Re: [Gimp-developer] help compiling babl

[Marco Ciampa <ciampix posteo net>]

On Thu, Aug 22, 2019 at 03:43:25PM -0600, Akkana Peck wrote:
> Marco Ciampa via gimp-developer-list writes:
> > On Tue, Aug 13, 2019 at 02:26:50AM +0200, Marco Ciampa via gimp-developer-list wrote:
> > > On Mon, Aug 12, 2019 at 08:38:45PM +0300, Alexandre Prokoudine via gimp-developer-list wrote:
> > > > Hello,
> > > >
> > > > You should be using the Meson build system now.
> > >
> > > Doh, I missed that!
> > > It works now, thank you!
> >
> > I talked too quickly... now it is GIMP that does not compile (due to babl...):
>
> I had a lot of trouble adjusting my build scripts for babl's meson
> build. So once I got it working, I ended up rewriting the GIMP wiki
> build instructions to reflect what worked for me.
>
> https://wiki.gimp.org/wiki/Hacking:Building
>
> There are also some additions in the Hacking:Building/Linux page
> (linked at the bottom) but it's mostly a discussion of why PREFIX
> is important (I didn't write it, someone else did, but it seemed
> worth keeping) and a discussion of how to run the GIMP you just built.
>
> Try it out -- and if it turns out that it's still incomplete, let
> me know what needs to be changed (or update it yourself, if you
> prefer).
>
> I know nothing of the Windows and Mac building pages: I don't
> build on those platforms, but it would be great if someone who
> does could keep them up to date.
>
> I should mention that my build page rewrites are from shortly after
> babl switched to meson, but don't reflect any meson instructions for
> gegl or gimp, so eventually Hacking:Building will need to be updated again.
>
>         ...Akkana

I re-read the wiki and found it very informative THANKS.

I managed to get GIMP compiled and working in /usr/local but I'll
definitely want to follow the wiki advices and have it compiled locally 
in my home. Now that it works I can do some experiments.

Thanks again for your patience...

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Marco Ciampa

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