On Tue, Dec 04, 2001 at 10:12:08AM +1100, Rowel Atienza wrote: > > On Tue, 4 Dec 2001, Orlando Andico wrote: > > ImageMagick is good but it took me *2 weeks* to finally make a an > error free compilation on our SunE450 (grrrrr...) . For the info of > non-ImageMagick users, ImageMagick depends on several independent > libraries (eg jpeg, tiff, mpeg, etc) that you have to download and install > first before you hit the ./configure [OPTIONS] . The worst part is each > library has its own problem of compiling too (grrrr...). I think the > maintainer of ImageMagick should make a better autoconf/automake script. > But in the end, it is a pretty good software not only for image > manipulation but also for document preparation. I guess installing it in > linux may be easier.
I hate to say it, but FreeBSD is so far ahead in this area. I've compiled IM from source on Linux, and it was a pain to find everything. Under FreeBSD, just cd to the IM directory and type "make install". It's very simple. Michael -- Michael Darrin Chaney [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.michaelchaney.com/ _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
