Consider changing name of compare command

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alexbirkett
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Consider changing name of compare command

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'compare' is a very generic name and it conflicts with other commands called 'compare', for example araixs merge's compare command. (I've also suggested that araxis change the name of their compare command).
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Re: Consider changing name of compare command

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You can change it yourself when you configure ImageMagick:

I always use
--program-prefix=q16

Which turns "compare" into "q16compare", "convert" into "q16convert", etc.

Likewise, I use "q8" for Q8 builds, so they can coexist.
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I have been wanting to roll the compare function into IMv7 "magick" but it is not straight forward.
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