GIMP 2.10.2 - two packages

Ryan Schmidt ryandesign at macports.org
Sun Jun 3 03:37:58 UTC 2018


On Jun 2, 2018, at 08:46, FritzS - gmx wrote:

> Am 02.06.2018 um 15:34 schrieb Rainer Müller:
> 
>> On 2018-06-02 10:00, FritzS - gmx wrote:
>>> Whats are the differences between this two packages of GIMP?
>>> 
>>> Make this version an GIMP.app?
>>> https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/blob/master/graphics/gimp/Portfile
>>> gimp 2.10.2 (source)
>>> GIMP - Batteries Included
>>> 
>>> https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/blob/master/graphics/gimp2/Portfile
>>> gimp2 2.10.2 (source)
>>> The GNU Image Manipulation Program
>> 
>> The gimp2 port is just GIMP itself. The gimp port installs gimp2 as a
>> dependency, but also additional plugins and a .app launcher provided by
>> the gimp2-launcher port.

Actually, the gimp port depends on the gimp-app port, not the gimp2-launcher port. I'm not sure why we have two different ports that provide gimp apps.


>> If you want GIMP with everything that is available, just install the
>> gimp port:
>> 
>> $ sudo port install gimp
>> 
>> Hope that helps,
>> Rainer
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> One question too, where gives an description how I could make an gimp.app?

You could read the code of the gimp-app or gimp2-launcher ports:

https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/blob/master/aqua/gimp-app/Portfile

https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/blob/master/aqua/gimp2-launcher/Portfile



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