Having recieved a +1 and no objections, this case is now closed approved.
-alan-
Alan Coopersmith wrote:
> I am sponsoring this fasttrack for Stuart Kreitman of the X team.
> It removes an unmaintained client library for the XIE extension
> which is supported only in Xsun, not Xorg.
>
> The timeout is set to Tuesday, June 23. The release binding is
> Patch for EOF announcement, Minor for actual removal.
>
> Template Version: @(#)sac_nextcase 1.68 02/23/09 SMI
> This information is Copyright 2009 Sun Microsystems
> 1. Introduction
> 1.1. Project/Component Working Name:
> EOF of X Image Extension (XIE) library
> 1.2. Name of Document Author/Supplier:
> Author: Stuart Kreitman
> 1.3 Date of This Document:
> 16 June, 2009
> 4. Technical Description
>
> End of Feature of X Image Extension (XIE)
> --------------------------------------------------
> The X Image Extension (XIE) was developed as a standard extension to
> provide applications with support for visually interactive image enhancement
> and display operations.
>
> It was removed from the X11R6.7 code base in 2004.
>
> With the EOF of Xsun and its extensions, the client side components
> of XIE have no value.
>
> This case announces the EOF of, and removes, the XIE Client library,
> API, and documentation from Solaris Nevada and OpenSolaris.
>
>
> Interface Classification Package
> ______________________ _________________
> ____________________________
>
> <X11/extensions/XIE.h> Obselete (SUNWxwinc)
> <X11/extensions/XIElib.h> Obselete (SUNWxwinc)
> <X11/extensions/XIEproto.h> Obselete (SUNWxwinc)
> <X11/extensions/XIEprotost.h> Obselete (SUNWxwinc)
>
> /usr/openwin/lib/libXIE.so Obselete (SUNWxwplt)
> /usr/lib/libXIE.so Obselete (SUNWxwrtl)
>
> 6. Resources and Schedule
> 6.4. Steering Committee requested information
> 6.4.1. Consolidation C-team Name:
> X Consolidation / Desktop C-Team
> 6.5. ARC review type: FastTrack
> 6.6. ARC Exposure: open
>
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-Alan Coopersmith- alan.coopersmith at sun.com
Sun Microsystems, Inc. - X Window System Engineering
