diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index edacf8965a..68bab9a21c 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,12 @@ +2004-01-07 Sven Neumann + + * configure.in: set GIMP_VERSION to 2.0pre1. + + * HACKING + * INSTALL + * NEWS + * README: updated and changed accordingly. + 2004-01-07 Simon Budig * app/gui/about-dialog.c: Changed the string that is intended diff --git a/HACKING b/HACKING index 6b333e58ca..86e9748132 100644 --- a/HACKING +++ b/HACKING @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ to have the following packages (or newer versions) installed: * GNU autoconf 2.52 - ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/autoconf/ - * GNU automake 1.6 + * GNU automake 1.7 (1.6 will also work) - ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/automake/ * GNU libtool 1.3.4 (1.5.0 if you are compiling on Win32) - ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/ @@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ to have the following packages (or newer versions) installed: Fine GNU mirrors are listed at http://www.gnu.org/prep/ftp.html Beta software can be found at alpha.gnu.org. - * pkg-config 0.7.0 (or a newer version) + * pkg-config 0.7.0 (or preferably a newer version) - http://www.freedesktop.org/software/pkgconfig/ - * intltoolize 0.17 (or a newer version) + * intltoolize 0.17 (or preferably a newer version) - ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/intltool/ These are only the additional requirements if you want to compile from diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index c4ba02d6b9..dd6deeb70b 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ THIS IS A DEVELOPMENT VERSION OF THE GIMP! If you are looking for the stable version, use GIMP 1.2. We do -however encourage you to try GIMP-1.3. Read on further to learn more -about the installation process... +however encourage you to try this GIMP-2.0 prerelease. Read on +further to learn more about the installation process... There are some basic steps to building and installing the GIMP. @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ are fulfilled. We depend on a number of tools and libraries which are listed below. For libraries this means you need to also have the header files installed. -Please note that GIMP-1.2 and GIMP-1.3 peacefully coexist. You don't +Please note that GIMP-1.2 and GIMP-1.3/2.0 peacefully coexist. You don't need to deinstall the 1.2 version. 1. You need to have installed a recent version of pkg-config available diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 3e788b2ef8..23fb875c17 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ GIMP 1.3 is the development branch of The GIMP. Here's where the development takes place on the road to the next stable release GIMP version 2.0. -Overview of Changes in GIMP 2.0 pre1 -================================== +Overview of Changes in GIMP 2.0pre1 +=================================== +- Persistent user preferences for PNG save [Yosh] - Replaced old "About" dialog [Simon] - Allow removal of text attributes from text layer [Sven] - Add optimisation option to png (clear transparent pixels) [Joao] diff --git a/README b/README index aba1de5135..08276023ad 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,24 +1,27 @@ The GIMP: The GNU Image Manipulation Program ============================================ -This is version 1.3, the developers version of The GIMP. Only use it -if you are brave and curious and want to participate development -towards the next stable release GIMP version 2.0. This is a developers -version. We know it has bugs and it might not even compile. You have -been warned! +This is a pre-release of GIMP version 2.0. Actually it still is GIMP-1.3, +the developers version of The GIMP. But we got pretty close to the final +2.0 release, the plug-in API has settled and you are encouraged to try +this software. Your feedback can help to make the 2.0 release a success. +If you encounter any problems, please report them to our bug-tracker at +bugzilla.gnome.org. There are still a number of known problems, so please +check first if your problem has already been reported. -Some features that were present in GIMP 1.2 are disabled or not even -included in this release. The perl bindings as well as all the perl -scripts are not any longer included in this source tree. They have -been moved into its own module called gimp-perl and await being -porting to GIMP-1.3 and GTK+-2.0. +GIMP-2.0 installs side-by-side with GIMP-1.2 so there's no need to +uninstall GIMP-1.2 (but sooner or later you will not be using it any +longer...). -The new text tool is only halfway done and various other tools and -functions are broken. Almost everything is under construction. Don't -even think about using this for daily work. If you are a software -distributor, dont' dare to ship this package to innocent users. +Some features that were present in GIMP 1.2 are not included in this +release. The perl bindings as well as all the perl scripts are not any +longer included in this source tree. They have been moved into its own +module called gimp-perl. Sooner or later there will be a gimp-perl +release for GIMP-2.0. GAP, a set of plug-ins that used to live in the +Video submenu has also become a separate package. Expect a preview +release of this software for GIMP-2.0 soon. -For installation instructions, see the file INSTALL. +For detailed installation instructions, see the file INSTALL. 1. Web Resources @@ -90,7 +93,7 @@ Many of the developers hang out there. One of the Byxnet servers are: ============== The look of GIMP's interface can be customized like any other GTK app -by editing the ~/.gtkrc file or by using "themes" (ready-made +by editing the ~/.gtkrc-2.0 file or by using "themes" (ready-made customizations). For downloadable themes and further details, see http://gtk.themes.org. Additionally GIMP reads ~/.gimp-1.3/gtkrc so you can have settings that only apply to The GIMP. @@ -101,27 +104,6 @@ to ~/.gimp-1.3/menurc. You can also manually change the keybindings to any of your choice by editing ~/.gimp-1.3/menurc. -5. Bugs -======= - -Since this is a developers version, we are at the moment not really -interested in receiving too many bug-reports. Some parts of the code -are unfinished and under heavy development and we know that. -Bug-reports for incomplete or missing are features are therefore often -not helpful. Instead of filing a bug you should try to contact the -person who is working on this particular part of the program (see the -ChangeLog) or try to fix it yourself. You should report crashes and -other severe bugs at Bugzilla (http://bugzilla.gnome.org/). Your -bug-report needs to provide detailed instruction of how to reproduce -the problem. For reports on crashes, please also include a stack -trace. - -If you experience crashes whenever you try to start gimp-1.3, you are -most probably using gdkxft or another LD_PRELOAD hack designed for -gtk+-1.2. These hacks will not work with GTK+-2.0 applications like -this version of The GIMP. - - Have fun, Spencer Kimball @@ -130,3 +112,4 @@ Have fun, Manish Singh Sven Neumann Michael Natterer + Dave Neary diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in index 30fca18e9b..52ad8b9df5 100644 --- a/configure.in +++ b/configure.in @@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ GIMP_MINOR_VERSION=3 GIMP_MICRO_VERSION=24 GIMP_INTERFACE_AGE=0 GIMP_BINARY_AGE=0 -GIMP_VERSION=$GIMP_MAJOR_VERSION.$GIMP_MINOR_VERSION.$GIMP_MICRO_VERSION +#GIMP_VERSION=$GIMP_MAJOR_VERSION.$GIMP_MINOR_VERSION.$GIMP_MICRO_VERSION +GIMP_VERSION=2.0pre1 AC_SUBST(GIMP_MAJOR_VERSION) AC_SUBST(GIMP_MINOR_VERSION)