[MacPorts] #18493: problem with installation of ImageMagick-6.4.9-1 on powerpc running osx 10.5.6

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Feb 14, 2009, at 11:00, Bruce Draine wrote:

> I have only tried to use two of the newly-installed ImageMagick tools
> (I am running X11 on a powerpc running osx 10.5.6).
>
>   convert  appears to work more-or-less OK
>            but at least one problem:
>               convert file.eps file.png
>            added a gray background (this doesn't happen on a linux
>            system where I use "convert")
>
>   display has at least two problems:
>            1. every time I start "display" on my mac, I get a warning
>               Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on  
> display
>               "/tmp/launch-ogw8t2/:0"
>               although .pdf images appear to display OK
>            2. when I try to look at a xxx.eps or xxx.png image that  
> should
>               have a white background,
>               I instead see a checkerboard background
>
> I don't know if these are ImageMagick bugs, or the result of
> some problem with the install process.

For these issues, I would recommend writing to the ImageMagick bugs  
mailing list, and supplying the input and output files.

http://www.imagemagick.org/mailman/listinfo/magick-bugs