Description of problem: According to upstream documentation, 'compare -metric AE <image1> <image2> <output>' should print the number of pixels in which <image1> and <image2> differ. On RHEL 5, however, the output is always '65535 dB' if the two images differ, '0 dB' otherwise. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): ImageMagick-6.2.8.0-15.el5_8 How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1. wget http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/Pixel-white.png 2. wget http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/45/One_black_Pixel.png 3. compare -metric AE Pixel-white.png One_black_Pixel.png /dev/null Actual results: 65535 dB 1,1,PNG Expected results: 1 Additional info: RHEL 7 builds display the expected behaviour (tested on ImageMagick-6.7.8.9-10.el7.x86_64).
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