This is a serious problem - very hard to figure out as as google search shows (some people still deluded that php-gd fixes this gd problem).
While the religious arguments are debatable, in the end, users are left with diminished functionality and nowhere does the PHP-GD package description mention that it is incomplete and will not work like other php installs on other distributions. Can someone please do at least two of these things: 1) document that php-gd is missing a large number of functions PHP users might need 2) would be really great if a php-gd-alternate (or call it unsecure if you wish) was built (or a php-with-gd-alternate) was available, so users could decide if they want to pick the debian-blessed version, or another version. Is there some other debian packager already doing this, by any chance? That would be great. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
