Help installing GIMP plugin...

Jason G · Feb 6, 2009

Hi All,

I need some help installing a GIMP plugin... anti chromatic abberation. I have the GIMPv2.4 at the moment on Linux Linpus Lite, 8Gb model. The software is documented here, http://kcd.sourceforge.net/fix-ca.php and you just save a file - fix-ca.c

I've tried running the suggested line from both the GIMP plugin folders:

Code:

gimptool-2.0 --install fix-ca.c

...but it returns saying, among a line of errors:

Package gimpui-2.0 was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `gimpui-2.0.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
No package 'gimpui-2.0' found

One plugin folder is in usr/lib/gimp/2.0/plugins. I therefor tried copying and pasting the fix-ca file staight in but the paste option is greyed-out. I then tried Ctrl+v, etc but still nothing. I've re-loaded the GIMP several times after each attempt but the plugin browser still doesn't list it...

I really need the plugin to work, so what am I doing wrong?

Take care,

Jason

mattytee · Feb 6, 2009

Did you install gcc and gimp-devel? They'll both be needed to compile this.

Jason G · Feb 6, 2009

Thanks for the reply!

Are they? Oh. No, I haven't. Where do I get them from?

I'm still a newbie to Linux...

Jason G · Feb 6, 2009

Hi,

I've just used RPMFind.net to try and install Gimp-Devel, but the installation didn't work as it had five required dependencies. I then tried to find one and install it but that in turn had ten!

Surely there's a quicker way to install a plug-in, some online compiler somewhere??

EDIT: I've come across this website - ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/current ... EADME.html - and I now have a 30Kb 'executable' file. If this is right, I take it it won't need compiling? If so, how can I put this in the folder it needs to go in where it'll be recognised?

Thanks!!

mattytee · Feb 7, 2009

I don't think a compiled BSD binary will work.

The easiest way to get dependencies all taken care of would be to install via:

Code:

sudo yum install gimp-devel gcc

The gimp-devel package is in the repositories. If you get any weird repository errors, don't forget:

Code:

sudo yum install fedora-release

Jason G · Feb 7, 2009

Hi Mattytee,

Your help is very much apreciated!

This was the last four lines...

--> Processing Dependency: gtk2 = 2.12.1-5.fc8 for package: gtk2-devel
---> Package gc.i386 0:7.0-6.fc8 set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Missing Dependency: gtk2 = 2.12.1-5.fc8 is needed by package gtk2-devel
[user@localhost ~]$

...so now it'll be OK to go ahead with trying to install the plugin?

Thanks

EDIT: I've tried again but still get errors...

Not too sure I'm doing it right!! I've opened My Downloads and Launched Terminal Here. I then entered:

gimptool-2.0 --install fix-ca.c

then get these last few lines:

fix-ca.c:528: error: expected declaration specifiers before ‘guchar’
fix-ca.c:567: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘d’
fix-ca.c:578: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘xy’
fix-ca.c:585: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘xm1’
fix-ca.c:593: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
fix-ca.c:1002: warning: type defaults to ‘int’ in declaration of ‘gchar’
fix-ca.c:1002: error: expected ‘;’, ‘,’ or ‘)’ before ‘*’ token
fix-ca.c:1017: error: expected ‘{’ at end of input

What am I doing wrong?? I've also tried

Code:

sudo yum localinstall fix-ca.c

but then am told:

Code:

[user@localhost fix-ca]$ sudo yum localinstall fix-ca.c
Setting up Local Package Process
Cannot open file: fix-ca.c. Skipping.
Nothing to do
[user@localhost fix-ca]$

Thanks... again!!!

mattytee · Feb 7, 2009

--> Processing Dependency: gtk2 = 2.12.1-5.fc8 for package: gtk2-devel
---> Package gc.i386 0:7.0-6.fc8 set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Missing Dependency: gtk2 = 2.12.1-5.fc8 is needed by package gtk2-devel

This means it didn't install. And gimp-devel must be what depends on gtk2-devel, so it isn't installed either.

Try:

Code:

sudo yum install gtk2 gimp-devel

If there are any more unresolved dependencies, you'll have to add packages to the list until everything is resolved. The final message should be like "Packages X,Y,Z installed."

It's likely that the compile failure is due to the missing dependencies.

Jason G · Feb 7, 2009

Hi Mattytee,

I really appreciate your help!

It finished the installation with:

[('installing package gtk2-devel-2.12.8-2.fc8 needs 12MB on the / filesystem', (9, '/', 11689984L)), ('installing package gimp-devel-2.4.7-3.fc8 needs 20MB on the / filesystem', (9, '/', 20320256L))]

...and not the packages X, Y, Z installed' bit.

What's gone wrong?!

