Gimp install no longer stuck- sure is slow

[Boey Maun Suang]

Hi Jeff,

> Is the gimp install supposed to take hours?

Since MacPorts builds its packages from source by default, much  
depends on what's being installed and speed at which your machine can  
compile the software.  In your case, the GTK graphics library needed  
to be built and installed (as Gimp needs it and you didn't already  
have it), and GTK takes quite a bit of time to build.  I haven't  
tried installing the Gimp myself, but I think it may take a while to  
build as well.  Furthermore, your iBook G4 will take noticeably  
longer than newer processor to build large programs like these.

Given all this, I wouldn't be terribly surprised for it to take  
several hours.

Kind regards,


Maun Suang

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