On 3/20/07, Simon Budig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bettina Lechner ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > when it finally comes to the 2.4 release will gimp suddenly be available > > for mac and windows aswell? or will there be a timegap between the release > > of 2.4 for linux and "the rest" (other platforms)? and if yes: how long > > will the compilation (is this the right word for it?) for the other > > platforms take? > > The gimp team usually just releases source packages of the gimp. Since > we do not have different versions of the source for the different > platforms technically the 2.4 release is available immediately for all > platforms. > > However, this requires that you build gimp yourself. If you depend on > pre-built binaries it might take a while until somebody provides a > package. For the different Linux distributions a lot depends on the > philosophy behind the packaging, but I expect Gimp to show up quickly in > the different distributions. For windows it probably won't take that > much time, although this depends on the amount of time available to its > maintainer. > > For Macs I am unsure if there is a maintainer testing the current code > and providing ready made packages. It probably will take a bit longer > until someone can provide a package. > > So, the answer is "it depends" and the exact timeframes are unclear. > > I hope this helps, > Simon
What about if I use darwinports or fink -- I assume there is a delay until those package installers are updated? or do they refer to the downloadable source? -- Anthony Ettinger Ph: 408-656-2473 http://chovy.dyndns.org/resume.html http://utuxia.com/consulting _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
