cvs commit: ports/x11/kdelibs4 Makefile

[Chris Rees]

On 25 Dec 2011 15:45, "Alexey Dokuchaev" <danfe at freebsd.org> wrote:
>
> On Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 06:39:25PM +0000, Steve Wills wrote:
> > swills      2011-12-24 18:39:25 UTC
> >
> >   Modified files:
> >     x11/kdelibs4         Makefile
> >   Log:
> >   - Switch from libungif to giflib to avoid duplicate files
>
> Hmm, this seems to go against common practice of preferring libungif to
> giflib (i.e. more ports depend on libungif).  Is the problem too
complicated
> to solve in a way so we stay with libungif (it's hard to see what's
exactly
> wrong from "avoid duplicate files" phrase)?
>

I believe it's to avoid conflicts between gif and ungif; it was pointed out
that the patent issues no longer exist, so libgif is the 'preferred'
solution.

Chris