Re: [Gimp-developer] Any way to convince Gimp installed in a prefix to only use the plugins in the prefix?

[Michael Natterer <mitch gimp org>]

On Fri, 2014-01-24 at 16:56 -0500, Elle Stone wrote:
> On 01/24/2014 04:29 PM, Elle Stone wrote:
> > On 01/24/2014 03:28 PM, Liam R E Quin wrote:
> > > On Fri, 2014-01-24 at 14:58 -0500, Elle Stone wrote:
> > > > Is there a way to tell Gimp in a prefix to only use the plugins in its
> > > > own prefix
> > >
> > > You could compile each to have its own preferences folder, e.g. when
> > > running autoconf or configure --with-gimpdir=.gimp-2.9-socks (say),
> > > and then you can configure their folders separately.
> >
> > Thanks! I'll give that a try.
>
> Hmm, asking for --with-gimpdir=/home/elle/code/gimp291/run/gimpdir 
> results in a folder located at:
> /home/elle/.config/home/elle/code/gimp291/run/gimpdir
>
> So there is no way to keep the gimpdir in the actual prefix? It will 
> always be inside the hidden .config folder?

Ouch, that is a bug. Passing an absolute path as gimpdir should
use exactly that path of course. Would you file a bug please so
this doesn't get forgotten?

thanks,
--mitch