Michael Nordstr�m <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> ppmtoTbmp has not been maintained for several years, so it's not
> a question of only using bleeding edge or not.
But the palm-supporting version of netpbm still isn't common, while
ppmtoTbmp still is.
> > Maybe because plucker ought to have more users, not fewer?
> Sure, but someone has to support the tools or you will just do
> the users a disservice.
> Do you volunteer your time? ;-)
It's a couple of lines to trap and retry using a command that worked
before. How much effort is it really? Maybe it should grumble while
it does it, then remove support in a later version? It's better than
suddenly breaking converters without warning everywhere.
(My copious free time is over-allocated elsewhere just now, sorry.)
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MJR
