Re: Antwort: Re: GIMP v1.1.24 RPM Take 2
> Alexander Skwar:
> No, what I was thinking of, was it would be nice to be able to install a
> file in %{_mandir}, and that %{_mandir} would be expanded when the file is
> installed. Currently %{_mandir} may expand to /usr/man or /usr/share/man,
> depending on the distribution and version/release of RPM installed. Now, if
> %{_mandir} wouldn't expand at build time to, say, /usr/share/man,
> distributions where man's are still installed in the FHS violating location
> of /usr/man would still be fine.
>
> Did this make any sense to you?
it most definitely did, and this behaviour was what i fancied to call a
combination of postinstall-scripts and automake. your proposed macro-
name %{_mandir} would be the convenient interface. how else but with
some sort of automake functionality could it be possible to have packages
built on different hosts to be installed on a host which has already
installed packages with different directory-structures.
we can't even blame anybody, as we might want to install to a variety of
ever-changing places matching the sites evolution. softlinks don't
solve every problem.
clemens
Re: Antwort: Re: GIMP v1.1.24 RPM Take 2
On Tue, Aug 08, 2000 at 05:14:45PM +0200, clemensF wrote:
> what do you mean by an install time macro? rpm's, but also tgz and the
> debian packager specify postinstall-scripts. you want propably a com-
> bination of this and automake?
No, what I was thinking of, was it would be nice to be able to install a
file in %{_mandir}, and that %{_mandir} would be expanded when the file is
installed. Currently %{_mandir} may expand to /usr/man or /usr/share/man,
depending on the distribution and version/release of RPM installed. Now, if
%{_mandir} wouldn't expand at build time to, say, /usr/share/man,
distributions where man's are still installed in the FHS violating location
of /usr/man would still be fine.
Did this make any sense to you?
Alexander Skwar
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Re: Antwort: Re: GIMP v1.1.24 RPM Take 2
> Alexander Skwar: > > locations? For example, SuSE puts binaries for X in /usr/bin/X11. RPMs I've used >to > > upgrade apps keep putting X binaries in /usr/bin. (Is that the Red Hat standard?) > > And that's why an install time macro would be so handy. If this would be > used, it wouldn't so much matter where the distributor of the RPM places > binaries. what do you mean by an install time macro? rpm's, but also tgz and the debian packager specify postinstall-scripts. you want propably a com- bination of this and automake? clemens
Re: GIMP v1.1.24 RPM Take 2
hi, > Perl, PDL, Gimp und gtk-perl do work fine. > I figured out, that the perl plugins only work if I start gimp > as user root. I have no idea why... possibly security...but I, of course, never run stuff as root ;-) alan
Re: GIMP v1.1.24 RPM Take 2
In short form:
./configure --host=linux
In fuller form:
The instructions I referred to are now at
http://www.sderby.lug.org.uk/reviews/gimp/gimprev.html
They weren't meant to solve your perl problems though as they are intended as a
quick and simple way of installing the gimp for new users, ie: perl is
disabled.
On Sun, 06 Aug 2000, you wrote:
> So, I have located an RPM which contains the perl plug-ins (I downloaded
> about three different GIMP v1.1.24 RPM packages,
The problem here would seem to be the mandrake rpm files (I'm assuming you are
using mandrake) and it looks as if the people who packed the rpm's were/are
using a slightly different version of perl to the one you have. This is likely
to be outdated by now and (I'm guessing you picked them up at the developer
site) no longer available for download. This is a serious shortfall on use of
rpm's for the end product package (ie the gimp) as compared to use of rpm's for
updating base product packages (ie libs) where they tend to be less dependent
on very minor revisions..
> and I noted with interest
> that they don't all have the same files - some are missing the perl
> components).
again probably due to different rpm packers using a different setup on their
individual machines. (check the name of the packer if you use krpm manager)
> However, I am still having problems (mainly it seems I am unable to upgrade
> gtk and perl due to dependencies) and was wondering if I could get some help
> to resolve this.
