[Pkg-gmagick-im-team] Bug#817842: imagemagick & imagemagick-6.q16 packages have the same binary

[Ross Gammon]

Package: imagemagick
Version: 8:6.8.9.9-5
Severity: normal

Dear Maintainer,

Whilst debugging the two desktop menu items in imagemagick (separate bug), it
was noticed that the two packages (imagemagick & imagemagick-6.q16) seem to
provide the same binary, despite the q16 package being advertised as having a
different quantum depth (16 v 8). The *-im6 binaries in /usr/bin of imagemagick
are links to binaries in /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/ImageMagick-6.8.9/bin-Q16
(on amd64).

Also, if offering a default quantum depth package, and one with more quantum
depth, would it be better to offer Q16 as the default, and Q32 as the option?

Regards,

Ross



-- Package-specific info:
ImageMagick program version
---------------------------
animate:  ImageMagick 6.8.9-9 Q16 x86_64 2015-01-05 http://www.imagemagick.org
compare:  ImageMagick 6.8.9-9 Q16 x86_64 2015-01-05 http://www.imagemagick.org
convert:  ImageMagick 6.8.9-9 Q16 x86_64 2015-01-05 http://www.imagemagick.org
composite:  ImageMagick 6.8.9-9 Q16 x86_64 2015-01-05 http://www.imagemagick.org
conjure:  ImageMagick 6.8.9-9 Q16 x86_64 2015-01-05 http://www.imagemagick.org
display:  ImageMagick 6.8.9-9 Q16 x86_64 2015-01-05 http://www.imagemagick.org
identify:  ImageMagick 6.8.9-9 Q16 x86_64 2015-01-05 http://www.imagemagick.org
import:  ImageMagick 6.8.9-9 Q16 x86_64 2015-01-05 http://www.imagemagick.org
mogrify:  ImageMagick 6.8.9-9 Q16 x86_64 2015-01-05 http://www.imagemagick.org
montage:  ImageMagick 6.8.9-9 Q16 x86_64 2015-01-05 http://www.imagemagick.org
stream:  ImageMagick 6.8.9-9 Q16 x86_64 2015-01-05 http://www.imagemagick.org

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 8.3
  APT prefers stable
  APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages imagemagick depends on:
ii  imagemagick-6.q16  8:6.8.9.9-5

imagemagick recommends no packages.

imagemagick suggests no packages.

-- no debconf information