[Digikam-devel] Re: extragear/graphics/digikam/libs/dimg/filters/fx

[Marcel Wiesweg]

> SVN commit 1196146 by cgilles:
> 
> Andy, this is not understadable.
> All CImg::*blur() method crash under MacOsX. and i don't know why...
> Probably, this is fixed with last CImg 1.4.x release, as digiKam still use
> 1.3.0... but we cannot update because all Greystoration algorithm have
> been removed from CImg and migrated to GMic library The solution is to
> port greystoration code to GMic, as it have been recommended by CImg
> author in the past by a private mail. But it's a long and complex task.
> Note : Greystoration tools do not crash under MAC Os X !!! I'm lost...
> So, I restore old gaussian blur algorithm for Mac only...

What is the advantage of generally using the CImg variant instead of our own 
code? Do they produce different results?