[Freerealty] Image state of play

[Patrick Fleming]

Hi Greg,
I believe that the NetPBM libraries can be dropped just about anywhere 
you want... unfortunately, I am without my RedHat developement box at 
the moment so I can't test just dropping the couple of files that are 
used by the script into place. Once the machine is running again, I 
could statically compile some of these binaries and put them in an 
optional download package for the /bin sub-directory. I was unaware that 
this was desired until you raised the point just now. Of course this 
(statically-compiled)raises the complexity of support and development as 
any package that depends on libraries where there are bug reports or 
exploits have to be updated when the libraries change. And of course you 
have to trust me with the binary ;)

Patrick

Gregg - OzMad wrote:

> Hi Patrick and everyone else.
> Wondering how you were getting on with imagemagick and netpbm?
> Are you making them with auto setup of binaries in a seperate folder?
> The reason I ask, is I see this ultimately as the resolution of many
> problems people have with many software scripts, that unless the people
> controlling the server are prepared to install the libraries, webmasters are
> ultimately left out in the cold.
> For example we do not have shell access to our servers, only ftp and cpanel.
> This is normally enough, apart from when you need to install additional
> packages to the server. Now in the case of programmes like imagemagick and
> netpbm, I am of the understanding that they do not require to be in the root
> of a server, but can be located in other server space, like a subfolder of
> individual webspace, so long as the script doing the calling has the correct
> pointers to the location.
> Only problem now is, most of these packages from what I can see, still need
> shell access to set them up even in other locations than the root, because
> of the way the packages are delivered. (requiring makefile) Life would be a
> lot easier if they were available as a simple uploadable script or
> directory.
>  
> best regards
> Tropicaltech
> 
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