Bug#1014741: libgd-perl: GD and GD2 image formats are disabled in libgd3 package

[gregor herrmann]

Control: tag -1 + moreinfo

On Sun, 10 Jul 2022 23:26:04 -0500, Guyang Mao wrote:

> Package: libgd-perl
> Version: 2.76-2+b1
> Severity: grave
> Justification: renders package unusable
> 
> Graph.pm contains code that specifies file formats "gd" and "gd2" which are
> currently disabled in Debian's libgd3 package (these are actually obsolete
> formats, apparently, and only used in testing scenarios according to cursory
> googling).  Attempting to use libgd-perl will always result in an error at line
> 515 in Graph.pm and likely elsewhere.
> 
> Removing gd and gd2 as options from line 515 (and elsewhere as needed) renders
> client uses of this library functional again.

Thanks for your bug report.

I have to admit that I'm a bit confused: It is filed against libgd-perl
and you mention a Graph.pm file -- but such a file doesn't exist in
this package.

Could you please clarify which exact error you are seein in which
exact file (and maybe in which exact package)?


Cheers,
gregor

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