>
> (1) When I attempted to install from this RPM (rpm -ivh
> gimp-1.1.24-2.i686.rpm), I got the following errors :
>
> "error: failed dependencies:
> perl = 5.005_03 is needed by gimp-1.1.24-2
> /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005/i686-pld-linux-thread is needed by
> gimp-1.1.24-2
So either --disable-perl or if you really want the perl enabled, get the
version of perl. If I remember correctly mandrake 7.0 comes with
site_perl-5.004 but if you fetch mandrake rpm updates they will install
ALONGSIDE your old site_perl not replacing it, at least, when I fetched 5.6 they
did. hence my question on the list about where the references are in the config
files.
> gtk+ >= 1.2.8 is needed by gimp-1.1.24-2
> perl(Carp) is needed by gimp-1.1.24-2
> perl(DynaLoader) is needed by gimp-1.1.24-2
> perl(Exporter) is needed by gimp-1.1.24-2"
> (etc.).
>
> (2) So, then I downloaded an RPM for gtk-1.2.8 and attempted to upgrade as
> follows (rpm -Uvh gtk-1.2.8-24.i386.rpm), but got a long string of errors
> similar to the following :
You got to force replce files here as mandrake install gives you the gtk1.2.6
developer files as well (dependency) don't worry about anything else yet
>
> "file /usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/gtk+.mo from install of gtk-1.2.8-24
> conflicts with file from package gtk+-1.2.6-6mdk"
>
> Note that I was unable to simply uninstall gtk-1.2.6 - when I did this it
> gave me a long list of programs (dependencies) which required GTK.
>
see above
> (3) Finally, I downloaded a perl RPM package, and tried to updgrade it
> (rpm -Uvh perl-5.005_03-172.i386.rpm), and got errors like the following :
>
> "package perl-5.00503-10mdk (which is newer then perl-5.005_03-172) is
> already installed
> file /usr/bin/perl from install of perl-5.005_03-172 conflicts with file
> from package perl-base-5.00503-10mdk..."
>
> If this is already installed why was I getting all of those perl-related
> dependency errors when installing GIMP ?
>
gimp cant find your version of perl, mandrake (as with everything) hides it away
seperate to other installations
> Thanks in advance,
> Andrew
marc lehmann wrote
>On Mon, Aug 07, 2000 at 04:06:08PM +0100, DM Knight
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>I don't think gimp will configure with perl
>>5.6 as the config files point
>The gimp (source) will configure with perl 5.6 for sure, but if and only if
>perl5.6 is installed correctly. (It's not more difficult to install 5.6
t>han 5.005).
>> be very wrong on this point though. Any one know for sure? Anyone know which
>> config files other than in the perl subdirectory need to be hand edited (I
>No config files need to be hand-edited. Just make sure that the perl in
>your paht is the one you want tp use (or set the PERL env. variable).
>marc
>andrew fortune wrote
>I couldn't find your instructions. In any event, I re-tried compiling from a
>sub-directory under my root directory, and got the following error during
>./configure :
>loading cache ./config.cache
>checking for a BSD compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
>checking whether build environment is sane... yes
>checking whether make sets ${MAKE}... yes
>checking for working aclocal... found
>checking for working autoconf... found
>checking for working automake... found
>checking for working autoheader... found
>checking for working makeinfo... found
>checking host system type... configure: error: can not guess host type; you
>must specify one
OK you have most of perl installed and are no lo
Re: GIMP v1.1.24 RPM Take 2
Thanks, Joachim,
Can you elaborate on this a bit please. What do you mean by "updating the
compiler" ? Also, what does the --target parameter mean ?
regards,
Andrew
- Original Message -
From: Joachim Ansorg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Andrew J Fortune <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2000 9:26 AM
Subject: Re: GIMP v1.1.24 RPM Take 2
> Hi!
