Subject: GIMP already compiled.
To: Thomas Boroske <y0001006@ws.rz.tu-bs.de>
From: Marcus Deubel <i105@stio1.fh-wuerzburg.de>
List: port-arm32
Date: 07/08/1997 07:49:43
Hi folks,

I have GIMP compiled successfully on my machine, version 0.99.6.
If anybody intressting in it. please let me know.

Thomas, they have already moved to another toolset months ago.

Ciao,

Marcus Deubel  

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<Deubel@stio1.fh-wuerzburg.de>
<Deubel@rz100.fh-wuerzburg.de>                

On Tue, 8 Jul 1997, Thomas Boroske wrote:

> In message <KAA12690@jarre.dra.hmg.gb> you wrote:
> 
> > I just thought I'd let you know my experience with
> > this. I hadn't yet tried to compile anything this big
> > on RiscBSD. It was remarkably easy.
> 
> That's good news. I had a look at it a few months ago, but at that time
> it was still using Motif, IIRC, although the GIMP homepage already said 
> that they would move over to a different (freely available) toolset soon.
> 
> > If you every wondered if there were any good free
> > painting packages under X stop looking now !
> 
> Yes, I've heard it's pretty good. It's also got very interesting functions
> for automatic image creation, a sort of script language AFAIK.
> 
> ATM, I'm waiting for an update of the kernel to give true SA performance
> and better SCSI performance before I try anything serious. At this 
> stage RiscBSD is just to slow for anything but playing 
> (not to mention the fact that I've slightly corrupted my installation, 
> ie the kernels I use either don't support the CDOM or are unable to 
> run 'ps'. I've realized some of the errors I made now, perhaps I'll 
> have another go in a week or so).
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> -- 
> Thomas Boroske
> 
>