It all started when i upgraded to libpng 1.0.7 from 1.0.6... It was uncompatible with the previous versions so i compiled everything from scratch (imlib, gdk-pixbuf, etc.). Everything works ok to this point. I recompiled png plugin and i started to get this: ** WARNING **: gimp: wire_read: unexpected EOF once when i start the gimp. I decided to recompile whole gimp and i get that error for every single plugin right now. With an exception gdyntext tells me this: /usr/local/lib/gimp/1.1/plug-ins/gdyntext: /lib/libc.so.6: version `UUUUU' not found (required by /usr/local/lib/gimp/1.1/plug-ins/gdyntext) And gimp does not work. This is gimp 1.1.24. It was working perfectly until i upgraded libpng. I also upgraded kernel to 2.4.0test2 (i don't think this is anything with the kernel tho i had many many problems because of it). The rest of the system is still the same, nothing changed between this state and the last one (the one that compiled gimp perfectly). Anyone out there using latest kernel and latest libpng and not having any problems with gimp? -- dirt Charlie Big Potato