Thor Lancelot Simon wrote:
> 
> So, I've been trying to build a fairly complete set of packages on my
> shark now that it has a disk drive.
> 
> I've noticed something funny: almost any package that includes a Scheme
> interpreter (a surprising number, these days) Just Won't Work.
> 
> GIMP doesn't work -- it tries to dump its procedure database and 
> segfaults.
>
This one at least could be your system. I have succesfully managed to
compile a GIMP package on my 1.3H system. I did have to persuade it to
find the libjpeg and libpng installs though.

Mike