GIMP format support lacking despite USE flags

BrainWorms

Okay, It's my first time here on the forum, I'm fairly new to gentoo, have had some friend to help me along.

The problem is GIMP won't open .jpgs or .gifs among other formats.

I have jpeg gif and png USE flags my make.conf and i tried it in my package.use aswell to no avail. GIMP will open .bmps and .ico and some others.

I'm actually using GIMPshop, but i had this problem with GIMP on its own, i really dont think its related as it seems to be just an overlay.

I've removed it all and recompiled it also.

Here are some Outputs:
====== emerge -pv gimp ===================
These are the packages that would be merged, in order:

Calculating dependencies... done!
[ebuild R ] media-gfx/gimp-2.2.12 USE="gtkhtml jpeg lcms mng png python svg -aalib (-altivec) -debug -doc -gimpprint -hardened (-mmx) -smp (-sse) -tiff -wmf" 0 kB

Total size of downloads: 0 kB
=====================================

====== emerge -pv gimpshop ================
Calculating dependencies... done!
[blocks B ] media-gfx/gimp (is blocking media-gfx/gimpshop-2.2.11)
[ebuild N ] media-gfx/gimpshop-2.2.11 USE="gtkhtml jpeg lcms mng png python svg -aalib (-altivec) -debug -doc -gimpprint -hardened (-mmx) -smp (-sse) -tiff -wmf" 0 kB [1]

Total size of downloads: 0 kB
Portage overlays:
[1] /usr/local/portage
=====================================
(To install gimpshop i emerge gimp.)

When i try to open a jpeg for example theres no preview and this is the error:
======
GIMP MESSAGE
Opening '/home/hugh/full_jpg.jpg' failed
Unknown file type
[ok]
=====

And thats about all i know

please help

Dan · Veteran Joined: 25 Oct 2005 Posts: 1302

not sure about your issue but my gimp works fine here....
emerge -pvt gimp

These are the packages that would be merged, in reverse order:

Calculating dependencies... done!
[ebuild R ] media-gfx/gimp-2.2.12 USE="gtkhtml hardened jpeg mmx png python sse wmf -aalib (-altivec) -debug -doc -gimpprint -lcms -mng -smp -svg -tiff" 0 kB

Total: 1 package (1 reinstall), Size of downloads: 0 kB

Try these use flags...

BrainWorms · Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 8:39 pm Post subject:

emerging ....

timeBandit · Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 8:42 pm Post subject:

Did you add the jpeg USE flag (and others) specifically for GIMP, after you'd already built the bulk of your system? If so, you likely don't have the JPEG libraries installed. Try re-merging GIMP with the --newuse or -N option to pick up the USE flag changes.
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BrainWorms · Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 8:45 pm Post subject:

^ think you might be on to something there, will try it out. I do have the libs though afaik

BrainWorms · Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:10 pm Post subject:

Tried all the above, still exact same problem.

Dan · Veteran Joined: 25 Oct 2005 Posts: 1302

hmmm...
with those use flags in make.conf

BrainWorms · Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:29 pm Post subject:

If it adds any understanding to the problem, what i CAN open/save is:

*.xcf
*.fli, flc
*.q3
*.xjt
*.xjtgz xjtbz2
*.ico
*.sgi *.rgb .*.bw, *.icon
*.bmp

i have png svg jpeg and gif in my use flags

sonicbhoc · Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 3:53 am Post subject:

I think what they're saying is that, although GIMP was compiled with +jpeg, some other libraries might not have been. So emerge -uavDNt world and see what comes up.

BrainWorms · Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 4:07 am Post subject:

Dan · Veteran Joined: 25 Oct 2005 Posts: 1302

did you get this fixed up?

make sure gtk+ was built with atleast X and jpeg

[ebuild R ] x11-libs/gtk+-2.10.6 USE="X jpeg -debug -doc -tiff -xinerama" 0 kB

BrainWorms · Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 11:09 pm Post subject:

No haven't fixed it yet, will try what you've suggested and report back

thanks again!

BrainWorms · Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 11:59 pm Post subject:

I tried it and it STILL didn't work, I had gtk and gtk2 but not gtk+. I'm trying to remove the gimpshop overlay now although Im pretty sure that it wasn't the cause of the problem.

BrainWorms · Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 2:39 am Post subject:

Okay, i got it fixed! it wasnt exactly gimpshops fault, but i did install with make and make install, but i didnt think it worked when i did it and i then used an ebuild, so thats why i couldnt emerge -C gimpshop. Im new to linux, i didnt think the two would collide like that.

Thanks for all your help everyone all the same!