On Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 01:15:10AM -0500, Eric Bavier wrote:
> * gnu/packages/image.scm (steghide): New variable.
> * gnu/packages/patches/steghide-fixes.patch: New patch.
> * gnu/local.mk (dist_patch_DATA): Add it.

> +    (arguments
> +     `(#:make-flags '("CXXFLAGS=-fpermissive"))) ;required for MHashPP.cc

My understanding is that '-fpermissive' downgrades some compiler errors
to warnings. Is that correct?

> diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/steghide-fixes.patch 
> b/gnu/packages/patches/steghide-fixes.patch

I don't understand what this patch does (I don't know any C++). Can you
add some comments explaining it? Should we try to get the upstream
maintainers to apply it?  

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