Imager? I've not heard of that one. Can you give me a bit more info on
it? How is is different from ImageMagick?
Thanks,
Mark
On Sep 22, 2004, at 11:11 AM, william ross wrote:
On 22 Sep 2004, at 17:16, Mark Wheeler wrote:
Hi,
I am about to install my first module. I've been learning perl for the
past several years and am building a web site that needs
ImageMagick/PerlMagick.
First, how difficult is it to install these modules?
I really really wouldn't start out by trying to install imagemagick.
it's horrible even if you're used to that sort of thing. Unless you're
relying on an application that uses IM, you'll be much happier with
Imager. You still have to install the graphics-handling C libraries
first (typically libgif, libtiff, libjpeg and libpng, and probably
zlib for compression), but after that it's very straightforward.
If you do have to use imagemagick, in the archives of this list you
will find several weary howto's from people who finally wrestled the
monster to the ground and limped home, including at least two from me.
to have any chance at all of making it work you must first install
fink (see fink.sourceforge.net) and then read this from Randal
Schwartz:
http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.macosx/3812
The most important hint in there is that the versions of imagemagick
and perlmagick must match exactly and preferably come out of the same
source tree at the same time.
Second, are there any idiosyncrasies is installing these modules on
Panther?
there are idiosyncracies in installing IM on any platform.
Third, is there anything I should be aware of with using these modules
under Panther?
No. Once installed they're the same on Panther as anywhere else.
If any one has has experience with ImageMagick/PerlMagick, I'd love to
hear from you.
good luck.
will