>
> Do you updated your compiler?
> At least this reulted for me in this error.
>
> Try using the configure option --target etc.
>
>
> --Joachim
>
> > Dom,
> >
> > I couldn't find your instructions. In any event, I re-tried compiling
from
> > a sub-directory under my root directory, and got the following error
during
> > ./configure :
> >
> > loading cache ./config.cache
> > checking for a BSD compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
> > checking whether build environment is sane... yes
> > checking whether make sets ${MAKE}... yes
> > checking for working aclocal... found
> > checking for working autoconf... found
> > checking for working automake... found
> > checking for working autoheader... found
> > checking for working makeinfo... found
> > checking host system type... configure: error: can not guess host type;
> > you must specify one
> > [root@localhost gimp-1.1.24]#
> >
> > I scoured the newsgroups for a solution to this error. The general
> > concensus was that you need to have automake, autoconf and make
installed.
> > The problem in my case is that I already have these packages installed,
but
> > this message still comes up.
> >
> > regards,
> > Andrew
> >
> > - Original Message -
> > From: DM Knight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: clemensF <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2000 1:06 AM
> > Subject: Re: GIMP v1.1.24 RPM Take 2
> >
> > > You could also try installing from source, I have attempted to knock
> >
> > together
> >
> > > some instructions and you will find a link to them at
> > >
> > > http://www.sderby.lug.org.uk/
> > >
> > > Sorry I cannot point directly as the site is being re-mapped.
> > >
> > > I don't think gimp will configure with perl 5.6 as the config files
point
> > > directly to site_perl-005 and don't appear to allow for later
editions, I
> >
> > could
> >
> > > be very wrong on this point though. Any one know for sure? Anyone know
> >
> > which
> >
> > > config files other than in the perl subdirectory need to be hand
edited
> > > (I found one but it still requests for another somewhere else)
> > >
> > > The web pages have also tried to take into account last weeks mails
about
> >
> > both
> >
> > > cubic design and rendering of PNG transparencies for anyone who is
> >
> > interested.
> >
> > > Please bear in mind that I am by no means an artist or gimp expert in
any
> >
> > way.
> >
> > > Hope its of help,
> > > dom.
> > >
> > > On Mon, 07 Aug 2000, clemensF wrote:
> > > > > Andrew J Fortune:
> > > > >
> > > > > Following up on a previous posting, I am still trying to install
GIMP
> > > > > approach of installing an RPM.
> > > > >
> > > > > gimp-1.1.24-2.i686.rpm), I got the following errors :
> > > > > "error: failed dependencies:
> > > > > follows (rpm -Uvh gtk-1.2.8-24.i386.rpm), but got a long string of
> >
> > errors
> >
> > > > > (rpm -Uvh perl-5.005_03-172.i386.rpm), and got errors like the
> >
> > following :
> > > > > dependency errors when installing GIMP ?
> > > >
> > > > you lucky devil you! rpm is soo smart!!! think of all the
errors
> > > > you might have done right! no wait! all the right things
> >
> > errornouous
> >
> > > > > Thanks in advance,
> > > >
> > > > yeah me too!
> > > >
> > > > clemens
Re: GIMP v1.1.24 RPM Take 2
Dom,
I couldn't find your instructions. In any event, I re-tried compiling from a
sub-directory under my root directory, and got the following error during
./configure :
loading cache ./config.cache
checking for a BSD compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking whether make sets ${MAKE}... yes
checking for working aclocal... found
checking for working autoconf... found
checking for working automake... found
checking for working autoheader... found
checking for working makeinfo... found
checking host system type... configure: error: can not guess host type; you
must specify one
[root@localhost gimp-1.1.24]#
I scoured the newsgroups for a solution to this error. The general concensus
was that you need to have automake, autoconf and make installed. The problem
in my case is that I already have these packages installed, but this message
still comes up.
regards,
Andrew
- Original Message -
From: DM Knight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: clemensF <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2000 1:06 AM
Subject: Re: GIMP v1.1.24 RPM Take 2
> You could also try installing from source, I have attempted to knock
together
> some instructions and you will find a link to them at
>
> http://www.sderby.lug.org.uk/
>
> Sorry I cannot point directly as the site is being re-mapped.
