Hi Sven, have a look at line 114 from file-darktable.c: > // TODO: check if darktable is installed https://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/tree/plug-ins/file-darktable/file-darktable.c#n114 It is at least on the ToDo list to not show this import on Windows. Regards, Tobias 2016-04-20 6:46 GMT+02:00 Sven Claussner <scl.gplus@xxxxxxxxx>: > Hi, > > sorry if I'm asking the wrong question but I feel I have to. > Since 18.04.2016 there is a raw importer plug-in in GIMP master > that calls darktable to do its job. With the same commit > the GEGL NEF importer was disabled which is a quite clear sign > of the devs' preferences. > On the one hand it is great we have proper import for raw > files in GIMP and darktable is indeed a great application for > raw processing. On the other hand I see that up to 90% of the PC > users are Windows users, for instance see these [statistics]. > In the past the darktable devs refused to provide a Windows build > for understandable reasons of maintenance and even didn't want to > hear about Partha's Windows build (see the latest discussion about > this on the darktable dev mailing list in February 2016). The latter > makes it also very difficult to discuss Windows related bugs > which will definitely come. > So, it seems GIMP and Darktable are now trapped - how are > 90% of the GIMP users supposed to import raw files with an > application that will probably never support their platform? > What has led to this decision? > Did anybody compare the various ways to import raw files > into GIMP (GEGL, darktable, ufraw, photoflow etc.)? > > Greetings > > Sven > > > [statistics] > https://netmarketshare.com/ > http://www.statista.com/statistics/268237/global-market-share-held-by-operating-systems-since-2009/ > > _______________________________________________ > gimp-developer-list mailing list > List address: gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx > List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list > List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-developer-list _______________________________________________ gimp-developer-list mailing list List address: gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-developer-list
