[TYPO3-core] RFC #14449: Deprecate usage of im4 and im5

[Martin Kutschker]

Am 05.11.2010 15:06, schrieb Steffen Gebert:
> On 16.10.10 23:48, Steffen Gebert wrote:
>>> Type: Pre-Cleanup(?) / Bugfix
>>>
>>> Bugtracker references:
>>> http://bugs.typo3.org/view.php?id=14449
>>>
>>> Branches:
>>> trunk
>>>
>>> Problem:
>>> TYPO3 supports ImageMagick version 5 (*)
>>
>> Bringing this topic up again: Can we do it now?
>> A rewrite of the image processing seems to be out of scope, esp. when
>> you also have to care about this monster.
> 
> As Christan mentioned, we could/should deprecate im4, too.
> 
> This patch has enough positive votes, so if nobody objects, I will commit within 72 hours and set
> im4 and im5 deprecated.
> 
> What do you think of removing it already with 4.6? 

I would even drop support right now. IM is an external tool, not a TYPO3 API/feature, so I don't
think we're bound to our own deprecation strategy in this case. Just make it a *BIG* warning in the
upgrade notes.

Masi