>
> I don't think gimp will configure with perl 5.6 as the config files point
> directly to site_perl-005 and don't appear to allow for later editions, I
could
> be very wrong on this point though. Any one know for sure? Anyone know
which
> config files other than in the perl subdirectory need to be hand edited (I
> found one but it still requests for another somewhere else)
>
> The web pages have also tried to take into account last weeks mails about
both
> cubic design and rendering of PNG transparencies for anyone who is
interested.
> Please bear in mind that I am by no means an artist or gimp expert in any
way.
>
> Hope its of help,
> dom.
>
> On Mon, 07 Aug 2000, clemensF wrote:
> > > Andrew J Fortune:
> >
> > > Following up on a previous posting, I am still trying to install GIMP
> > > approach of installing an RPM.
> > >
> > > gimp-1.1.24-2.i686.rpm), I got the following errors :
> > > "error: failed dependencies:
> > > follows (rpm -Uvh gtk-1.2.8-24.i386.rpm), but got a long string of
errors
> > > (rpm -Uvh perl-5.005_03-172.i386.rpm), and got errors like the
following :
> > > dependency errors when installing GIMP ?
> >
> > you lucky devil you! rpm is soo smart!!! think of all the errors
> > you might have done right! no wait! all the right things
errornouous
> >
> > > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > yeah me too!
> >
> > clemens
>
Re: Antwort: Re: GIMP v1.1.24 RPM Take 2
Am Mon, 07 Aug 2000 schrieben Sie: > On Mon, Aug 07, 2000 at 11:48:20AM +0100, Alan Buxey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 'specialised' and 'conventions' spell proprietary in my book. > > whats wrong with the 'open' RPM standard embraced by the tools already on > > most Linux, Solaris, Un8X systems? > > At least according to daniel egger, suse and redhat already use (and need) > different specs files for gimp. That's true, I used to have a redhat and a suse machine and couldn't use the same rpm package. But that's true for quite a lot of rpms. -- mat
Re: Antwort: Re: GIMP v1.1.24 RPM Take 2
On Mon, Aug 07, 2000 at 10:44:21AM -0400, Robb Kidd wrote: > Isn't this mostly differences in a given distribution's choices about file > locations? For example, SuSE puts binaries for X in /usr/bin/X11. RPMs I've used to > upgrade apps keep putting X binaries in /usr/bin. (Is that the Red Hat standard?) And that's why an install time macro would be so handy. If this would be used, it wouldn't so much matter where the distributor of the RPM places binaries. Alexander Skwar -- Homepage: http://www.digitalprojects.com | http://www.dp.ath.cx Sichere Mail? Mail an [EMAIL PROTECTED] fuer GnuPG Keys ICQ:7328191
Re: Antwort: Re: GIMP v1.1.24 RPM Take 2
Marc Lehmann wrote: > On Mon, Aug 07, 2000 at 11:48:20AM +0100, Alan Buxey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 'specialised' and 'conventions' spell proprietary in my book. > > whats wrong with the 'open' RPM standard embraced by the tools already on > > most Linux, Solaris, Un8X systems? > > At least according to daniel egger, suse and redhat already use (and need) > different specs files for gimp. Isn't this mostly differences in a given distribution's choices about file locations? For example, SuSE puts binaries for X in /usr/bin/X11. RPMs I've used to upgrade apps keep putting X binaries in /usr/bin. (Is that the Red Hat standard?)
