[wxMAC 2.7.0] png handler gone

[H]

In article <E1GCMG9-0007Y6-00 at smtp.tt-solutions.com>,
 vadim at wxwindows.org (Vadim Zeitlin) wrote:

> On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 22:01:21 +0200 H <H at h.com> wrote:
> 
> H> In article <E1GCFem-0006vz-00 at smtp.tt-solutions.com>,
> H>  vadim at wxwindows.org (Vadim Zeitlin) wrote:
> H> 
> H> > On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 11:18:55 +0200 H <H at h.com> wrote:
> H> > 
> H> > H> In the carbon distribution of 2.7.0 the file pnghand.cpp is gone.
> H> > 
> H> >  I've never heard about this file, where is it supposed to be and what is
> H> > it supposed to do?
> H> 
> H> Till 2.6.3 the file could be found in "src/mac/carbon/pnghand.cpp" as 
> H> well as in "src/mac/classic/pnghand.cpp". In the classic path it can 
> H> still be found in the 2.7.0 distribution.
> H> The purpose is to handle special png bitmap files.
> 
>  I think this file is obsolete and although it's not really clear why from
> the cvs commit message I guess that it just was redundant with the standard
> wxImage PNG handler. What can it do that wxImage can't?
> 
>  Regards,
> VZ

Frankly speaking I have no idea. I just found it out when I tried to 
recompile my library. I actually do not need/use the PNG handler.

Hartwig