[Bug 1612822] Re: Don't build-depend or depend on jasper

[Mathew Hodson]

** Tags added: patch

** Changed in: imagemagick (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Tags added: packaging

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Title:
  Don't build-depend or depend on jasper

Status in imagemagick package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  1. The current version of imagemagick in Ubuntu since at least 15.04
  (!) no longer supports jasper for JPEG2000 support but support
  openjpeg2 instead. See bug 1447968 . In other words, the current
  dependency on jasper does nothing.

  2. jasper will be removed from Debian really soon because it has been
  abandoned upstream for a while.

  https://release.debian.org/transitions/html/jasper-rm.html

  3. From what I can tell, imagemagick is the last thing keeping jasper
  in Ubuntu main. openjpeg2 is not in main yet, see bug 711061 .
  Interestingly, jasper apparently was never explicitly reviewed for
  inclusion in main and probably would not have been allowed in main had
  a review happened any time recently.

  I'm attaching a debdiff for sponsoring to remove the useless jasper
  dependency. Thanks!

  For removing jasper from Ubuntu completely, see bug 1612835 .

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
  Package: imagemagick 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-33.52-generic 4.4.15
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-33-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zcommon znvpair zavl
  ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu5
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: GNOME
  Date: Fri Aug 12 17:14:49 2016
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-04-09 (124 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Beta amd64 (20160408)
  SourcePackage: imagemagick
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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