Re: GIMP v1.1.24 RPM Take 2
On Mon, Aug 07, 2000 at 04:06:08PM +0100, DM Knight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't think gimp will configure with perl 5.6 as the config files point The gimp (source) will configure with perl 5.6 for sure, but if and only if perl5.6 is installed correctly. (It's not more difficult to install 5.6 than 5.005). > be very wrong on this point though. Any one know for sure? Anyone know which > config files other than in the perl subdirectory need to be hand edited (I No config files need to be hand-edited. Just make sure that the perl in your paht is the one you want tp use (or set the PERL env. variable). -- -==- | ==-- _ | ---==---(_)__ __ __ Marc Lehmann +-- --==---/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / [EMAIL PROTECTED] |e| -=/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ XX11-RIPE --+ The choice of a GNU generation | |
Re: GIMP v1.1.24 RPM Take 2
Hi! On Mon, 7 Aug 2000, Alan Buxey wrote: > cant help you more than saying I got source of Perl5.6.0 and Gimp 1.1.24 > and compiled both of them (after reading documents) and then installed PDL > and gtk-perl afterwards (both taken from gimp's FTP site) Perl, PDL, Gimp und gtk-perl do work fine. I figured out, that the perl plugins only work if I start gimp as user root. I have no idea why... -- Grettings, Holger
Re: GIMP v1.1.24 RPM Take 2
You could also try installing from source, I have attempted to knock together some instructions and you will find a link to them at http://www.sderby.lug.org.uk/ Sorry I cannot point directly as the site is being re-mapped. I don't think gimp will configure with perl 5.6 as the config files point directly to site_perl-005 and don't appear to allow for later editions, I could be very wrong on this point though. Any one know for sure? Anyone know which config files other than in the perl subdirectory need to be hand edited (I found one but it still requests for another somewhere else) The web pages have also tried to take into account last weeks mails about both cubic design and rendering of PNG transparencies for anyone who is interested. Please bear in mind that I am by no means an artist or gimp expert in any way. Hope its of help, dom. On Mon, 07 Aug 2000, clemensF wrote: > > Andrew J Fortune: > > > Following up on a previous posting, I am still trying to install GIMP > > approach of installing an RPM. > > > > gimp-1.1.24-2.i686.rpm), I got the following errors : > > "error: failed dependencies: > > follows (rpm -Uvh gtk-1.2.8-24.i386.rpm), but got a long string of errors > > (rpm -Uvh perl-5.005_03-172.i386.rpm), and got errors like the following : > > dependency errors when installing GIMP ? > > you lucky devil you! rpm is soo smart!!! think of all the errors > you might have done right! no wait! all the right things errornouous > > > Thanks in advance, > > yeah me too! > > clemens
Re : Antwort: Re: GIMP v1.1.24 RPM Take 2
Unsubscribe me please ... I'm getting bored of low-level mails,thanks.
Re: GIMP v1.1.24 RPM Take 2
hi, > Which additional pacckages do I need for the plugins to work? > My perl plugins stopped working since version 1.1.19 of gimp. > I compiled the source-distribution of perl-5.6.0 and installed > - Parse-RecDescent-1.78 > - PDL-2.005 > - Gtk-Perl-0.6123 > > Both perl and gimp compiled without threading. > All perl-plugins crash with message "Plug-In crashed: ..." cant help you more than saying I got source of Perl5.6.0 and Gimp 1.1.24 and compiled both of them (after reading documents) and then installed PDL and gtk-perl afterwards (both taken from gimp's FTP site) alan
Re: Antwort: Re: GIMP v1.1.24 RPM Take 2
