Re: [Gimp-developer] GEGL problems while building 2.7.4 for Linux

[Ofnuts <ofnuts laposte net>]

On 12/18/2011 10:35 PM, Owen wrote:
> > A long time ago, I built the 2.7.2 version which required upgrading my
> > BABL/GEGL libraries (running Kunbuntu 10.04) which I did by getting
> > the
> > code directly from the GIT repository
> >
> > I thought building 2.7.4 would be a snap since I didn't expect to have
> > to re-upgrade these. I was wrong :)
> >
> > BABL went OK but I have a problem with GEGL: the GIT version won't
> > compile ("No rule to make target `gegl-sampler-downsharp.c', needed by
> > `gegl-sampler-downsharp.lo'.") and the tarball requires GLIB 2.28
> > (2.24
> > on my Kubuntu 10.04).
> >
> > I understand that the GIT stuff may have compile problems, but I can't
> > invent a missing C source file from scratch.
> >
> > However, what I don't understand is that the tarball version requires
> > a
> > new GLIB when the GIT one doesn't?
> >
> > And if anyone went that route, where does the version chase stop? Is
> > GLIB the last one or are there anymore ahead?
>
>
> Well my  GIT build fell over because of glib, so installed the latest
> and rebuilt without problems.

OK, so will try. Thx.

> # git clean -xdf seems to do wonders as well.

The various forms of "make clean" also do, it seems :)