Even Rouault <even.roua...@spatialys.com> writes: > I've promoted rc2 as the final 4.6.0 release.
Thanks for all your efforts on tiff. > Read about this release at > https://libtiff.gitlab.io/libtiff/releases/v4.6.0.html > > Pay attention to the following warning: > > This version removes a big number of utilities that have suffered > from lack of maintenance over the years and were the source of > various reported security issues. See "Removed functionality" > below for the list of removed utilities. Starting with libtiff > v4.6.0, their source code, at this time, will still be available > in the source distribution, but they will no longer be built by > default, and issues related to them will no longer be accepted in > the libtiff bug tracker. The only remaining supported TIFF tools > are tiffinfo, tiffdump, tiffcp, tiffset and tiffsplit. Because of where pkgsrc is on its quarterly release schedule -- going into freeze in just under 6 days for the next branch -- I have decided to defer updating until just after the branch. This is an FYI not a complaint; release cycles are just like this. I don't see any urgent security fixes, but please let me know if I read that wrong. If so, it may be better to take the pain during the branch. I am really unclear on whether there will be fallout from tools removal. Again not a complaint; I just don't like surprises. My expectation is very little to maybe none, and that if so it will be run time not build/install/package time. So if anyone updates tiff in a packaging system, and does or doesn't find issues, I would appreciate a note here from fellow packagers. I'll post myself after updating. Thanks, Greg _______________________________________________ Tiff mailing list Tiff@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/tiff
