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Peter Mattis

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Nov 21, 1995, 3:00:00 AM11/21/95
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The GIMP: the General Image Manipulation Program
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The GIMP is designed to provide an intuitive graphical interface to a
variety of image editing operations. Here is a list of the GIMP's
major features:

Image viewing
-------------

* Supports 8, 15, 16 and 24 bit color.
* Ordered and Floyd-Steinberg dithering for 8 bit displays.
* View images as rgb color, grayscale or indexed color.
* Simultaneously edit multiple images.
* Zoom and pan in real-time.
* GIF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF and XPM support.

Image editing
-------------

* Selection tools including rectangle, ellipse, free, fuzzy, bezier
and intelligent.
* Transformation tools including rotate, scale, shear and flip.
* Painting tools including bucket, brush, airbrush, clone, convolve,
blend and text.
* Effects filters (such as blur, edge detect).
* Channel & color operations (such as add, composite, decompose).
* Plug-ins which allow for the easy addition of new file formats and
new effect filters.
* Multiple undo/redo.


Requirements
------------

* The operating system must support shared memory.
* X11 R5 or R6. (Actually, it may work on R4, but we have not had a
chance to test it).
* The X-server must support the X shared memory extension. (The
X-server does not actually need to support shared memory so this is
only a temporary situation until we integrate the configure
information with the source code).
* Motif 1.2 or above.

The GIMP has been tested (and developed) on the following operating
systems: Linux 1.2.13, Solaris 2.4, HPUX 9.05, SGI IRIX.

Currently, the biggest restriction to running the GIMP is the Motif
requirement. We will release a statically linked binary for several
systems soon (including Linux).


URLs
----

http://www.csua.berkeley.edu/~gimp
ftp://ftp.csua.berkeley.edu/pub/gimp
mailto:gi...@soda.csua.berkeley.edu


Brought to you by
-----------------

Spencer Kimball (spe...@soda.csua.berkeley.edu)
Peter Mattis (pe...@soda.csua.berkeley.edu)


NOTE
----

This software is currently a beta release. This means that we haven't
implemented all of the features we think are required for a full,
unqualified release. There are undoubtedly bugs we haven't found yet
just waiting to surface given the right conditions. If you run across
one of these, please send mail to gi...@soda.csua.berkeley.edu with
precise details on how it can be reliably reproduced.

Rich White

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Nov 26, 1995, 3:00:00 AM11/26/95
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Stephen Wray wrote:
>
> Having trouble compiling on linux.
>
> At first it couldnt find libXt... so I hacked the configure script to
> ignore this -- since I *know* I have that lib and that it is in
> /usr/X11/lib
>
> Ran compile and it churns away for a long long time until it finally chokes
> because it claims;
>
> gcc main.o errors.o actionarea.o app-procs.o buildmenu.o callbacks.o color_select.o fileops.o gimprc.o menus.o interface.o palette.o widget.o colormaps.o disp-
> ld: Output file requires shared library `libXt.so.3'
> gcc: Internal compiler error: program ld got fatal signal 6
> make[1]: *** [gimp] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/gimp-0.5/app'
> make: *** [all] Error 2
>
> Now, the directory in -L/usr/X11R6/lib is where libXt.so.3 (libXt.so.3.1.0) is.
> I also have a library libXt.so.6 (libXt.so.6.0) as well.


Hey, I'm no good at this at all, but don't you need a symbolic
link from your libXt.so.3.1.0 to libXt.so.3?


rock on ...

rich white
no...@ios.com
http://www.ios.com/~noise

Stephen Wray

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Nov 26, 1995, 3:00:00 AM11/26/95
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Having trouble compiling on linux.

At first it couldnt find libXt... so I hacked the configure script to
ignore this -- since I *know* I have that lib and that it is in
/usr/X11/lib

Ran compile and it churns away for a long long time until it finally chokes
because it claims;

gcc main.o errors.o actionarea.o app-procs.o buildmenu.o callbacks.o color_select.o fileops.o gimprc.o menus.o interface.o palette.o widget.o colormaps.o disp-callbacks.o gconvert.o gdither.o gimage.o gdisplay.o gdisplay_ops.o gximage.o image_buf.o info_dialog.o info_window.o scale.o scroll.o shadow_ops.o status.o view_ops.o visual.o workprocs.o cursorutil.o general.o linked.o memutils.o progress.o timer.o plug_in.o autodialog.o bezier_select.o boundary.o crop.o global_edit.o gregion.o edit_selection.o ellipse_select.o flip_tool.o free_select.o fuzzy_select.o iscissors.o rect_select.o rotate_tool.o scale_tool.o selection.o select_core.o shear_tool.o temp_buf.o text_tool.o tools.o transform_core.o transform_tool.o undo.o airbrush.o blend.o brushes.o brush_select.o bucket_fill.o clone.o color_picker.o convolve.o paintbrush.o paint_core.o paint_funcs.o -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lXm -lXt -lXext -lX11 -lm -o gimp

Stephen Wray

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Nov 27, 1995, 3:00:00 AM11/27/95
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>>>>> "Rich" == Rich White <no...@ios.com> writes:

Rich> Stephen Wray wrote:
>> Having trouble compiling on linux.

