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RE: [ITP] libungif-4.1.0-1
- From: "Robert Collins" <robert dot collins at syncretize dot net>
- To: "'Lapo Luchini'" <lapo at lapo dot it>,<Mailing at syncretize dot net>,"'List at syncretize dot net:CygWin-Apps'" <cygwin-apps at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2002 08:42:45 +1000
- Subject: RE: [ITP] libungif-4.1.0-1
What about
ldesc: "programs to convert GIF images
These are some programs that use libungif to convert images.
The libungif library is a specially modified version of giflib which
is free of the Unisys LZW patent. It can read all GIFs, but only
write uncompressed GIFs."
(Courtesy of debian).
Rob
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-apps-owner@cygwin.com
> [mailto:cygwin-apps-owner@cygwin.com] On Behalf Of Lapo Luchini
> Sent: Saturday, 13 July 2002 10:52 AM
> To: Mailing@syncretize.net; List@syncretize.net:CygWin-Apps
> Subject: [ITP] libungif-4.1.0-1
>
>
> Libungif: a library for using uncompressed GIFs.
>
> <here goes the ldesc>
>
> Unfortunately I came up with no ldesc... the one on the site
> is way too
> long and I don't consider myself a skilled enough english writer to
> write an official text =P
> Anyone has ideas?
> Maybe tomorrow I could think something.
>
> Anyway libungif is useful to me to package imlib, which is
> useful to me
> to package freeciv with gtk support... but it's a good
> library to read
> GIF and to create uncompressed gif: it is so patent-unencumebered.
> I think cygwin shouldn't go without it 0=)
>
http://www.lapo.it/tmp/libungif-4.1.0-1.tar.bz2
http://www.lapo.it/tmp/libungif-4.1.0-1-src.tar.bz2
@ libungif
sdesc: "Libungif is a library for using uncompressed GIFs"
category: Libs
requires: cygwin
curr: 4.1.0-1
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