[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1623639] Re: netpbm: "anytopnm" doesn't recognize some file types

2019-09-16 Thread Peter Selinger
I second the request to fix this bug, no matter how old the software. Because it is easy to fix and useful. I am attaching a patch. ** Patch added: "anytopnm.diff" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/netpbm-free/+bug/1623639/+attachment/5289100/+files/anytopnm.diff -- You received this

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1623639] Re: netpbm: "anytopnm" doesn't recognize some file types

2017-06-01 Thread Peter Selinger
I looked at those threads, but I don't see any convincing reason why a bug in useful software should not be fixed just because the software is old. The Linux kernel is 25 years old, and still being maintained :) It seems to be more of a case of "the maintainer can't be bothered to maintain the pac

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1623639] [NEW] netpbm: "anytopnm" doesn't recognize some file types

2016-09-14 Thread Peter Selinger
Public bug reported: /usr/bin/anytopnm uses the output of "file" to recognize the image format of the input file. Apparently the output of "file" has changed, and therefore it is no longer correctly recognized by anytopnm. Example: $ file /tmp/x.ppm /tmp/x.ppm: Netpbm image data, size = 5100 x