Gimp rc on Gutsy - why?

[Nigel Ridley]

Nigel Ridley wrote:
> John DeCarlo wrote:
>> On Jan 7, 2008 10:39 AM, Nigel Ridley <nigel at rmk.co.il> wrote:
>>
>>> D. Michael McIntyre wrote:
>>>> On Friday 04 January 2008, Nigel Ridley wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> My daughter is complaining that her gutsy install only has gimp rc
>>>>> (release candidate) available - and that there are loads of things that
>>>>> don't work.
>>>>> Why is there no 'stable' version available - or at least one that works
>>>>> [mostly]?
>>
>> I noticed that my version, just doing regular updates, is now at 2.4.2.
>> This is not an RC version, but an update to 2.4
>>
>> Maybe doing an update via the Gutsy repositories will help?
>>
>>
>>> Sorry for taking so long to reply - I finally managed to get my daughter
>>> to write down the problem:
>>>
>>> She wants to add a border to an image. She right-clicks > Filters >
>>> Decor > Border. She chooses a size in the dialogue box (1 for both x &
>>> y) then OK.
>>> The Gimp starts the process but ends with an error message:
>>>
>>>        Gimp Message
>>> Plug-in 'Add Border' left image undo in inconsistent state, closing open
>>> undo groups.
>>>
>> This works fine for me.
>>
>> I would suggest doing an update  (command line would be something like:
>> sudo aptitude safe-upgrade) and see if you get a newer version with more
>> bug-fixes.  I have 2.4.2 now.
>>
>> The other would be checking memory usage and swap space usage.  Perhaps
>> doing this operation when first starting GIMP would work, while later when
>> more memory is in use it would not.
>>
>>
> 
> It is a fresh gutsy install with all updates (just did an update; 
> dist-upgrade). The Gimp is still 'Release Candidate'.
> I played with the 'decor' scripts in the 'filters' menu and all but the 
> first two (border and bevel border) work. Border gives the error message 
> whilst bevel border doesn't do anything. After trying any of the two 
> border effects, I have to close and restart the Gimp in order for those 
> scripts to start [trying to] work again.
> 
> I will try on another gusty machine tomorrow.....
> 
> Blessings,
> 
> Nigel
> 
I tried on another gutsy machine, and it too has Gimp Release Candidate 
ant it too produces the same error whilst trying to create a border on 
an image.

Anybody else have similar results?

Blessings,

Nigel

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