On 20160213@16:47, Antoine Beaupré wrote: > Package: fim > Version: 0.5~rc1-1 > Severity: normal > > i get this trying to use aalib to render images: > > $ fim -o aa -R . --sort > Unrecognized display device string "aa" (valid choices are > [fb|sdl|aa|dumb|imlib2])! > Using the default "dumb" display device instead. > > "valid choices are ... aa"?? > > is aalib support compiled out? > > I see the README.Debian says I can compile some of those extensions > (e.g. SDL (X)) those in - but why should I need to do that? Why aren't > they compiled in by default? > > I understand why SDL (X) would not, but aalib has its specific > uses. For example I'd love to have an image viewer through SSH > terminals... > > Obviously, it works on the framebuffer, which is pretty freaking > awesome already, so thanks for that. :)
1. You are right --- that message is rather unfriendly.
I've patched the upcoming 0.5-rc2 --- it will report the
"valid choices" which are active. In the repo r991:993 on
http://svn.savannah.nongnu.org/svn/fbi-improved/branches/0.5/
2. You are right once more --- activating AA would be perfectly fine.
Especially if SDL is on by default: aalib is a small dependency.
Users with severe dependency limitations wanting to have e.g. only
framebuffer support are probably advanced enough to be able to build
a cut-down version of fim by themselves.
> PS: i'm thinking of uploading a backport for jessie once this hits
> stretch, objections? would you like to do it yourself?
Ah-hem, I rely on other's skills for debianizing.
So you would be very welcome to do this !!
Please tell me how can I help.
I can release a 0.5-rc2 version anytime, or you can use the SVN
version above, if this is no problem.
Michele
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: 8.3
> APT prefers stable-updates
> APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'proposed-updates'), (500,
> 'stable'), (500, 'oldstable'), (1, 'unstable')
> Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
>
> Kernel: Linux 4.2.0-0.bpo.1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
> Locale: LANG=fr_CA.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_CA.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
> Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
>
> Versions of packages fim depends on:
> ii libc6 2.19-18+deb8u2
> ii libdjvulibre21 3.5.25.4-4+b1
> ii libexif12 0.6.21-2
> ii libgcc1 1:4.9.2-10
> ii libgif4 4.1.6-11+deb8u1
> ii libjpeg62-turbo 1:1.3.1-12
> ii libncurses5 5.9+20140913-1+b1
> ii libpng12-0 1.2.50-2+deb8u2
> ii libreadline6 6.3-8+b3
> ii libsdl1.2debian 1.2.15-10+b1
> ii libstdc++6 4.9.2-10
> ii libtiff5 4.0.3-12.3+deb8u1
> ii libtinfo5 5.9+20140913-1+b1
>
> fim recommends no packages.
>
> fim suggests no packages.
>
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