[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] docs: convert from using inkscape to ImageMagick tools

Mcnamara, John john.mcnamara at intel.com
Mon Apr 27 13:01:25 CEST 2015


> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces at dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Neil Horman
> Sent: Friday, April 24, 2015 2:23 PM
> To: dev at dpdk.org
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] docs: convert from using inkscape to
> ImageMagick tools
> 
> Requiring inkscape to convert svg files to png/pdf files, while functional
> is difficult for ephemeral build environments (i.e. build systems in which
> a new build root is setup for each build), as inkscape and its
> dependencies typically totals over 128Mb of code.  Instead, lets use
> ImageMagick tools.  It gives you the same output in a much more compact
> tool suite (512k).

Hi Neil,

The patch works but the pdf output is different. See the following images for before and after the patch:

    http://imgur.com/GgdXSnF
    http://imgur.com/e9AvTza

It looks like a dpi issue but I'm not sure what exactly. Omitting the -units/-density options renders the images at the right size but the resolution looks slightly worse.

John
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