[PD] missing dependencies for pd-extended on ubuntu 8.10

[Ilias Anagnostopoulos]

Hello IOhannes,

I will check it again tomorrow and if I can make a better solution work, 
I'll implement it.

As for the libmpeg1 vs libmpeg3, how would I specify which one I want to 
use then? Or does it figure this out on its own at compile time?

-Ilias

IOhannes m zmoelnig wrote:
> Ilias Anagnostopoulos wrote:
>> Hello Roman,
>>
>>
>> GEM seems to need the specific versions it depends on. I think that 
>> since there is no "serious" reason not to use these libraries, it 
>> doesn't make sense doing anything to the source code to make it 
>> compatible with the newer versions. If we simply provide these extra 
>> packages with the PD package, by hosting them on the same places, it 
>> will be fine. Since nothing else has anything to do with them, they 
>> won't break anything.
>
> i don't think that Gem explicitely needs magick9 rather than magick10.
> here (debian lenny/sid) i am using imagemagick++10 and everything wors 
> fine.
>
> as for limpeg3 vs libmpeg1: these are not just versions, thes are 
> completely different libraries. replaying the one with the other will 
> certainly make your nose bleed.
> Gem has source-code support for both libraries.
> i don't see a reason to remove support for libmpeg1, just because it 
> is no longer packaged.
> nevertheless, i also don't see any reason why someone should provide a 
> precompiled binary of Gem _with_ support for libmpeg1 (i think it is 
> quite buggy).
>
> so, from my (Gem) side of things: all maintainers of packages should 
> use the latest and greatest available packages of their distribution 
> and not require outdated packages for Gem just because they can :-)
>
> thanks for all your work
>
> gfmadsr
> IOhannes