[snip]


>> Now, the directory in -L/usr/X11R6/lib is where libXt.so.3
>> (libXt.so.3.1.0) is. I also have a library libXt.so.6
>> (libXt.so.6.0) as well.


Rich> Hey, I'm no good at this at all, but don't you need a symbolic
Rich> link from your libXt.so.3.1.0 to libXt.so.3?

There is -- that is what I meant by libXt.so.3 (libXt.so.3.1.0) .
Ok, I *should* have said "libXt.so.3 -> libXt.so.3.1.0"

Tim Bandelow

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Nov 28, 1995, 3:00:00 AM11/28/95
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Hi.

ste...@debretts.comp.vuw.ac.nz (Stephen Wray) wrote:
>
>Having trouble compiling on linux.
>

>At first it couldnt find libXt... so I hacked the configure script to
>ignore this -- since I *know* I have that lib and that it is in
>/usr/X11/lib
>
>Ran compile and it churns away for a long long time until it finally chokes
>because it claims;
>

>gcc main.o errors.o actionarea.o app-procs.o buildmenu.o callbacks.o color_select.o fileops.o gimprc.o menus.o interface.o palette.=
o widget.o colormaps.o disp-callbacks.o gconvert.o gdither.o gimage.o gdisplay.o gdisplay_ops.o gximage.o image_buf.o info_dialog.o =
info_window.o scale.o scroll.o shadow_ops.o status.o view_ops.o visual.o workprocs.o cursorutil.o general.o linked.o memutils.o prog=
ress.o timer.o plug_in.o autodialog.o bezier_select.o boundary.o crop.o global_edit.o gregion.o edit_selection.o ellipse_select.o fl=
ip_tool.o free_select.o fuzzy_select.o iscissors.o rect_select.o rotate_tool.o scale_tool.o selection.o select_core.o shear_tool.o t=
emp_buf.o text_tool.o tools.o transform_core.o transform_tool.o undo.o airbrush.o blend.o brushes.o brush_select.o bucket_fill.o clo=


ne.o color_picker.o convolve.o paintbrush.o paint_core.o paint_funcs.o -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lXm -lXt -lXext -lX11 -lm -o gimp
>ld: Output file requires shared library `libXt.so.3'
>gcc: Internal compiler error: program ld got fatal signal 6
>make[1]: *** [gimp] Error 1
>make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/gimp-0.5/app'
>make: *** [all] Error 2
>

>Now, the directory in -L/usr/X11R6/lib is where libXt.so.3 (libXt.so.3.1.0) is.
>I also have a library libXt.so.6 (libXt.so.6.0) as well.
>

You seem to have an older Motif version which was linked with X11R5 libraries.
While upgrading your system from X11R5 to X11R6 you have moved all X11R5 shared
libraries (libX*.so*) to /usr/X11R6/lib. This way all existing programs
still run. But you probably forgot the libX*.sa files, which are used by the
linker when you compile programs. The .sa files don't have version numbers
in their filenames. So only one version can exist in each directory. In
your case it is the X11R6 version of libXt.
Another problem: ld links the specified libraries backwards. First
libm, then libX11, libXext, libXt and finally libXm. So when it looks for
libXt, it doesn't know which version is required and might get confused.

The solution for your problem would be to create a directory /usr/X11R5/lib,
put all X11R5 libraries (libX*.so.3*) and your Motif libraries into this
directory, try to recover the old libX*.sa files from a backup disk and
put these files also into /usr/X11R5/lib. Then add the path /usr/X11R5/lib to
/etc/ld.so.conf and run ldconfig.

Now you should be able to specify -L/usr/X11R5/lib instead of -L/usr/X11R6/lib
and the correct libraries should be found.

Hope it helps.
Tim

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Iain Lea

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Dec 4, 1995, 3:00:00 AM12/4/95
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If anyone has compiled this and *statically* linked it with the Motif libs
could you please drop me a line with the ftp site.

Thanx

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Marcin Klimowski

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Dec 7, 1995, 3:00:00 AM12/7/95
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Iain Lea (ia...@scn.de) wrote:
: If anyone has compiled this and *statically* linked it with the Motif libs

: could you please drop me a line with the ftp site.
:

Iain :

you did not specified for which OS you need it.......

Marcin;)
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Lou Sortman

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Dec 8, 1995, 3:00:00 AM12/8/95
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In article <DJ7o2...@cyf-kr.edu.pl>,

mar...@oeto.pk.edu.pl (Marcin Klimowski) writes:
>Iain Lea (ia...@scn.de) wrote:
>: If anyone has compiled this and *statically* linked it with the Motif libs
>: could you please drop me a line with the ftp site.
>:
>
>Iain :
>
>you did not specified for which OS you need it.......

Good point. I, for one, am running Linux ELF.


