[Gimp-developer] gimprc confusion

[gg at catking.net]

On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 07:36:53 +0100, <gg at catking.net> wrote:

> 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.
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I removed all the rc stuff rebuild 2.2  , still getting all the lib probs

What do I need to clean out to be able to run gimp-2.2 ?

Thx