From a249d64e6f9cb6408217409cef89641924f87cd4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Randy McMurchy Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 05:11:12 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Added X as an optional dependency for libungif-4.1.0b1 git-svn-id: svn://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/BLFS/trunk/BOOK@2423 af4574ff-66df-0310-9fd7-8a98e5e911e0 --- general/graphlib/libungif.xml | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++--------------- 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/general/graphlib/libungif.xml b/general/graphlib/libungif.xml index 46bc859671..6d356ff661 100644 --- a/general/graphlib/libungif.xml +++ b/general/graphlib/libungif.xml @@ -19,22 +19,23 @@ Introduction to <application>libungif</application> -The libungif package contains libraries for reading all -GIFs and writing non-compressed ones as well as programs for -converting and working with GIF files. The libraries are -useful for any graphics program wishing to deal with GIF -files while the programs are useful for conversion purposes as well as cleaning -up images. +The libungif package contains libraries for +reading all GIFs and writing non-compressed ones as well as +programs for converting and working with GIF files. The +libraries are useful for any graphics program wishing to deal with +GIF files while the programs are useful for conversion +purposes as well as cleaning up images. -The reason libungif only writes non-compressed GIFs -is due to a legal issue with LZW compression (which Unisys -claims a patent on). Reading GIFs is not a problem as the -decompression routines do not seem to be limited in this way. Note that this -has in the past been disputed. The best way to avoid this whole mess is to -simply use libungif for looking at GIF images on the web, -while in any pages which you design, use the open source PNG -format instead (which uses, not surprisingly, the libpng library) which has no -patent issues at all. +The reason libungif only writes non-compressed +GIFs is due to a legal issue with LZW +compression (which Unisys claims a patent on). Reading GIFs +is not a problem as the decompression routines do not seem to be limited in +this way. Note that this has in the past been disputed. The best way to avoid +this whole mess is to simply use libungif for +looking at GIF images on the web, while in any pages which +you design, use the open source PNG format instead (which +uses, not surprisingly, the libpng library) which +has no patent issues at all. Package information @@ -52,6 +53,11 @@ url="&patch-root;/libungif-&libungif-version;-va_start-1.patch"/> +<application>libungif</application> dependencies +Optional +X ( or ) + + @@ -107,8 +113,8 @@ printers. gif2rgb -Convert images saved as GIF to 24-bit RGB - image(s). +Convert images saved as GIF to 24-bit +RGB image(s). gifasm Assemble multiple GIFs into one, or burst a @@ -168,7 +174,8 @@ pipelines. GIF. gifpos -Change a GIF's screen size or recondition it. +Change a GIF's screen size or recondition +it. gifrotat Rotate a GIF through any desired angle.