ill2svg.pl uses Image::Magick instead of Graphics::Magick

[Tormod Volden]

Binary package hint: inkscape

ill2svg.pl tries to load Image::Magick, however, the libgraphics-magick-perl ships /usr/lib/perl5/Graphics/Magick.pm

(This is on Feisty, but with inkscape from backports which is pretty much the same as in Gutsy. I haven't checked if libgraphics-magick-perl has changed in Gutsy.)

[Tormod Volden (tormodvolden)]

There's also the perlmagick package which ships /usr/lib/perl5/Image/Magick.pm
This seems redundant.

Using inkscape and perlmagick (on Gutsy) seems to work fine.

[Tormod Volden (tormodvolden)]

According to Bryce, the new upstream Inkscape will not use the perl module. I'll leave this bug as a reminder to get rid of the inkscape-related perl module (perlmagick AFAICS) when the new Inkscape lands in Ubuntu.

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

Still need to make this change in the 0.46 release.

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

A pre-release of the upcoming Inkscape 0.47 is now available in Ubuntu
Karmic for testing. Because *so* much stuff has changed compared with
the version you reported your bug against, would you mind re-testing
this new version and see if this bug is now resolved?

Karmic Alpha CD ISO images are available at:

  http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/karmic/

If you're not testing Karmic yet, there are .debs of this new Inkscape
for Jaunty, Hardy, and Intrepid here:

  https://launchpad.net/~inkscape.testers/+archive/ppa

You might find further bugs when testing this alpha release. If that is
the case, please file a NEW bug report here:

   https://edge.launchpad.net/inkscape/+filebug

Thanks ahead of time for your testing efforts, and enjoy the new Inkscape!

[Alex Valavanis (valavanisalex)]

In inkscape 0.47~pre1-0ubuntu2 on karmic alpha 5, ill2svg.pl uses Image::Magick. The ubuntu package recommends perlmagick (not libgraphics-magick-perl)

[Alex Valavanis (valavanisalex)]

In Inkscape 0.47.0-1ubuntu2 on lucid alpha3, ill2svg.pl still looks for Image::Magick, but this is now provided by perlmagick. As far as I can see, there is no problem now.

[Alex Valavanis (valavanisalex)]

I don't think this is really an upstream problem. If/when inkscape stops using Image::Magick, then it will become an Ubuntu packaging issue to remove the dependency upon perlmagick. I don't think we need a pre-emptive report, though.