[Bug 1623639] Re: netpbm: "anytopnm" doesn't recognize some file types

[Peter Selinger]

I looked at those threads, but I don't see any convincing reason why a
bug in useful software should not be fixed just because the software is
old. The Linux kernel is 25 years old, and still being maintained :)

It seems to be more of a case of "the maintainer can't be bothered to
maintain the package"? Is there a process by which one can request the
package to be transferred to another maintainer?

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Title:
  netpbm: "anytopnm" doesn't recognize some file types

Status in netpbm-free package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  /usr/bin/anytopnm uses the output of "file" to recognize the image format of the input file.
  Apparently the output of "file" has changed, and therefore it is no longer correctly recognized by anytopnm. Example:

  $ file /tmp/x.ppm
  /tmp/x.ppm: Netpbm image data, size = 5100 x 6600, rawbits, pixmap

  However, /usr/bin/anytopnm (line 64) looks for the strings *PBM* |
  *PGM* | *PPM* )

  For example:

  $ cat /tmp/x.ppm | anytopnm
  /usr/bin/anytopnm: unknown file type:  Netpbm image data, size = 5100 x 6600, rawbits, pixmap

  Suggested fix: update /usr/bin/anytopnm to recognize the string
  "Netpbm" in addition to PBM, PGM, PPM.

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