Re: GIMP 2.9.x AppImage package

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I guess the best would be to try running my scripts on the gimp build server, and fix possible issues… to whom should I talk about the details?


> On 17 Jun 2017, at 00:03, Alexandre Prokoudine <alexandre.prokoudine@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Actually, it would ve lovely to have nightly appimage builds on gimp.org <http://gimp.org/>.
> 
> Alex
> 
> 16 июня 2017 г. 20:00 пользователь "Carmelo DrRaw" <aferrero1975@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:aferrero1975@xxxxxxxxx>>
> написал:
> 
>> Dear gimp developers and enthusiasts,
>> 
>> since a while I am working on a AppImage package for GIMP 2.9.x, built
>> from the latest git versions of BABL/GEGL/GIMP.
>> 
>> After quite some improvements by trial-and-error, I think that the package
>> is now ready to be used and tested by a wider audience.
>> 
>> The compilation and creation of the AppImage package is automated via bash
>> and jhbuild, and the whole set of scripts and configuration files is
>> available on GitHub: https://github.com/aferrero2707/gimp-appimage <https://github.com/aferrero2707/gimp-appimage> <
>> https://github.com/aferrero2707/gimp-appimage <https://github.com/aferrero2707/gimp-appimage>>
>> I am currently building the AppImage on a Linux Mint 17 system, but
>> theoretically anyone should be able to create the package using the
>> provided scripts…
>> Most of the dependencies are compiled from sources, so that they do not
>> depend on what is available/installed on the system used for building the
>> AppImage.
>> 
>> The main advantages of using an AppImage are:
>> * the software uses its own bundled libraries, so that the execution
>> environment is well defined and can be more recent than what is installed
>> on the host system
>> * no installation needed, just download and run
>> * you can have several versions in parallel
>> 
>> 
>> The latest version of the AppImage is available for testing here:
>> https://filebin.net/993vhqvwndz1dld5 <https://filebin.net/993vhqvwndz1dld5> <https://filebin.net/993vhqvwndz1dld5 <https://filebin.net/993vhqvwndz1dld5>
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Would there be any interest from the GIMP team to make such a package
>> officially available from the GIMP web site?
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks in advance for any feedback!
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