What I am intending to use the ImageMagick for is to manipulate images that are uploaded and display them in different formats, basically a photo gallery for my family. Yes, I know there are galleries all ready out there, but how will I get better at Perl if I don't write it myself. :)
So If the Install of the Fat Camel/GraphicsKit are much more than I need, let me know and I'll (as I should) learn how to use cpan and install the libraries and c libraries. And of course, all your help would be much appreciated as I go through this process.
Thanks,
Mark
On Sep 22, 2004, at 10:20 AM, Sherm Pendley wrote:
On Sep 22, 2004, at 12:16 PM, Mark Wheeler wrote:
I am about to install my first module.
And for that you've chosen Image::Magick? Nothing like jumping into the deep end first, eh? :-)
First, how difficult is it to install these modules?
There are quite a few C libraries that are needed first, but if I remember correctly everything built and installed fairly smoothly. The large number of C libraries made it a tedious and time-consuming task though.
Third, is there anything I should be aware of with using these modules under Panther?
Well, you might want to be aware that there's a pre-packaged installer for them, although it might be more than you want to install - you'll wind up with a newer (5.8.4) Perl, Image::Magick, GD, Ghostscript, CamelBones, and a few other things.
Have a look at the CamelBones page at <http://www.sf.net/projects/camelbones/>, and download the "Fat Camel" and "Fat Camel - GraphicsKit" packages if you're interested.
These packages will install under /usr/local/cb/perl5.8.4/ - but by default, symlinks are created in /usr/bin/ that point to each file in /usr/local/cb/perl5.8.4/bin/. If you don't want that to happen, do an advanced install and deselect the sub-package that creates the symlinks.
Here's a list of modules & other stuff included in Fat Camel:
CamelBones Developer (Runtime, sample code, Xcode project templates, etc.)
Perl 5.8.4 DBI DBD::mysql Mac::Carbon
Here's a list of the libraries & modules included in GraphicsKit:
libjpeg (C library) libungif (C library) libpng (C library) libtiff (C library) freetype (C library) jasper (C library) GD (C library) ImageMagick (C library)
Ghostscript (Application) Ghostscript fonts
GD GD::Barcode GD::Chart GD::Convert GD::Dashboard GD::Graph GD::Graph3d GD::Graph::Map GD::Graph::XY GD::OrgChart GD::Polyline GD::SecurityImage GD::SIRDS GD::SVG GD::Text GD::Text::Arc GD::XYScale Image::Info Image::Magick Image::Size Imager SVG
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