XV Software

This directory hierarchy contains the source code for the XV software.

This software is maintained using the following Git repository hosted by GitHub:

• https://github.com/jasper-software/xv.git

Other additional sources of information on the XV software include:

• http://www.trilon.com/xv/

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xv_(software)

History of This Code

This source code was originally derived from the following:

• ftp://ftp.trilon.com/pub/xv/xv-3.10a.tar.gz (obtained 2022-01-30)

• http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/png-mng/xv-3.10a-jumbo-patches-20070520.tar.gz (obtained 2022-01-30)

• http://www.gregroelofs.com/code/xv-3.10a-enhancements.20070520-20081216.diff (obtained 2022-01-30)

Many changes/improvements have been made on top of the original code. Some of these changes/improvements include (but are not limited to):

• merged numerous patches from the Fedora Linux RPM for the XV software on RPM Fusion;

• merged several patches for the XV software from OpenBSD;

• merged several patches for the XV software from OpenSUSE;

• added support for CMake-based builds;

• added a continuous integration (CI) workflow based on GitHub Actions, which builds XV using a combination of platforms/compilers (e.g., GCC/Clang on Ubuntu/MacOS); and

• added a GitHub Actions workflow for automatically generating software release tarballs.

Acknowledgments

The XV software was originally written by John Bradley. John Bradley's web site for the XV software can be found at:

• http://www.trilon.com/xv

The creator of this GitHub repository (Michael Adams) would like to thank John Bradley for giving his blessing for a public Git repository for the XV software. It is hoped that this repository will allow the ongoing support and maintenance of the XV software to be done more easily.