#13234: p5-perlmagick should be updated in sync with its ImageMagick dependency --------------------------+------------------------------------------------- Reporter: jwz@jwz.org | Owner: ryandesign@macports.org Type: defect | Status: new Priority: High | Milestone: Port Bugs Component: ports | Version: 1.5.0 Resolution: | Keywords: --------------------------+------------------------------------------------- Comment (by jwz@jwz.org): 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. -- Ticket URL: <http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/macports/ticket/13234#comment:6> MacPorts </projects/macports> Ports system for Mac OS