your PATH, and use it without 'mucking up' anything with
> the rest of the system.
I love xv - it's my go-to JPEG viewer. Its command-line interface is
dead simple, and it's lightweight and fast. It has one problem, though:
it can't display many newer JPEG files. It comes up with the message:
<filename>: Unsupported JPEG process: SOF type 0xc2
I have to fall back to another viewer (usually ristretto, which I
really don't like) to view these files. (Working on a file that
xv likes with the Gimp is one good way to make a file it doesn't
like.)
The latest version I've been able to find is 3.10a. Is there a
newer version out there that can handle all JPEGs?
Hi Charlie,
I agree with you about xv, it's a wonderful piece of software.
The wikipedia has an article on it:
And that article asserts that the 3.10a version (1994-12-29) is the latest, although there are apparently later patches.
I do think that the license is an important factor here.
If you have luck in your pursuit of a later, better xv, please do post, and thanks in advance.
dan
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cgibbs@surfnaked.ca (Charlie Gibbs)