On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 10:44 AM, Radu-Cristian FOTESCU<beranger...@yahoo.ca> wrote: > > Folks, > > I've build a tiny repo to provide GIMP 2.3.15 (and 2.3.14 as a possible > fallback) for EL5. > > GIMP 2.3.15 is the last version of GIMP that builds with no errors with the > GTK+ version that ships with EL. > > 2.3.15 is "almost GIMP 2.4", as 2.3.19 was the last development release prior > to 2.4.0. To the extent of my knowledge, Akkana Peck wrote the first edition > of her book on GIMP 2.4 using a development edition 2.3.something, where > "something" was not newer than 13. I therefore hope that most of the features > and improvements brought by 2.4 over 2.2 are already present in 2.3.15 (or > 2.3.14). > > These builds are obviously not as stable as 2.2.13, nor are they patched > against bugs or newer vulnerabilities. I have adapted (from Mandriva's 2.3.14 > as of 2007.1) the patches for CVE-2006-4519, CVE-2007-2949 and CVE-2007-3741. > > To get these builds (RPMs and SRPMs), use the repo file: > http://odiecolon.lastdot.org/el5/odiecolon.repo > > The site is not browsable, because I can't make it so (Lucian, any help?). > Still, the repo should work (it worked for me).
Should be browsable now. > > A *few* more details here: > http://beranger.org/v3/wordpress/?p=3325 > > Please test and report if it works for you or not -- I only use a limited set > of features from what GIMP can do. > > Note that I have not tested any plugins, and I don't even know if xsane-gimp > still works with this build. > > Disclaimer: You should never use this on a production system, or else all the > kittens within a range of 2 miles might die. > > Thank you, > R-C > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! > > http://www.flickr.com/gift/ > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
