Re: Running GIMP under Cygwin (not Win32!)??

[David Huang <hzhr at linuxforum dot net>]

Hi!
I'v uploaded the binary package and patches to sf.net(http://sourceforge.net/projects/cygnome).
You can download it from
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=67909&release_id=143989

Have fun!

David Huang wrote:
> Oops! sorry, i forget the patches:(
>
> Good luck;)
>
> > Chris Olive wrote:
> >
> > > I posted this question to the cygwin mailing list last week, and 
> > > someone on that list referred me here and said he cross-posted for 
> > > me.  I didn't hear anything from his "cross-post," so I'm trying 
> > > again...
> > >
> > > It would seem it's at least possible to run The GIMP under 
> > > Cygwin/XFree.  Try as I might, I can't get it to work.  Specifically, 
> > > I can't get some of the necessary pre-requeistes to configure and 
> > > make properly (glib, GTK+, etc.)  Has ANYONE gotten GIMP to work 
> > > under Cygwin, and if so, specifically what steps did you take to get 
> > > it to work?  I've done a lot of research on this before asking the 
> > > question, and there is bare mention of this on the web -- I see NO 
> > > WHERE where anyone claims that this works.  Essentially, there is no 
> > > SOLID information ANYWHERE on getting this to work.
> > >
> > > I am interested only in running GIMP under Cygwin/XFree -- I am NOT 
> > > interested the Win32 version of GIMP!  Any help would be GREATLY 
> > > appreciated.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Chris
> > > -----
> > > Chris Olive
> > > chris[at]technologEase[dot]com
> > Hi!
> > I have compiled GIMP on cygwin successfully, using X-Window system, 
> > and it works fine.
> > Of cource, it's easy to get, since native Win32 port works fine.
> > If you like, please try my little patch, hope helpful.
> > First you need glib, gtk+, you can build them yourself from sources 
> > with patches from
> > http://homepage.ntlworld.com/steven.obrien2/ (contributed and 
> > maintained by Steven O'Brian).
> > Or, download glib, gtk+ binary packages directly from the Cygwin GNOME 
> > project
> > ( http://sourceforge.net/projects/cygnome ), you can find more 
> > interesting GNOME
> > binary packages in cygnome-libs-1.4 (include glib, gtk+).
> >
> > The build steps i have wrote into a file cygbuild.sh, like:
> >
> > $ ./configure --prefix=/opt/gnome --enable-shared=yes 
> > --enable-static=no --disable-perl
> > Please disable perl plugin, with little patched you can compile 
> > successfully, but running
> > GIMP hangs when try to load perl plugin script, in my test.
> >
> > $ mv libtool libtool.old
> > $ cp /usr/autotool/devel/bin/libtool .
> > Update libtool to build DLL libs, i use the latest libtool.
> >
> > $ make
> > $ make install
> > if you are luck, you'll get gimp run.
> > I have to say in my test it's OK, but i can't say it's really OK.
> >
> > BTW: Please patch lib/glib/include/glibconfig.h,