0004777: Please upgrade to 1.5.2

(0009087)
james (reporter)
2011-05-27 15:36

Why?

(0009099)
dam (administrator)
2011-06-01 10:42

Too numerous to list:
http://libpng.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libpng/libpng;a=blob_plain;f=CHANGES;hb=HEAD [^]

(0009101)
james (reporter)
2011-06-01 11:31

(which amusingly doesn't have any update notes for 1.5.)

Wrong answer. You are supposed to say "I have software foo which requires PNG 1.5" or at minimum can even use 1.5.

1.5 is incompatible with 1.2 so if I update to 1.5 all of our existing software (as far as I've checked which was several) will need patching to use either 1.5 or 1.2 which is the easy patch. Think, if the upstream writers haven't updated to 1.5 why do you think you can or should? I decided not to force maintainers to patch just to continue using the 1.2 until there was a case that required it.

I am subscribed to the PNG mailing list so am fully aware of update notifications.

(0010120)
bonivart (manager)
2012-09-18 14:17

Since this is a request from you Dago and I see that you're building this new version yourself I'm transferring this bug to you. I only updated this as a courtesy rebuild to Maciej.

(0010256)
bonivart (manager)
2013-01-02 16:26

There's a new package, CSWlibpng15-15, which is based on source 1.5.13. I'm closing this bug since this package (CSWlibpng3) is based on 1.2.50 which is incompatible with the newer source (as said in the comments to this bug).

CSWlibpng3 could be removed from the catalog since nothing specifies it as a dependency any longer.

Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2011-05-27 15:35	dam	New Issue
2011-05-27 15:36	james	Note Added: 0009087
2011-06-01 10:42	dam	Note Added: 0009099
2011-06-01 11:31	james	Note Added: 0009101
2012-09-18 14:17	bonivart	Note Added: 0010120
2012-09-18 14:17	bonivart	Status	new => assigned
2012-09-18 14:17	bonivart	Assigned To	=> dam
2013-01-02 16:26	bonivart	Note Added: 0010256
2013-01-02 16:26	bonivart	Status	assigned => closed
2013-01-02 16:26	bonivart	Resolution	open => no change required

Notes
(0009087) james (reporter) 2011-05-27 15:36	Why?

(0009099) dam (administrator) 2011-06-01 10:42	Too numerous to list: http://libpng.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libpng/libpng;a=blob_plain;f=CHANGES;hb=HEAD [^]

(0009101) james (reporter) 2011-06-01 11:31	(which amusingly doesn't have any update notes for 1.5.) Wrong answer. You are supposed to say "I have software foo which requires PNG 1.5" or at minimum can even use 1.5. 1.5 is incompatible with 1.2 so if I update to 1.5 all of our existing software (as far as I've checked which was several) will need patching to use either 1.5 or 1.2 which is the easy patch. Think, if the upstream writers haven't updated to 1.5 why do you think you can or should? I decided not to force maintainers to patch just to continue using the 1.2 until there was a case that required it. I am subscribed to the PNG mailing list so am fully aware of update notifications.

(0010120) bonivart (manager) 2012-09-18 14:17	Since this is a request from you Dago and I see that you're building this new version yourself I'm transferring this bug to you. I only updated this as a courtesy rebuild to Maciej.

(0010256) bonivart (manager) 2013-01-02 16:26	There's a new package, CSWlibpng15-15, which is based on source 1.5.13. I'm closing this bug since this package (CSWlibpng3) is based on 1.2.50 which is incompatible with the newer source (as said in the comments to this bug). CSWlibpng3 could be removed from the catalog since nothing specifies it as a dependency any longer.

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