[MacPorts] #18473: gimp2 2.6.4_1 gimp-remote is no longer built automatically

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#18473: gimp2 2.6.4_1 gimp-remote is no longer built automatically
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 Reporter:  edheil@…            |       Owner:  devans@…           
     Type:  defect              |      Status:  assigned           
 Priority:  Normal              |   Milestone:  Port Bugs          
Component:  ports               |     Version:  1.7.0              
 Keywords:                      |        Port:  gimp2              
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Changes (by devans@…):

  * status:  new => assigned


Comment:

 The gimp-remote program is now deprecated by the developers in favor of an
 equivalent functionality that
 is now built into the gimp program which uses dbus.  On startup, dbus
 registers an Open method with the dbus
 session bus.  If a second instance of gimp is invoked with URL/file
 arguments, it passes the request to
 the existing instance using the Open method via dbus.

 So with dbus support enabled you should be able to use the command 'gimp
 <url>' instead of gimp-remote
 with the same functionality.

 See [http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/lists/gimp-
 developer/2007-January/017027.html].

 Currently gimp2 builds without dbus support by default but this
 functionality can be enabled by using the +dbus
 variant.  Perhaps this should be reversed: dbus should be enabled by
 default to address your issue.  Could also
 add a variant to build gimp-remote (and disable dbus ?) for those who
 prefer the old method.

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/18473#comment:2>
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