Unable to install gimp2

[Walt Scrivens]

Related issue:

I installed Gimp a while ago, along with X11, and it worked.

Then an Apple upgrade came along, and Gimp quit with the message, "You  
must have X11 installed".  Since I only use gimp occasionally, I  
didn't worry about it, but it appears the Apple upgrade changed  
something with X (which still appears int he finder and "runs".

This week, I installed Wireshark which also runs under X, and after  
the installation Gimp started working.

The issue is this:  The Wireshark installation took THREE HOURS!  and  
now, a cold boot of the Mac takes over five minutes!  I've concluded  
that I must remove this stuff, and (maybe) start over.

I violated my cardinal rule - before installing software, be sure you  
know how to remove it!  In my defense, the Mac has made me lazy in  
that regard, with its "drag to the trash" uninstall procedure.  I can  
get rid of Gimp that way, and I can do a "port uninstall" to get rid  
of Wireshark, but how do I get rid of Mac Ports?  (Wireshark is almost  
useless due to the AirPort not working in promiscuous mode, and as i  
said I only use Gimp occasionally.)

Walt

On Mar 13, 2008, at 7:41 PM, William Siegrist wrote:

> No, you need X11 and XCode according to the MacPorts install  
> instructions. See the items marked 1 and 2 on the install page:
>
> http://www.macports.org/install.php
>
> The error "configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables"  
> implies you dont have XCode installed.
>
> -Bill
>
>