Bug 1957, a solution... (sort of)

[Kralidis,Tom [Burlington]]

How does this relate to talk of using alternatives graphic rendering
engines (cairo, etc.) in lieu of GD?

..Tom


> -----Original Message-----
> From: UMN MapServer Developers List 
> [mailto:MAPSERVER-DEV at LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Steve Lime
> Sent: 13 November, 2006 11:29 AM
> To: MAPSERVER-DEV at LISTS.UMN.EDU
> Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-DEV] Bug 1957, a solution... (sort of)
> 
> I've not been able to figure out how to contribute. It's a 
> non-open Open Source project. There is no public CVS, no 
> snapshots just an address to report bugs and an offer of paid support.
> 
> Note that I wasn't thinking of a fork (although I have in the 
> past), rather an alternative distribution that we could point 
> users at until a new GD version is released.
> Autodesk would have to confirm but
> I believe all modifications have been offered back to the authors.
> 
> Steve
> 
> >>> Dave McIlhagga <dmcilhagga at DMSOLUTIONS.CA> 11/13/2006 7:44 AM >>>
> If the existing GD guys can't make this a priority -- are they open to
> 
> new active developers/contributors?
> 
> After all -- if we're talking about essentially a GD fork, we're going
> 
> to be maintaining it ourselves anyway.
> 
> Dave
> 
> 
> Steve Lime wrote:
> > There hasn't been a new version of GD in two years and no 
> indication 
> > that one is planned soon. I believe the Autodesk folks had submitted
> all
> > of their changes to the GD authors. The last contact I had with the
> GD 
> > guys was related to the serious bounds checking error they 
> have with 
> > antialiased rendering. At that time he indicated a new version was
> in
> > the
> > works but never answered follow-up emails inquiring about timing,
> access
> > to beta versions and so forth. That was 6 to 9 months ago.
> > 
> > Steve
> > 
> >>>> Paul Ramsey <pramsey at refractions.net> 11/12/06 11:38 PM >>>
> > Perhaps more back-story is required... why isn't the change 
> just going 
> > into vanilla GD?
> > 
> > P
> > 
> > On 12-Nov-06, at 9:27 PM, Steve Lime wrote:
> > 
> >> Hi all: I've been putzing around with bug 1957 testing. It's a
> problem
> >> with GD where it's clipping too soon with brushed lines which
> leaves
> >> artifacts along image edges. The wider the line the more obvious
> the
> >> artifact. Plays havoc when tiling. Anyway, on a whim I installed
> the
> >> version of GD that Autodesk updated as part of MapGuide figuring
> they
> >> must have seen this behavior. They did and that code works great,
> no
> >> artifacts.
> >>
> >> So, what to do next? I don't want to have to fix GD yet again and I
> 
> >> know
> >> Bob and Gary had always intended to contribute their GD
> modifications
> >> back to that project. I'm wondering about the possiblity of de- 
> >> coupling the Autodesk version of GD from MapGuide for a broader
> distribution-
> >> sort of an OSGeo-branded GD. What do folks think?
> >>
> >> Steve
> > 
>