On 3 September 2010 06:17, Lachie <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> I strongly recommend against using RMagick. Its a PITA to install as
> you've discovered and ends up eating large quantities of RAM in your
> ruby processes


Seconded.

Depending what you're using RMagick for, another option is to use the
image_science gem along with freeimage (via homebrew/apt/etc)—I've used them
for image thumbnailing before and they're really good. They don't have
RMagick's RAM eating problems and they've been very reliable for me.

—Ben

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