Bug#370822: xteddy: Please switch to newer version of imlib

Barry deFreese bdefreese at verizon.net
Wed Feb 18 19:55:07 UTC 2009


Andreas Tille wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Feb 2009, Moritz Muehlenhoff wrote:
>
>   
>> imlib11 is scheduled for removal and since the eventual replacement
>> through cteddy isn't related, please request removal from the
>> archive.
>>     
>
> Do you mean *now* is there any reason to keep it in unstable for
> a while?  The rationale is that xteddy is not only a cute toy
> but can be used in some presentation to pop up some transparent
> images which is sometimes really helpful.  If it only would be
> a toy I would immediately do so, but keeping it in unstable
> as long as there is no replacement seems to be fair.  As an
> "exchange" I'll ask for removal of libgtkimreg0 and paul which
> have the same imlib problem.  Is this a fair deal? ;-)
>
> Kind regards
>
>          Andreas.
>   
Haven't we already patched xteddy to use Imlib2?

I was also working on a patch for libgtkimreg but it may or may not be 
broken (As well as not being completed)...

Thanks,

Barry





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