On Mon, Aug 07, 2000 at 11:48:20AM +0100, Alan Buxey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 'specialised' and 'conventions' spell proprietary in my book. > > whats wrong with the 'open' RPM standard embraced by the tools already on > most Linux, Solaris, Un8X systems? At least according to daniel egger, suse and redhat already use (and need) different specs files for gimp. -- -==- | ==-- _ | ---==---(_)__ __ __ Marc Lehmann +-- --==---/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / [EMAIL PROTECTED] |e| -=/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ XX11-RIPE --+ The choice of a GNU generation | |
Re: GIMP v1.1.24 RPM Take 2
Hi! On Mon, 7 Aug 2000, Alan Buxey wrote: > because you've chosen a non-standard PERL distribution. get 5.6.0 for the > latest up-to-date PERL. Which additional pacckages do I need for the plugins to work? My perl plugins stopped working since version 1.1.19 of gimp. I compiled the source-distribution of perl-5.6.0 and installed - Parse-RecDescent-1.78 - PDL-2.005 - Gtk-Perl-0.6123 Both perl and gimp compiled without threading. All perl-plugins crash with message "Plug-In crashed: ..." -- Greetings, Holger
Re: Antwort: Re: Antwort: Re: GIMP v1.1.24 RPM Take 2
hi, > No, that was not what I meant. Mandrake RPMs are about all compiled with the > same settings, use a standard way to update menus for GNOME or KDE and store > files like manpages in the same location (/usr/share/man/*). So, if you're > using a Mandrake distribution, it is best to stay with Mandrake RPMs to make > sure that the package you are using is really optimized in compilation and > normal use on Mandrake. ..if you want the bells and whistles (ie nice correlation between menus and icons), sure. if you want revisions that work, then maybe best to move to standard RPMs :-) anyway, i think I've already covered the PERL problem by mentioning 5.6.0 (not sure what RPM flavours that comes in thoughI just get the .tar.gz and compile is from source (far less hassle since I have to place such things on solaris, Unix, Linux, etc) - AND i get to easily choose where they install on the system ;-) ) alan
Antwort: Re: Antwort: Re: GIMP v1.1.24 RPM Take 2
No, that was not what I meant. Mandrake RPMs are about all compiled with the same settings, use a standard way to update menus for GNOME or KDE and store files like manpages in the same location (/usr/share/man/*). So, if you're using a Mandrake distribution, it is best to stay with Mandrake RPMs to make sure that the package you are using is really optimized in compilation and normal use on Mandrake. Alan Buxey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 07.08.2000 12:48:20 An: Alexander Skwar/de/delphiauto@delphiauto Kopie:Andrew J Fortune <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thema:Re: Antwort: Re: GIMP v1.1.24 RPM Take 2 hi, > mdk rpms are specialized RPMs that conform to the Mandrake RPM conventions. 'specialised' and 'conventions' spell proprietary in my book. whats wrong with the 'open' RPM standard embraced by the tools already on most Linux, Solaris, Un8X systems? best avoid those 'special blands' and keep with the pure. otherwise your only answer is get the tar.gz and then ./configure and make ...and pray alan
Re: Antwort: Re: GIMP v1.1.24 RPM Take 2
hi, > mdk rpms are specialized RPMs that conform to the Mandrake RPM conventions. 'specialised' and 'conventions' spell proprietary in my book. whats wrong with the 'open' RPM standard embraced by the tools already on most Linux, Solaris, Un8X systems? best avoid those 'special blands' and keep with the pure. otherwise your only answer is get the tar.gz and then ./configure and make ...and pray alan
Antwort: Re: GIMP v1.1.24 RPM Take 2
mdk rpms are specialized RPMs that conform to the Mandrake RPM conventions.