EDIT: This is a recurring error I've been getting throughout, about halfway up the 'log'.

Package gimpui-2.0 was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `gimpui-2.0.pc'

I've since tried things like:

Code:

sudo yum install gimpui2.0.pc

...but it just says:

[user@localhost fix-ca]$ sudo yum install gimpui
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
No package gimpui available.
Nothing to do

I mean, it's obviously bored so you'd think it'd work!!!

As I said, I really appreciate it!!

Take care,

Jason

mattytee · Feb 8, 2009

You cannot install a c file through yum, rpm, etc. It must be compiled by a c compiler. That's what gcc is and why you had to install it.

gimpui-2.0 should've been installed as part of gimp-devel, from what I can find. Search your system for the file. It may be in /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig/

If it exists, you can do the following (substitute the path where you found gimpui):

Code:

export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig:$PKG_CONFIG_PATH

If it doesn't exist, I'm stumped. I Googled around a lot and from everything I find, gimp-devel is all you should need.

Jason G · Feb 8, 2009

I searched for 'gimpui-2.0.pc' and nothing was found. Should I reinstall GIMP? If so, is there a sudo yum install code to use? I read here - http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:fj ... =firefox-a - and they say it's a distribution error, not a GIMP one. Anyway, I have v2.4.0-rc3, I think the current one is v2.6.4.

/usr/local/lib/ is empty, too.

Thanks!

mattytee · Feb 8, 2009

Aha! I may have found you a solution here.

Basically, gimp-devel may be for the 1.0-series gimp, not the 2.x-series. That page was for SUSE, not Fedora, so it's possible gimp-devel is for 2.x, but worth a shot anyway.

Per that thread, try:

Code:

sudo yum install gimp-devel-2.0

and see if we finally got this one.

Are you having fun yet? This reminds me of getting my palmpilot working on USB.

Jason G · Feb 8, 2009

Hi Matt,

Yep, just starting to :lol:

...I tried it and got:

Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
No package gimp-devel-2.0 available.
Nothing to do

...so, are you?! Anyway, I did the 'sudo yum install gimp' thing and have now gone from X.4.0 to X.4.7, so somethings happened. I retried 'gimptool-2.0 --install fix-ca.c' and it still said it couldn't find 'gimpui-2.0'

I've just checked /usr/lib/gimp/2.0/ and it has two files, gimpui.pyc and gimpui.pyo in .../python/

Any help? Could I just find a gimpui-2.0.pc online somewhere?

Any more ideas??

PS: Oh oh oh, I've got a Palm Pilot, but I won't ask

mattytee · Feb 8, 2009

Sorry, I don't know what to do really. Here is everything else I would try:

First try updating pkgconfig, since it figures into the error, although it's likely not the culprit:

Code:

sudo yum update pkgconfig

Update libgimp, again, not likely to do much good:

Code:

sudo yum update libgimp

Run

Code:

sudo yum info gimp-devel

to find out what version is installed.
The most current version available for Fedora 8, which is what Linpus is based on, is 2.4.7-3. If your version is older than that, you can download it here.

If you had an older version, install the one you just downloaded. Open a terminal in the directory you downloaded to and run:

Code:

sudo rpm -U gimp-devel*

If that fails for any reason, try the next line of code below.

If that's the version you already have, you might try installing it anyway. Download it, and open a terminal in that directory, then run:

Code:

sudo rpm -U --force gimp-devel* --nodeps

And that's all I can think of. If it doesn't do the trick, sorry, I'm at a loss. You might post in the GIMP plugin registry forums and see if someone can help. For their purposes, you can say you're running Fedora 8. They would know if you can just put that missing file on and have it work. Someone'd probably send you one to try, at any rate.

As for your palmpilot, you're in luck, I have a howto posted on this forum.

Jason G · Feb 8, 2009

OK, I've carried out the steps...

mattytee said:
Sorry, I don't know what to do really. Here is everything else I would try:

First try updating pkgconfig, since it figures into the error, although it's likely not the culprit:

Code:

sudo yum update pkgconfig

EDIT: It came up with...

Updated: pkgconfig.i386 1:0.22-4.fc8
Complete!
[user@localhost ~]$

...so that went well.

Back to you...

mattytee said:
Update libgimp, again, not likely to do much good:

Code:

sudo yum update libgimp

EDIT: It says:

[user@localhost ~]$ sudo yum update libgimp
Setting up Update Process
Could not find update match for libgimp
No Packages marked for Update
[user@localhost ~]$

Back to you...

mattytee said:
Run

Code:

sudo yum info gimp-devel

to find out what version is installed.
The most current version available for Fedora 8, which is what Linpus is based on, is 2.4.7-3. If your version is older than that, you can download it here.

