[Gimp-developer] gimprc confusion

[gg at catking.net]

Hi,

I had gimp-cvs installed in /opt/gimp and wanted to use gimp-2.2 to print  
some photos. I was getting errors starting gimp-2.2 so I ran make install  
on gimp-cvs but 2.2. failed to start thowing up half a dozen errors.


  $ gimp
GIMP: Error while parsing '/home/prof/.gimp-2.3/gimprc' in line 11:  
invalid valu
e 'lanczos' for token interpolation-type

GIMP: There was an error parsing your 'gimprc' file. Default values will  
be used
. A backup of your configuration has been created at  
'/home/prof/.gimp-2.3/gimpr
c~'.


(gimp:23640): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: cannot register existing type  
`GimpConfig
Interface'

(gimp:23640): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_type_interface_add_prerequisite:  
asser
tion `G_TYPE_IS_INTERFACE (interface_type)' failed

(gimp:23640): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_type_add_interface_static:  
assertion `
g_type_parent (interface_type) == G_TYPE_INTERFACE' failed

(gimp:23640): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: cannot register existing type  
`GimpConfig
Interface'

etc.


The cause is pretty clear but why is it using the gimprc in .gimp-2.3 ?!  
There is alsa a .gimp-2.2 for this user but it taking a directory  
specifically named as another version.

Having deleted both the .gimp* configs I restart 2.2 and get the orange  
dlg "Gimp user installation" that tells me it needs create "a folder named  
/home/user/.gimp-2.3" . YES gimp 2.2 wants to install it's config as  
gimp-2.3 .

What is the mechanism leading to this error?

Thanks for any clarification.