Re: graphics/lcms not quite removal proposal, graphics/gqview-devel removal proposal

[Andrew Randrianasulu <randrianasulu%gmail.com@localhost>]

On Mon, Mar 9, 2026 at 2:49 PM Greg Troxel <gdt%lexort.com@localhost> wrote:
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> Andrew Randrianasulu <randrianasulu%gmail.com@localhost> writes:
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> > On Sun, Mar 8, 2026 at 6:49 PM Greg Troxel <gdt%lexort.com@localhost> wrote:
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> >> Andrew Randrianasulu <randrianasulu%gmail.com@localhost> writes:
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> >> > вс, 8 мар. 2026 г., 16:42 Greg Troxel <gdt%lexort.com@localhost>:
> >> >
> >> >>   The gqview-devel distfile is from 2006 and all the cool kids have long
> >> >>   since moved to geeqie.
> >> >
> >> > And geeqie moved to gtk3 (quite heavy to build from scratch on underpowered
> >> > arches).
> >>
> >> Super underpowered for gtk3; at least it's not in rust.   Are you saying
> >> gtk3 takes more than 12h to build on some computer you actually use?
> >>
> >> I don't know how to interpret your reply.  Are you saying that you
> >> personally have gqview-devel installed and use it?
> >
> > I tried it (geeqie) on qemu-system-sparc and it died trying to rebuild
> > gcc10. It was loooong wait.....
>
> You have declined to answer the question, so will assume you are not
> actually using gqview-devel.


Correct. I am used to Linux where -devel package is for developer's
files like headers and static libs.

In this case I guess name means that this version of gqview was not
from last release, but from some time after.

But honestly, this kind of _altitude_ beat any desire to help here out of me.