Brian Tao

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Dec 14, 1995, 3:00:00 AM12/14/95
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In article <4aa20g$f...@madison.tdsnet.com>, Lou Sortman <l...@lounix4.conc.tdsnet.com> wrote:
>
>Good point. I, for one, am running Linux ELF.

The authors of GIMP said they were having problems producing a
statically-linked version for Linux. They believe it may be a bug in
the Linux version of the Motif libs. If anyone needs a static binary
for FreeBSD 2.x though, contact me at ta...@io.org.
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Peter Mattis

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Dec 15, 1995, 3:00:00 AM12/15/95
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In article <30D1D5...@lehigh.edu>,

David L. Johnson <dl...@lehigh.edu> wrote:
>> The authors of GIMP said they were having problems producing a
>> statically-linked version for Linux.
>
>Hm. I've never had any problem doing that. If they want, I could
>provide them with one.

Well, thanks to Steve Dunham, we will be putting up a statically linked
ELF binary very soon. (I just want to check it out first to make sure
everything is ok).

And in case you were wondering, the flawed Motif distribution I have
is from Infomagic (MooTif). I can take a demo off the distribution cd
and statically link it to demonstrate the problem. (Its with the file
selection dialog).

Peter Mattis

David L. Johnson

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Dec 15, 1995, 3:00:00 AM12/15/95
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Brian Tao wrote:
>
> In article <4aa20g$f...@madison.tdsnet.com>, Lou Sortman <l...@lounix4.conc.tdsnet.com> wrote:
> >
> >Good point. I, for one, am running Linux ELF.
>
> The authors of GIMP said they were having problems producing a
> statically-linked version for Linux.

Hm. I've never had any problem doing that. If they want, I could
provide them with one.

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Steve Dunham

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Dec 15, 1995, 3:00:00 AM12/15/95
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Brian Tao (ta...@ionews.io.org) wrote:

: The authors of GIMP said they were having problems producing a
: statically-linked version for Linux. They believe it may be a bug in


: the Linux version of the Motif libs. If anyone needs a static binary
: for FreeBSD 2.x though, contact me at ta...@io.org.

It works fine linked statically against the ELF version of MetroLink
Motif 2.0...


s...@questor.org

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Dec 15, 1995, 3:00:00 AM12/15/95
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In article <4asu8t$8...@agate.berkeley.edu>,

Peter Mattis <pe...@soda.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU> wrote:
>In article <30D1D5...@lehigh.edu>,
>David L. Johnson <dl...@lehigh.edu> wrote:
>>> The authors of GIMP said they were having problems producing a
>>> statically-linked version for Linux.
>>
>>Hm. I've never had any problem doing that. If they want, I could
>>provide them with one.
>
>Well, thanks to Steve Dunham, we will be putting up a statically linked
>ELF binary very soon. (I just want to check it out first to make sure
>everything is ok).

Wonderful for ELF, but is there a statically-linked a.out version??

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Brian Tao

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Dec 17, 1995, 3:00:00 AM12/17/95
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In article <4ar0up$h...@msunews.cl.msu.edu>, Steve Dunham <dun...@cl-next4.cl.msu.edu> wrote:
>
>It works fine linked statically against the ELF version of MetroLink
>Motif 2.0...

They did say they thought it was a bug with the Motif library. In
particular, they were using the MooTif distribution, if I recall
correctly. I'm sure they would appreciate static ELF and a.out
binaries.

st...@netcom.com

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Dec 21, 1995, 3:00:00 AM12/21/95
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>Wonderful for ELF, but is there a statically-linked a.out version??

I agree that this is a legitimate point.

For better or for worse, there are a lot of a.out Linux machines out
there, and an a.out Linux binary (using libc.so.4.7.2) is essentially the
"universal" Linux format.

Also, an a.out Linux binary lets the BSD people also have a pre-compiled
program.

I do not mean to bother the developers, but just make what are, IMHO,
some legitimate points.

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Johannes Schindlin

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Dec 21, 1995, 3:00:00 AM12/21/95
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Please could someone put this program on a ftp-server accessible from outside
of U.S.

The biggest part I got of it was <5kB

Thanx,
Dscho

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Peter Mattis

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Dec 21, 1995, 3:00:00 AM12/21/95
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>For better or for worse, there are a lot of a.out Linux machines out
>there, and an a.out Linux binary (using libc.so.4.7.2) is essentially the
>"universal" Linux format.

This includes the developers! (ie. We do not have ELF systems!)

>Also, an a.out Linux binary lets the BSD people also have a pre-compiled
>program.
>
>I do not mean to bother the developers, but just make what are, IMHO,
>some legitimate points.

FYI, there is now a statically linked a.out binary on our ftp site.
(ftp://ftp.xcf.berkeley.edu/pub/gimp/binary/gimp-0.53-linux-a.out-bin.tar.gz)

You may notice that the version number is 0.53 for the a.out binary while
the source version number is 0.52. Don't worry, I simply compiled a binary
from the source I have and gave it a higher version number. (It should even
fix some bugs and add some functionality).

Peter Mattis

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