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I am running GIMP 2.6.11 and find that I have no printer option listed under File menu and there is no way to print an image from GIMP.
I have my network printer defined and working correctly and the printer is accessible from other applications like Firefox, Librewriter etc.
What am I missing here?
Thanks.
EDIT : Can print from Firefox but not from LibreWriter or Leafpad although both the latter apps can detect my printer. Printing test pages from CUPS Admin is not a problem.
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Many apps in slitaz have limited function due to disabled configure options.
cat /var/lib/tazpkg/installed/leafpad/receipt | grep -i print
--disable-print \
cat /var/lib/tazpkg/installed/gimp/receipt | grep -i print
--without-print \
To recompile packages with the options you want:
Setup cook the build server that downloads program source,installs build depends,compiles,packages.
#cook setup
To enable print in leafpad:
#mkdir -p /home/slitaz/wok/leafpad
#cp /var/lib/tazpkg/installed/leafpad/receipt /home/slitaz/wok/leafpad
#nano /home/slitaz/wok/leafpad/receipt
Change --disable-print to --enable-print
#cook leafpad
Configure stops when additional build depends are needed to install because of enabled printing. After you get past the configure portion,compile may stop looking for a shared library that it needs.
Use tazpkg search-pkgname filename to find which tazpkg owns the file compile needs and install it.
After the compile/package completes the new leafpad.tazpkg that will print is in /home/slitaz/packages
Slitaz use get-libreoffice to download precompiled tarball or .rpm which is converted to tazpkg and installed.
There are other distro's reporting print problems with librewriter on the web.
Web search solutions for error messages in cups log after sending a print job from librewriter.
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@mojo - thanks for this. I will try this out and update the post.
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@mojo,
Everythig seemed to go on smoothly for a long time until I hit the following error
Pack: gimp 2.6.11
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Executing: genpkg_rules
cp: can't stat 'stuff/gimp-splash.png': No such file or directory
Debug information
================================================================================
Cook date: 2011-10-27 12:47
ERROR: genpkg_rules failed
cp: can't stat 'stuff/gimp-splash.png': No such file or directory
The file gimp-splash.png does exist in /home/slitaz/wok/gimp/source/gimp-2.6.11/data/images but cannot find the script genpkg_rules hence not possible to point to the right directory. Any way out of this situation?
EDIT: just noticed that genpkg_rules is a function listed in the receipt file and that the copying the gimp logo with the slitaz spider the last line!
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Some programs have stuff subfolder with images,scripts,patch's,etc..
#mkdir -p /home/slitaz/wok/gimp/stuff
#wget -P /home/slitaz/wok/gimp/stuff http://hg.slitaz.org/wok/file/59092b890afd/gimp/stuff/gimp-splash.png
#cook gimp
After your done with gimp,clone the wok,keep it updated,you'll have all the receipts and stuff folders.
#hg clone http://hg.slitaz.org/wok/ /home/slitaz/wok
You can view the wok and other slitaz projects here:
http://hg.slitaz.org/
To browse the wok:
http://hg.slitaz.org/wok
Click Browse in the upper right takes you here: http://hg.slitaz.org/wok/file/59092b890afd
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@mojo,
I actually hacked the receipt file to point to a copy of the splash.png file which is associated with the already installed gimp package. Then ran 'cook gimp' and the compilation worked without errors. However, when I installed the newly created package I still do not see the print option. I then removed gimp and reinstalled my version and still no luck. Checked the receipt file and the --with-print option is enabled. Any further suggestions??
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Check /home/slitaz/log/gimp.log
Print is enabled and configure is not looking for missing files.
Look at the other packages with gimp- in the name that WANT="gimp"
Find gimp-plug-ins,search gimp install folder, find plugin named print.
Check hg.slitaz.org/wok for gimp-plug-ins stuff folder,none:
Install gimp-plug-ins from repo to get gimp-plug-ins folder and receipt.
#mkdir /home/slitaz/wok/gimp-plug-ins
#cp /var/lib/tazpkg/installed/gimp-plug-ins/receipt /home/slitaz/wok/gimp-plug-ins
#cook gimp-plug-ins
#tazpkg install /home/slitaz/packages/gimp-plug-ins-2.6.11.tazpkg --forced
Gimp has print menu option that launches print dialog.
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Thanks a million...cooking gimp-plug-ins did the trick
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