[TYPO3-core] RFC #14449: Deprecate usage of im5

[Christian Kuhn]

Hey,

Benjamin Mack wrote:
>> - Change the default [GFX][im_version_5] from empty (im4) to gm. 
>> Opinions?
> Yes. To change a default is not as easy, Lars and I are still dealing 
> with the other related default options for 4.4, which is really a pain, 
> as it would change the behaviour in installations

Yeah, I know.

>> @Benni: What do you think about that? Could another core dev have a
>> look, please?
> as for deprecating old IM versions, I'd like to postpone this to 4.5. I 
> just want to investigate more (when was IM4 released the last time, when 
> was IM5 released last time, which Linux distro ships with IM5 by default 
> etc; where in the TYPO3.org website, where in the TYPO3 package are 
> notations that IM4 is still recommended etc), also I think we should 
> re-do the GFX part in the installer, and try to streamline the 
> IM-related functions in t3lib/.

Ok, fine with me. I expected a reaction like this ;) So, we won't touch 
this for 4.4 anymore and will try to come up with a better refactoring 
and solution for 4.5.

Thanks
Christian