Re: GIMP v1.1.24 RPM Take 2
hi, > "error: failed dependencies: > perl = 5.005_03 is needed by gimp-1.1.24-2 > /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005/i686-pld-linux-thread is needed by > gimp-1.1.24-2 > gtk+ >= 1.2.8 is needed by gimp-1.1.24-2 > perl(Carp) is needed by gimp-1.1.24-2 > perl(DynaLoader) is needed by gimp-1.1.24-2 > perl(Exporter) is needed by gimp-1.1.24-2" > (etc.). > > (2) So, then I downloaded an RPM for gtk-1.2.8 and attempted to upgrade as > follows (rpm -Uvh gtk-1.2.8-24.i386.rpm), but got a long string of errors > similar to the following : > > "file /usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/gtk+.mo from install of gtk-1.2.8-24 > conflicts with file from package gtk+-1.2.6-6mdk" > > Note that I was unable to simply uninstall gtk-1.2.6 - when I did this it > gave me a long list of programs (dependencies) which required GTK. > > (3) Finally, I downloaded a perl RPM package, and tried to updgrade it > (rpm -Uvh perl-5.005_03-172.i386.rpm), and got errors like the following : > > "package perl-5.00503-10mdk (which is newer then perl-5.005_03-172) is > already installed > file /usr/bin/perl from install of perl-5.005_03-172 conflicts with file > from package perl-base-5.00503-10mdk..." > > If this is already installed why was I getting all of those perl-related > dependency errors when installing GIMP ? because you've chosen a non-standard PERL distribution. get 5.6.0 for the latest up-to-date PERL. you might fare better with removing a package instead of upgrading it. rpm -evh perl PS what are these 'mdk' RPM's you're messing your system up with? alan
Re: GIMP v1.1.24 RPM Take 2
> Andrew J Fortune: > Following up on a previous posting, I am still trying to install GIMP > approach of installing an RPM. > > gimp-1.1.24-2.i686.rpm), I got the following errors : > "error: failed dependencies: > follows (rpm -Uvh gtk-1.2.8-24.i386.rpm), but got a long string of errors > (rpm -Uvh perl-5.005_03-172.i386.rpm), and got errors like the following : > dependency errors when installing GIMP ? you lucky devil you! rpm is soo smart!!! think of all the errors you might have done right! no wait! all the right things errornouous > Thanks in advance, yeah me too! clemens
Re: GIMP v1.1.24 RPM Take 2
Uninstall the other programs first, or do rpm -ivh foo-bar.rpm --force
GIMP v1.1.24 RPM Take 2
All, Following up on a previous posting, I am still trying to install GIMP v1.1.24 with the perl plug-ins. As previously mentioned, I tried to compile the source without any measure of success whatsoever - so I am trying the approach of installing an RPM. So, I have located an RPM which contains the perl plug-ins (I downloaded about three different GIMP v1.1.24 RPM packages, and I noted with interest that they don't all have the same files - some are missing the perl components). However, I am still having problems (mainly it seems I am unable to upgrade gtk and perl due to dependencies) and was wondering if I could get some help to resolve this. (1) When I attempted to install from this RPM (rpm -ivh gimp-1.1.24-2.i686.rpm), I got the following errors : "error: failed dependencies: perl = 5.005_03 is needed by gimp-1.1.24-2 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005/i686-pld-linux-thread is needed by gimp-1.1.24-2 gtk+ >= 1.2.8 is needed by gimp-1.1.24-2 perl(Carp) is needed by gimp-1.1.24-2 perl(DynaLoader) is needed by gimp-1.1.24-2 perl(Exporter) is needed by gimp-1.1.24-2" (etc.). (2) So, then I downloaded an RPM for gtk-1.2.8 and attempted to upgrade as follows (rpm -Uvh gtk-1.2.8-24.i386.rpm), but got a long string of errors similar to the following : "file /usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/gtk+.mo from install of gtk-1.2.8-24 conflicts with file from package gtk+-1.2.6-6mdk" Note that I was unable to simply uninstall gtk-1.2.6 - when I did this it gave me a long list of programs (dependencies) which required GTK. (3) Finally, I downloaded a perl RPM package, and tried to updgrade it (rpm -Uvh perl-5.005_03-172.i386.rpm), and got errors like the following : "package perl-5.00503-10mdk (which is newer then perl-5.005_03-172) is already installed file /usr/bin/perl from install of perl-5.005_03-172 conflicts with file from package perl-base-5.00503-10mdk..." If this is already installed why was I getting all of those perl-related dependency errors when installing GIMP ? Thanks in advance, Andrew
