On 03/08/2011 01:12 AM, gerard82 wrote: >> On 03/07/2011 08:31 PM, gerard82 wrote: >>> I use Gentoo Linux. >>> I installed Gimp-2.7.2 in /opt. >>> It runs well to some extent. >>> I also have Gimp-2.6.11 installed in /usr. >>> I copied /usr/lib/gimp/2.0/plug-ins/gutenprint to >>> /opt/lib/gimp/2.0/plug-ins. >>> It shows up in File>Print with gutenprint but I get an error: >>> Couldn't execute "gutenprint" because it uses an obsolete version of the >>> plug-in protocol. >>> Where can I find info about this whole protocol thing? >>> I also get error messages from scripts which indicated that regular >>> expressions in script-fu have changed. >>> Gerard. >>> >>> >> You have to recompile all the plug-ins that you want to use with the new >> version of gimp. You can't just copy them. I do not use Gutenprint, but >> usually I download the sources of the plug-ins and compile and install >> them with >> gimptool --install<plug-in.c> >> Note that this may overwrite files in your home gimp plug-ins or the >> system wide gimp plug-ins directory, so check this first. >> Be sure to use the gimptool program that came with the version of GIMP >> that you want the plug-in to work with. > >> Greetings, >> Petar > > Thanks for answering. > Gutenprint is a case apart.It's not like the regular python plugins. > In Gentoo you can indicate to the package managing system that you want it > also as a plugin for Gimp. > All packages in Gentoo are compiled on your box. > I have in the past done this with 2.6 several times worked ok. > Gerard. > >
O.K. then, but if you emerge it without any additional options it will be compiled against the GIMP version that resides in /usr, right? So you may try recompiling it by hand and installing it in your home directory to see if it will work. Petar _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
