Merge pull request #808 from tantegerda1/suggest-exif-extension

Suggest exif php extension
php-imagine · Oct 21, 2021 · dcbf6c5 · dcbf6c5
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ Depending on the chosen Image implementation, you may need one of the following
  - Imagick (with ImageMagick version 6.2.9 or later, except version 7.0.7-32)
  - Gmagick
 
+To read EXIF metadata (e.g. for autorotation), activate the PHP ``exif`` extension. This is optional: Imagine works
+without the PHP ``exif`` extension, but then it can't read and act on image orientation or other EXIF metadata.
+
 ### Installation using composer
 `php composer.phar require imagine/imagine`
 

diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
         "phpunit/phpunit": "^4.8 || ^5.7 || ^6.5 || ^7.5 || ^8.4 || ^9.3"
     },
     "suggest": {
+        "ext-exif": "to read EXIF metadata",
         "ext-gd": "to use the GD implementation",
         "ext-imagick": "to use the Imagick implementation",
         "ext-gmagick": "to use the Gmagick implementation"