Bug 131850 - Please add the package "potrace" to FC3
Summary: Please add the package "potrace" to FC3
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED DEFERRED
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: distribution
Version: rawhide
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Bill Nottingham
QA Contact: Bill Nottingham
URL: http://potrace.sourceforge.net/
Whiteboard:
Depends On: potrace
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2004-09-05 16:42 UTC by Rick Niles
Modified: 2014-03-17 02:47 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

Fixed In Version:
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Environment:
Last Closed: 2004-12-07 15:51:49 UTC
Type: ---
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Description Rick Niles 2004-09-05 16:42:02 UTC
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Description of problem:
potrace is a very useful package. It's a 98kb binary RPM and it's 100%
GPL.  Please consider adding it for future Fedora distributions.

potrace is a utility for tracing a bitmap, which means, transforming a
bitmap into a smooth, scalable image. The input is a bitmap (PBM, PGM,
PPM, or BMP format), and the default output is an encapsulated
PostScript file (EPS). A typical use is to create EPS files from
scanned data, such as company or university logos, handwritten notes,
etc. The resulting image is not "jaggy" like a bitmap, but smooth. It
can then be rendered at any resolution.



Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
potrace-1.5-1

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Try running "potrace" ... command not found
2. rpm -q potrace  ... not there! :(

    

Actual Results:  potrace is not part of fedora core

Expected Results:  I would hope it could get adding esp. since it's so
small.

Additional info:

Comment 1 Tim Waugh 2004-11-11 17:21:06 UTC
It sounds like the sort of thing that would fit well in Fedora Extras.

Comment 2 P Linnell 2004-11-29 10:23:47 UTC
Note: Inkscape 0.40 will include this as a module. Inkscape is usually
available on Fedora US

Comment 3 Tim Waugh 2004-12-07 11:40:14 UTC
Reassigning to distribution.

Comment 4 Bill Nottingham 2004-12-07 15:51:49 UTC
Agreed, fedora extras seems more apppropriate for now.


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