On Fri, Nov 10, 2017 at 09:41:41PM -0500, Carol Spears wrote: > On Fri, Nov 10, 2017 at 6:45 PM, Ken Moffat via gimp-developer-list < > gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On Fri, Nov 10, 2017 at 04:52:43PM -0500, Elle Stone wrote: > > > On 11/10/2017 02:42 PM, Carol Spears wrote: > > > > After a couple of catastrophes, I reinstalled my operating system ... > > and > > > > eventually rebuilt gimp. > > > > > > > > The gcc-7 gimp failed to open with a > > > > gimp: symbol lookup error: gimp: undefined symbol: > > > > gimp_convert_dither_type_compat_get_type > > > > > > > > The gcc-6 gimp works fine. > > > > [...] > > I have no idea. Her post implies that both gcc-6 and gcc-7 versions > > are on the same machine, which seems an uncommon approach (assuming > > both are the same version and this isn't just to test for gcc > > regressions). > > > > Same machine. Same updated clone for years. > > I was also compiling with gimp with gcc-7 successfully before my couple of > catastrophes, so I don't know why it would start to fail with the new os. > > I was confused because I read something about compiler problems on > this list, but I wasn't having them. Sure. > > ==multiple compilers installed== > My software installer just announces that it is updating what it considers > to be "gcc", copies that binary into the directory of its choice and simply > ignores the previous gcc. Compiler cruft! When today started I had > gcc-4 from the installer and gcc-7 which I installed with the "real" > software. > I was thinking about getting gcc-5 just so I would have a complete set. > > I am pretty sure that each new number of compiler is a new version, > hence the number. Nowadays, a new major version each year - and that tends to mean changes in which version of the c++ standard it supports. > > I don't think I am the only person who has more than one version of gcc. > > carol Certainly not, my point was that building a current package with two different versions of the compiler is unusual : most people install applications into /usr, a few prefer BSD-style /usr/local. But to have both versions available you need to go out of your way to ensure that the first install is not overwritten by the second. ĸen -- Truth, in front of her huge walk-in wardrobe, selected black leather boots with stiletto heels for such a barefaced truth. - Unseen Academicals _______________________________________________ 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