[Debian-med-packaging] Bug#1099727: Please package OpenSlide 4.0.0

Benjamin Gilbert bgilbert at cs.cmu.edu
Fri Mar 7 08:01:02 GMT 2025


Package: libopenslide0
Version: 3.4.1+dfsg-7
Severity: wishlist

OpenSlide 3.4.1 is almost ten years old, and OpenSlide 4.0.0 has been
out for almost a year and a half.  Please package the new release.

Notable changes relevant to packaging:

- Changed soname to libopenslide.so.1.  There are various breaking
changes but most applications should not be affected.
- Converted build system to Meson
- Added build-time self-test via `meson test`
- Added dependency on libdicom <https://github.com/ImagingDataCommons/libdicom>
- Added slidetool command-line tool and corresponding man page
- Converted old command-line tools to compatibility symlinks



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