Req #69698 [Opn]: Get rid off t1lib

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=69698&edit=1 ID: 69698 Updated by: pajoye@php.net Reported by: benjamin dot balet at gmail dot com Summary: Get rid off t1lib Status: Open Type: Feature/Change Request Package: GD related Operating System: Linux PHP Version: master-Git-2015-05-24 (Git) Block user comment: N Private report: Y New Comment: as t1 fonts work out of the box with the freetype library we can get rid of it. freetype being the default option already, I see no issue to drop it for 7. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2015-05-24 08:04:49] benjamin dot balet at gmail dot com Description: ------------ Hi, I've found a configure flag for the support of Postscript Type 1 fonts with t1lib http://php.net/manual/en/image.installation.php This library is no more maintained and has been removed from Ubuntu and Debian for security reasons: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=637488 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/t1lib/+bug/1352999 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=744881 I know that I just have to remove this flag when calling the configure script, but shouldn't you drop the support for this old technology? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=69698&edit=1