EDIT: Retried, and I got:

[user@localhost gimp-devel 1386]$ sudo rpm -U gimp-devel*
error: Failed dependencies:
glib2-devel is needed by gimp-devel-2.4.7-3.fc8.i386
gtk2-devel is needed by gimp-devel-2.4.7-3.fc8.i386
[user@localhost gimp-devel 1386]$

...so presumably it doesn't need updating.

Back to you again...

mattytee said:
If you had an older version, install the one you just downloaded. Open a terminal in the directory you downloaded to and run:

Code:

sudo rpm -U gimp-devel*

If that fails for any reason, try the next line of code below.

...I did, and got the same. I take it is IS up to date.

I finally tried the plugin-install code, 'gimptool-2.0 --install fix-ca.c', but again:

Package gimpui-2.0 was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `gimpui-2.0.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
No package 'gimpui-2.0' found
Error: Couldn't find file to build/install/uninstall
[user@localhost ~]$

...so, same old! :roll:

As I've said, I genuinely appreciate all your help. I'll try the forum for GIMP next, but thanks for all you've done

mattytee · Feb 8, 2009

Well, wait, it actually sounds like gimp-devel is not installed based on your post. That would make everything make sense.

Let's try one other command:

Code:

sudo yum install glib2-devel gtk2-devel gimp-devel

and see what kind of output you get. You're looking for the same thing as before, a (likely huge) batch of depndencies to install, then at the end, some kind of success message.

We may beat this yet.

Jason G · Feb 8, 2009

Hi Mattytee,

I entered the code you gave and allowed it to go ahead with 37Mb of installs and updates. It finished with, among other bits:

Dependency Updated: cairo.i386 0:1.4.14-1.fc8 freetype.i386 0:2.3.5-5.fc8 glib2.i386 0:2.14.6-2.fc8 gtk2.i386 0:2.12.8-2.fc8 libpng.i386 2:1.2.33-1.fc8 libxcb.i386 0:1.1-1.1.fc8 mesa-libGL.i386 0:7.0.2-3.fc8 pango.i386 0:1.18.4-1.fc8
Complete!
[user@localhost ~]$

...and subsequently tried the same install code:

Code:

gimptool-2.0 --install fix-ca.c

...which gave a shorter error of:

[user@localhost ~]$ gimptool-2.0 --install fix-ca.c
Error: Couldn't find file to build/install/uninstall
[user@localhost ~]$

...instead of the usual:

Package gimpui-2.0 was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `gimpui-2.0.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
No package 'gimpui-2.0' found
Error: Couldn't find file to build/install/uninstall
[user@localhost ~]$

I then retried it by launching it in a directory containing Fix-CA.c, and it said:

[user@localhost fix-ca]$ gimptool-2.0 --install fix-ca.c
/usr/bin/install -c -d /home/user/.gimp-2.4/plug-ins
gcc -O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -m32 -march=i386 -mtune=generic -fasynchronous-unwind-tables -fomit-frame-pointer -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wmissing-prototypes -Wmissing-declarations -Winit-self -Wpointer-arith -I/usr/include/gimp-2.0 -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/glib-2.0/include -I/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -o /home/user/.gimp-2.4/plug-ins/fix-ca fix-ca.c -lgimpui-2.0 -lgimpwidgets-2.0 -lgimpmodule-2.0 -lgimp-2.0 -lgimpmath-2.0 -lgimpconfig-2.0 -lgimpcolor-2.0 -lgimpbase-2.0 -lgtk-x11-2.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lcairo -lgobject-2.0 -lgmodule-2.0 -ldl -lglib-2.0

...so I relaunched the GIMP and it was there! Success!

You really are an expert in Linux and your perseverance and determination to help is a credit to you

I'm so greatful, honestly. I just wish this forum had a Rep'ing system...

Mattytee, thankyou for all your help!

*shakes hand*
PS This is a simple one this time, but how do you minimise the size of the filter pop-up window? Even when it's been minimised about 20% is obscured below the screen. I therefor don't have the OK button, but which can be replaced by hitting Enter. However, I am also missing another two controls. Are there any preferences for this at all?

mattytee · Feb 8, 2009

Glad we got that one sorted! It's not always this much fun. At least you're armed with a lot more knowledge next time you need to do something that's not point-and-click.

The way you have come at it, with a willingness to read, learn, and experiment, will see you through any number of difficulties.

I STRONGLY recommend you back your entire system up right away now that you have things working. I can recommend this system.

As for the size issue, I'm not aware of any way to make the window smaller, but you can hold the ALT key, click the window, and move it upward so those controls are not obscured.

Jason G · Feb 8, 2009

Thanks Matt, will do as soon as I have a spare USB. Alt + drag works too, so thanks again!

Take care,

Jason