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* Release notes tracker: | * Release notes tracker: [https://pagure.io/fedora-docs/release-notes/issue/944 #944] | ||
== Detailed Description == | == Detailed Description == |
Latest revision as of 18:21, 4 January 2023
Upgrade ImageMagick to version 7
Summary
Upgrade
to the latest 7.x version.
ImageMagick
Owner
- Name: Neal Gompa, Sérgio Basto, Carl George
- Email: ngompa13@gmail.com, sergio@serjux.com, carl@redhat.com
Current status
- Targeted release: Fedora Linux 38
- Last updated: 2023-01-04
- devel thread
- FESCo issue: #2920
- Tracker bug: #2158235
- Release notes tracker: #944
Detailed Description
in Fedora is currently on the 6.x version series. The latest version series is 7.x, and upstream now recommends upgrading to it. Some of this work has been verified ahead of time in a COPR project, which will be the starting point for the transition.
ImageMagick
We will attempt to avoid introducing an ImageMagick6
compatibility package, but if it is needed, it will be introduced.
Feedback
This was discussed on the development mailing list prior to this Change with most commentators agreeing that upgrading the default package ("ImageMagick") and creating a compatibility package if needed of the legacy version ("ImageMagick6") is the right approach for Fedora.
The Change Owners privately discussed and came to the conclusion we should try this and proceed forward.
Benefit to Fedora
This brings us in line with upstream recommendations on how to ship ImageMagick, and gives users and developers access to the latest features and fixes being made available in the ImageMagick software.
Scope
- Proposal owners:
- Update
to version 7: https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/ImageMagick/pull-request/10ImageMagick
- Rebuild reverse dependencies to link to v7 libraries
- Any packages that cannot build or be adapted to build for v7 will need to switch to
or an ImageMagick6 compatibility package will be introduced for themGraphicsMagick
- As much as possible will be done in a side-tag to merge into Rawhide
- Update
- Other developers: N/A
- Release engineering: #11185
- Policies and guidelines: N/A (not needed for this Change)
- Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change)
- Alignment with Objectives: N/A
Upgrade/compatibility impact
The main compatibility impact will be that third party packages will need to adapt to ImageMagick v7 or use alternatives instead. Within Fedora itself, these choices will be handled already.
How To Test
Install and use any of the packages
User Experience
This is largely an invisible change, so as long as applications using ImageMagick still work.
Dependencies
Reverse dependencies of the ImageMagick libraries.
Contingency Plan
- Contingency mechanism: In the event not everything can be migrated to ImageMagick 7, then the ImageMagick6 compatibility package will be introduced for them and they will be switched to that.
- Contingency deadline: Final freeze
- Blocks release? No
Documentation
N/A (not a System Wide Change)
Release Notes
The ImageMagick package is now based on the latest version 7 series. This brings new enhancements, including support for more image formats and features like HDR.