Re: [Gimp-user] 2.4 release
Von: Bettina Lechner [EMAIL PROTECTED] when it finally comes to the 2.4 release will gimp suddenly be available for mac and windows aswell? The same source is used on all platforms, so yes, GIMP will suddenly be available for Mac and Windows as well - if you do compile GIMP yourself. or will there be a timegap between the release of 2.4 for linux and the rest (other platforms)? The gap is between the release of the source and the availability of binary packages - this is beyond the control of the GIMP developers, as it is done by volunteers (mostly) outside of the project. and if yes: how long will the compilation (is this the right word for it?) for the other platforms take? The compilation doesn't take long - minutes or hours, depending on the build environment (MingW+MSYS is slw, for example). Most of the delay is wait until the maintainer finds enough time to do this. HTH, Michael -- Feel free - 5 GB Mailbox, 50 FreeSMS/Monat ... Jetzt GMX ProMail testen: www.gmx.net/de/go/mailfooter/promail-out ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] 2.4 release
Bettina Lechner ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: when it finally comes to the 2.4 release will gimp suddenly be available for mac and windows aswell? or will there be a timegap between the release of 2.4 for linux and the rest (other platforms)? and if yes: how long will the compilation (is this the right word for it?) for the other platforms take? The gimp team usually just releases source packages of the gimp. Since we do not have different versions of the source for the different platforms technically the 2.4 release is available immediately for all platforms. However, this requires that you build gimp yourself. If you depend on pre-built binaries it might take a while until somebody provides a package. For the different Linux distributions a lot depends on the philosophy behind the packaging, but I expect Gimp to show up quickly in the different distributions. For windows it probably won't take that much time, although this depends on the amount of time available to its maintainer. For Macs I am unsure if there is a maintainer testing the current code and providing ready made packages. It probably will take a bit longer until someone can provide a package. So, the answer is it depends and the exact timeframes are unclear. I hope this helps, Simon -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://simon.budig.de/ ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] 2.4 release
On 3/20/07, Simon Budig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bettina Lechner ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: when it finally comes to the 2.4 release will gimp suddenly be available for mac and windows aswell? or will there be a timegap between the release of 2.4 for linux and the rest (other platforms)? and if yes: how long will the compilation (is this the right word for it?) for the other platforms take? The gimp team usually just releases source packages of the gimp. Since we do not have different versions of the source for the different platforms technically the 2.4 release is available immediately for all platforms. However, this requires that you build gimp yourself. If you depend on pre-built binaries it might take a while until somebody provides a package. For the different Linux distributions a lot depends on the philosophy behind the packaging, but I expect Gimp to show up quickly in the different distributions. For windows it probably won't take that much time, although this depends on the amount of time available to its maintainer. For Macs I am unsure if there is a maintainer testing the current code and providing ready made packages. It probably will take a bit longer until someone can provide a package. So, the answer is it depends and the exact timeframes are unclear. I hope this helps, Simon What about if I use darwinports or fink -- I assume there is a delay until those package installers are updated? or do they refer to the downloadable source? -- Anthony Ettinger Ph: 408-656-2473 http://chovy.dyndns.org/resume.html http://utuxia.com/consulting ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] 2.4 release
Hi list, since we go to be Mac specific here... Am 20.03.2007 um 18:20 schrieb Anthony Ettinger: On 3/20/07, Simon Budig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bettina Lechner ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: For Macs I am unsure if there is a maintainer testing the current code and providing ready made packages. It probably will take a bit longer until someone can provide a package. So, the answer is it depends and the exact timeframes are unclear. I hope this helps, Simon What about if I use darwinports or fink -- I assume there is a delay until those package installers are updated? or do they refer to the downloadable source? The Portfile at darwin port is updated within 24 hours after a new release usually. The binary at gimp-app.sf.net takes a bit longer but is done in a couple of days to a few weeks after a new release. At all not a timeframe that one can complain about from my point of view. Greetings lexA -- Anthony Ettinger Ph: 408-656-2473 http://chovy.dyndns.org/resume.html http://utuxia.com/consulting ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user --- Remember: There are only two tools in life. WD-40, for when something doesn't move, and should, and Duct Tape, for when something is moving and it shouldn't. So does the universe explode if you spray duct tape with WD-40? ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
