Can someone create a table of compatibility of each action (in each version) with GD2 and imagemagick?
Of the tip of my mind, we can do a table with columns for each version (5.x-1.x, 6.x-1.x, 6.x-2.x, 7.x-1.x, 7.x-2.x), a row for each action. And in each cell, we would specify the supported library (GD2, Imagemagick, Both).
This will be mighty helpful for users to assess which the library to use. Also this will be helpful for anyone (including me!) planning to help out and add support.
| Comment | File | Size | Author |
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| #3 | bad_imagecache_actions_testsuite.png | 4.35 MB | dman |
Comments
Comment #1
fietserwinNice idea. We don't have that overview ourselves, while it would be very handy to create/prioritize/assign tasks for ourselves, but indeed also for users.
When I start working on this list, I will only do so for the 7.x version(s), but will add if support is known to be buggy (besides a simple yes/no).
Comment #2
khaled.zaidan commentedGreat!
Even if not much detail is included in the table, it will still be a start, and others (including me) can later add on to it with time.
Comment #3
dman commentedIMO, not the sort of thing that can/should be managed manually online. Either it's up-to-date or its not.
There are also a number of wacky library dependencies (GD version, PHP build, Imagemagick version, font rendering lib) that also affect what works where.
This is why I added the imagecache_actions testsuite add-on module to get a realtime sanity check on the number of things that can go wrong. However, that in itself introduced a number of dependencies (eg features module) just to bootstrap itself. :-/
It's an issue I'm aware of, but until we set up a network of machines on different OS-s to contribute to a central test result server (yeah right) there is an amount of uncertainty over what will work perfectly everywhere all the time.
Suggestions are open however.
Attached is a snapshot of what happens when (dev) tests fail half the time (not uncommon). and some of the more visible differences between the toolkits.
I really hope to improve the management of this testsuite to the point where its own internal failings stop outweighing the errors it shows up.
Comment #4
fietserwinThis is part of the roadmap, so doesn't needs its own issue.