Hello,

Sorry, I don't have the 1.0 package anymore. I can build a package based on
mozjpeg 2.1 but I'm not sure how to do it so it does not conflict with
libjpeg. (I assume you would want to install the mozjpeg utilities but not
replace your system libjpeg.)

Regards,


2014-08-26 4:01 GMT+02:00 Francois Marier <franc...@debian.org>:

> While the name suggests that it's another general-purpose JPEG library,
> it's actually closer to the jpegoptim optimization tool.
>
> From the upstream README:
>
> "'mozjpeg' is not intended to be a general JPEG library replacement. It
> makes tradeoffs that are intended to benefit Web use cases and focuses
> solely on improving encoding. It is best used as part of a Web encoding
> workflow. For a general JPEG library (e.g. your system libjpeg), especially
> if you care about decoding, we recommend libjpeg-turbo."
>
> mozjpeg ships two binaries that allow one to recompress JPEG files so that
> they become smaller:
>
>   https://hacks.mozilla.org/2014/08/using-mozjpeg-to-
> create-efficient-jpegs/
>
> I would personally like to use it in my web development projects, so
> Pierre, if you'd like to reupload your package to mentors, I will take a
> look at it.
>
> Francois
>

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