Crux package suggestion for ports/opt --> adding HEIC image format support to ImageMagick package
Hi! This suggestion is to add the following two library packages in the /usr/ports/opt repository. The libheif package depends on libde265. Plus the following line in /usr/ports/opt/imagemagick Optional: libheif Re-building ImageMagick after installing libde265 and libheif triggered the addition of two files in the ImageMagick .footprint. This fulfills an application need for image format support: I encountered the HEIC image format from an Apple technology user unaware of such details and my Crux tools (Firefox, geeqie, ImageMagick) would not display the image. (I did not attempt to upgrade Firefox or geeqie to a later version in order to get "native" HEIC format support.) "Hope it helps!" Thanks a lot for the Crux distribution. - Thierry Moreau
On 01.03.2022 18:40, Thierry Moreau wrote:
Hi!
Hi Thierry! First off: thanks for taking the time to create a few ports and reaching out.
This suggestion is to add the following two library packages in the /usr/ports/opt repository.
The libheif package depends on libde265.
Plus the following line in /usr/ports/opt/imagemagick Optional: libheif
I can only speak for myself as a opt member. I never would care about libheif because I have no personal motivation to have that support with imagemagick or any other software I use. This does not mean it can't happen, but you can't expect us to import new ports to suit YOUR usecase.
# Description: An open h.265 codec implementation # URL: https://github.com/strukturag/libde265 # Maintainer: Juergen Daubert, jue at crux dot nu
Just putting in somebody as a Maintainer surely isn't the right way to go. CRUX is open source. None of us are paid personal or anything. The reason why there is no libheif package is probably that nobody has that problem (using Apple devices). Therefor, personal engagement isn't to be expected. If you want it, you have to work for it. Create your own repository, care for it, import it to contrib eventually, and keep supporting it. This is how I can imagine that maintainers of existing packages can optionally pick it up and allow support for the Apple image format. I hope that helps. Best regards, Tim
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