Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2011 16:13:54 +0000 From: Chris Rees <utisoft@gmail.com> To: Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@freebsd.org> Cc: cvs-ports@freebsd.org, ports-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org, Steve Wills <swills@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/x11/kdelibs4 Makefile Message-ID: <CADLo839VJRebasTHAb-C8w7G68u2D%2BZHSqwg0f6LoQH8D_0bTg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20111225154525.GA43948@FreeBSD.org> References: <201112241839.pBOIdPlh024053@repoman.freebsd.org> <20111225154525.GA43948@FreeBSD.org>
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On 25 Dec 2011 15:45, "Alexey Dokuchaev" <danfe@freebsd.org> wrote: > > On Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 06:39:25PM +0000, Steve Wills wrote: > > swills 2011-12-24 18:39:25 UTC > > > > Modified files: > > x11/kdelibs4 Makefile > > Log: > > - Switch from libungif to giflib to avoid duplicate files > > Hmm, this seems to go against common practice of preferring libungif to > giflib (i.e. more ports depend on libungif). Is the problem too complicated > to solve in a way so we stay with libungif (it's hard to see what's exactly > wrong from "avoid duplicate files" phrase)? > I believe it's to avoid conflicts between gif and ungif; it was pointed out that the patent issues no longer exist, so libgif is the 'preferred' solution. Chris
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