Subject: pkg/4737: NetPBM package needs improvement
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Matthias Scheler <tron@lyssa.owl.de>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 12/21/1997 21:59:33
>Number: 4737
>Category: pkg
>Synopsis: NetPBM package needs improvement
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: gnats-admin (GNATS administrator)
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Sun Dec 21 13:05:01 1997
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Matthias Scheler
>Organization:
Matthias Scheler http://home.owl.de/~tron/
>Release: 971212
>Environment:
System: NetBSD lyssa 1.3_BETA NetBSD 1.3_BETA (LYSSA) #0: Fri Dec 12 11:35:29 MET 1997 tron@lyssa:/src/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/LYSSA i386
>Description:
NetBSD's current NetPBM package has some flaws:
- Because "xmkmf" is used for configuration it can't be compiled without
X11 being installed although it works perfectly without.
- It doesn't work with our TIFF library package.
- It doesn't support the PNG format.
- Updates released after 940301 are not used.
>How-To-Repeat:
cd /usr/pkgsrc/graphics/netpbm
make
>Fix:
Download "ftp://colwyn.owl.de/pub/unix/NetBSD/packages/netpbm.tar.gz" and
replace the current package with its contents.
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: