p5-perlmagick should be updated in sync with its ImageMagick dependency

[jwz@…]

Apparently port "p5-perlmagick 6.32" is not compatible with port "ImageMagick 6.3.6-9".

Given that these two packages are extremely version-sensitive to each other, it sure would be nice if their releases could be synchronized... say, by them having the same maintainer.

FWIW, "cpan Image::Magick" also tries to install 6.32, which fails in the same way.

[ryandesign@…]

I have sent an email to jcristy (author of perlmagick) to see if a newer version is available.

[ryandesign@…]

There's another report of perlmagick build failures in #12071.

[VYE56819@…]

FYI,

I'm recovery another way.

Download from SourceCode. (etc. SourceForge.net)

ImageMagick-6.3.7-1.tar.gz

and unpack

>tar zxvf ImageMagick-6.3.7-1.tar.gz

how Install PerlMagick

>cd ImageMagick-6.3.7-1/PerlMagick/

>/opt/local/bin/perl Makefile.PL >make >make install

encounter several error, but install success!

[andreas.marienborg@…]

Any news on this?

[jwz@…]

I've pretty much given up on trying to use MacPorts to install Image::Magick, since it seems to be pathologically incapable of ever doing so.

I have since discovered that there's a completely separate way of installing it, though: instead of installing p5-perlmagick, you can instead do

port install ImageMagick +lcms +perl +jbig +q32

Perhaps the p5-perlmagick package should be deprecated in favor of that?

Anyway, that +perl business seems to result in a higher likelihood of having a working Image::Magick... but only at the cost of forcing you to install a complete separate copy of Perl, since there's a ridiculous, useless dependency on a specific version of Perl in there.

I find having two copies of Perl on my system incredibly inconvenient (since, depending on what $PATH is, I never know which one I'm going to get) so that's a deal-breaker for me: I won't install any MacPorts package that includes a dependency on Perl rather than just making use of the Apple-shipped Perl installation.

Meaning, I'm still compiling ImageMagick by hand every time. What a waste.

[ryandesign@…]

I believe installing "ImageMagick +perl" is preferred now. Please check whether that contains everything you need (I don't use Perl myself). If so, we should remove "p5-perlmagick".

I'm sorry you have complaints about MacPorts installing its own Perl, but it's always been MacPorts philosophy to install its own versions of software and not rely on things provided with the OS. The FAQ explains why. Discussion about this situation should be directed to the  macports-users mailing list.

[wsiegrist@…]

I just ran into this while trying to update bugzilla. The downside to relying on ImageMagick+perl is that you cannot make a dependency on it. Luckily for me, its an optional module for bugzilla. So for now I am removing the dependency.

I also noticed there is now a v6.40 at  jcrristy's cpan page, but its marked unauthorized, I'm guessing because some one else made the changes and released?

[stolen-from-macports-trac@…]

What about making a dependency on path:${perl5.lib}/Image/Magick.pm? It wouldn't automatically install the variant, but it would at least signal to the user that something is amiss.

In any case, I agree with the idea that there's no point in keeping p5-perlmagick around.

[blb@…]

Since the +perl variant of ImageMagick is the way to go, can p5-perlmagick be removed and this ticket closed (wsiegrist@'s concern is covered in #126)?

[mcalhoun@…]

Cc Me!

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