Re: [Gimp-developer] trying to compile gimp master on Ubuntu 20.04

[Marco Ciampa <ciampix posteo net>]

On Wed, Aug 05, 2020 at 10:50:52AM +0300, Ell via gimp-developer-list wrote:
> On 8/5/20 10:26 AM, Marco Ciampa via gimp-developer-list wrote:
> > On Tue, Aug 04, 2020 at 09:33:56PM +0300, Ell via gimp-developer-list wrote:
> > > On 8/4/20 9:16 PM, Marco Ciampa via gimp-developer-list wrote:
> > > > Trying to compile gimp master on Ubuntu 20.04 I see this error:
> > > >
> > > > ake[4]: Entering directory '/home/marco/git/gnome/gimp-master/app/core'
> > > > make[4]: *** No rule to make target 'gimppickable-contiguous-region.c', needed by 
> > > > 'gimppickable-contiguous-region.o'.  Stop.
> > > > make[4]: Leaving directory '/home/marco/git/gnome/gimp-master/app/core'
> > > > make[3]: *** [Makefile:1452: all] Error 2
> > > > make[3]: Leaving directory '/home/marco/git/gnome/gimp-master/app/core'
> > > > make[2]: *** [Makefile:1305: all-recursive] Error 1
> > > > make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/marco/git/gnome/gimp-master/app'
> > > > make[1]: *** [Makefile:869: all-recursive] Error 1
> > > > make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/marco/git/gnome/gimp-master'
> > > > make: *** [Makefile:770: all] Error 2
> > > >
> > > > Any hint?
> > >
> > > This happens in existing builds when we convert C files to C++.  A clean
> > > rebuild should fix it.
> >
> > What do you mean? And make clean did not resolve. 
>
> Yeah, it should be a *completely* clean rebuild, as in, start from an
> empty build directory (or, if you build in the source directory, use
> "git clean -dxf").

doh! (imagine to hear the sound of a slap coming from my forehead :-) obviusly... 

Many thanks for the explanation and the solution...

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Saluton,
Marco Ciampa