GIMP installation difficulties

[scy90]

Hi,

I paid, downloaded and installed MAC GIMP 2 on my tiger 10.4.11 from MAC GIMP.org / Archei but after installing it, it appears in my applications folder but when I try to load it up it appears in the menu bar briefly - then disappears. I've been trying to get in touch with support at Archei to no avail (does this usually happen?).

Having read a few posts I realized that I did not have X11 installed from my disk - which I have done now. I then tried to re-install GIMP2 - but the same problem has happened again. Could anyone let me know where I am going wrong as I have never installed software of this nature before ?

Thanks.

 

[flora868]

I've got the same problem, but I downloaded it free. My X11 also works great, but I just can't get Gimp working.
Can anybody help?
thanx

 

[opeter]

What do you mean with "I paid"? For what did you pay for?

 

[telecomm]

On Tiger, install X11 from your install disc. On Leopard, download the DMG here.

Then get either the Leopard or Tiger universal version of the latest GIMP here.

All free.

 

[Fiveos22]

I just happened to come across GIMP again on my internet travels and decided to check to see how progress was going to make an OSX native version of GIMP, when I saw this !!!!

A native port of GIMP?!! Is this what I think it is, or is it just another X11 POS. I am at work right now and cannot download it on this thin client to see what's going on.

 

[telecomm]

I just happened to come across GIMP again on my internet travels and decided to check to see how progress was going to make an OSX native version of GIMP, when I saw this !!!!

A native port of GIMP?!! Is this what I think it is, or is it just another X11 POS. I am at work right now and cannot download it on this thin client to see what's going on.

Don't have time to try it, but I think that is a native version. I'd guess that lots of stuff isn't working yet, but I'm sure someone will fill us in.

 

[Fiveos22]

Blergh! Here's the text file that accompanied the app, its a touch over my head. I guess I'll just keep waiting.

To build GIMP.app from source:

1) install macports from macports.org

2) add +quartz +atsui +no_x11 -x11 to /opt/local/etc/macports/variants.conf

3) run:
   sudo port -d sync
   sudo port install gimp2 +without_gnome -dbus
   sudo port install gimp-user-manual macfile-gimp macclipboard-gimp icns-gimp

4) download GIMPskel.zip from gimp-app.sf.net and extract

5) load ScriptExecCocoa/ScriptExec.xcodeproj with Xcode and click build

6) run gimpguts.sh

 

[Muncher]

I just happened to come across GIMP again on my internet travels and decided to check to see how progress was going to make an OSX native version of GIMP, when I saw this !!!!

A native port of GIMP?!! Is this what I think it is, or is it just another X11 POS. I am at work right now and cannot download it on this thin client to see what's going on.

Even if it didn't require X11 running, it would still probably have the same interface. It would take a long time for someone to port GIMP to Carbon/Cocoa. If you haven't already, you should check out Seashore.

 

[Fiveos22]

Seashore is cute, but its functionality is severely limited and it doesn't appear as though they are actively/quickly developing it.

 

[Muncher]

Seashore is cute, but its functionality is severely limited and it doesn't appear as though they are actively/quickly developing it.

Oh, I know. I was looking at the same stuff a while ago. The goal of Seashore is something more along the lines of a simple image editor anyway, not a photoshop replacement. If I were to try and port GIMP though, I'd start with the Seashore code.

 

[elppa]

It's, um, as they say experimental.

The text file is only if you wish to build from source, you can still just double click the app to run it.

 

[neonblue2]

Seems they paid these people for GIMP. To scy90, GIMP is free software. So free that the original creators have released the code behind it so other people can manipulate and contribute to the main project or create their own. We call this kind of software "open source".

And the "native" build is an attempt to port GIMP to Mac OS X using native GTK+, which is still being ported itself. No dependancy on X11 but not entirely complete yet.