I got it, at least in my case that is. On ubuntu gimp-python is a separate package, unlike fedora. When I installed gimp-python, it works.
Jayesh Jayesh Salvi wrote: > Hi, > > I wrote a plugin few days back (GimpPublishr > <http://code.google.com/p/altcanvas/wiki/GimpPublishr>) to publish > images to Flickr/Picasa. It was tried by many and I had received > various complaints about plugin not getting loaded, even after > deploying in right directory. In some cases they had hit a bug in > plugin which would prevent Gimp from loading the plugin. In recent > versions I fixed some bugs in the plugin and put a top level > try-except block with a crash report dialog, so that any bug in plugin > won't go unnoticed silently. > > But even after that I kept hearing few cases where users won't see the > plugin loaded and still won't get any crash report. > > Today I started working on the same plugin again after some gap. Today > I tried it under two different installations of Gimp - on my Fedora 8 > desktop and in a Ubuntu VM. I am running same version of Gimp at both > places, using same plugin files. Interestingly, the plugin doesn't > load in my ubuntu VM, but it does in my Fedora 8 desktop. I cleaned my > $HOME/.gimp-2.4 directory multiple times, but same result. > > Note these observations: > 1) I also noticed that when the plugin gets loaded successfully on my > fedora box, the $HOME/.gimp-2.4/pluginrc file gets modified and I see > following entry appended to it: > (plug-in-def "/home/jayesh/.gimp-2.4/plug-ins/publishr.py" 1202602069 > > I don't see that happening on Ubuntu VM. > > 2) On BOTH the systems, when the Gimp splash image is diplaying the > plugins it is loading at startup, I DO SEE publishr.py (my plugin > file) being loaded. But I doubt that the register() function gets > called in the ubuntu case. I put a deliberate "raise Exception" just > before register() function, however it doesn't make any difference. > > Both are running same gimp version. > $ gimp --version > GNU Image Manipulation Program version 2.4.0-rc3 > > The dump of gimprc is same on both systems (except for the web-browser > parameter). For Fedora 8 it is as follows. > > $ gimp --dump-gimprc > # Dump of the GIMP default configuration > > (temp-path "${gimp_dir}/tmp") > (swap-path "${gimp_dir}") > (num-processors 1) > (tile-cache-size 1024M) > (interpolation-type cubic) > (plug-in-path "${gimp_dir}/plug-ins:${gimp_plug_in_dir}/plug-ins") > (module-path "${gimp_dir}/modules:${gimp_plug_in_dir}/modules") > (interpreter-path > "${gimp_dir}/interpreters:${gimp_plug_in_dir}/interpreters") > (environ-path "${gimp_dir}/environ:${gimp_plug_in_dir}/environ") > (brush-path "${gimp_dir}/brushes:${gimp_data_dir}/brushes") > (brush-path-writable "${gimp_dir}/brushes") > (pattern-path "${gimp_dir}/patterns:${gimp_data_dir}/patterns") > (pattern-path-writable "${gimp_dir}/patterns") > (palette-path "${gimp_dir}/palettes:${gimp_data_dir}/palettes") > (palette-path-writable "${gimp_dir}/palettes") > (gradient-path "${gimp_dir}/gradients:${gimp_data_dir}/gradients") > (gradient-path-writable "${gimp_dir}/gradients") > (font-path "${gimp_dir}/fonts:${gimp_data_dir}/fonts") > (default-brush "Circle (11)") > (default-pattern "Pine") > (default-palette "Default") > (default-gradient "FG to BG (RGB)") > (default-font "Sans") > (global-brush yes) > (global-pattern yes) > (global-palette yes) > (global-gradient yes) > (global-font yes) > (default-image > (width 420) > (height 300) > (unit pixels) > (xresolution 72.000000) > (yresolution 72.000000) > (resolution-unit inches) > (image-type rgb) > (fill-type background-fill) > (comment "Created with GIMP")) > (default-grid > (style intersections) > (fgcolor (color-rgba 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000)) > (bgcolor (color-rgba 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000)) > (xspacing 32.000000) > (yspacing 32.000000) > (spacing-unit inches) > (xoffset 0.000000) > (yoffset 0.000000) > (offset-unit inches)) > (undo-levels 5) > (undo-size 64M) > (undo-preview-size large) > (plug-in-history-size 10) > (pluginrc-path "${gimp_dir}/pluginrc") > (layer-previews yes) > (layer-preview-size medium) > (thumbnail-size normal) > (thumbnail-filesize-limit 4M) > (install-colormap no) > (min-colors 144) > (color-management > (mode display) > (display-profile-from-gdk yes) > (display-rendering-intent perceptual) > (simulation-rendering-intent perceptual) > (display-module "CdisplayLcms")) > (color-profile-policy ask) > (save-document-history yes) > (transparency-size medium-checks) > (transparency-type gray-checks) > (snap-distance 8) > (marching-ants-speed 100) > (resize-windows-on-zoom no) > (resize-windows-on-resize no) > (default-dot-for-dot yes) > (initial-zoom-to-fit yes) > (perfect-mouse yes) > (cursor-mode tool-icon) > (cursor-updating yes) > (show-brush-outline yes) > (show-paint-tool-cursor yes) > (image-title-format "%D*%f-%p.%i (%t, %L) %wx%h") > (image-status-format "%n (%m)") > (confirm-on-close yes) > (monitor-xresolution 96.000000) > (monitor-yresolution 96.000000) > (monitor-resolution-from-windowing-system yes) > (navigation-preview-size medium) > (default-view > (show-menubar yes) > (show-rulers yes) > (show-scrollbars yes) > (show-statusbar yes) > (show-selection yes) > (show-layer-boundary yes) > (show-guides yes) > (show-grid no) > (show-sample-points yes) > (padding-mode default) > (padding-color (color-rgb 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000))) > (default-fullscreen-view > (show-menubar yes) > (show-rulers yes) > (show-scrollbars yes) > (show-statusbar yes) > (show-selection yes) > (show-layer-boundary yes) > (show-guides yes) > (show-grid no) > (show-sample-points yes) > (padding-mode default) > (padding-color (color-rgb 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000))) > (activate-on-focus yes) > (space-bar-action pan) > (xor-color (color-rgb 0.501961 1.000000 0.501961)) > (default-threshold 15) > (move-tool-changes-active no) > (trust-dirty-flag no) > (save-device-status no) > (save-session-info yes) > (restore-session yes) > (save-tool-options no) > (show-tips yes) > (show-tooltips yes) > (tearoff-menus yes) > (can-change-accels no) > (save-accels yes) > (restore-accels yes) > (menu-mnemonics yes) > (last-opened-size 10) > (max-new-image-size 128M) > (toolbox-color-area yes) > (toolbox-foo-area no) > (toolbox-image-area no) > (theme-path "${gimp_dir}/themes:${gimp_data_dir}/themes") > (theme "Default") > (use-help yes) > (show-help-button yes) > (help-locales "") > (help-browser gimp) > (web-browser "htmlview %s") > (toolbox-window-hint normal) > (dock-window-hint normal) > (transient-docks no) > (cursor-format pixbuf) > (fractalexplorer-path > "${gimp_dir}/fractalexplorer:${gimp_data_dir}/fractalexplorer") > (gfig-path "${gimp_dir}/gfig:${gimp_data_dir}/gfig") > (gflare-path "${gimp_dir}/gflare:${gimp_data_dir}/gflare") > (gimpressionist-path > "${gimp_dir}/gimpressionist:${gimp_data_dir}/gimpressionist") > (script-fu-path "${gimp_dir}/scripts:${gimp_data_dir}/scripts") > > Can someone help me understand the plugin load mechanism? What > variables (built-in/environment/config) play role in plugin loading? > > Thanks, > Jayesh _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
