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Building Gimp 2.0 on Windows XP?

Posted by Cliff on from the why-not? dept.

Anonymouse asks: "Has anyone out there just had the urge to build Gimp 2.0 on Windows instead of using an installer made by a third party, hosted on a free web hosting service? It's probably fine but it makes me nervous, so I figure I should try building it on Windows instead...besides, it could be educational! Does anyone have any instructions/suggestions for building the source on Windows XP using MinGW and MinSYS? Keep in mind I have no experience with *nix, and my meek programing skillz only apply to Perl. Thanks!"

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  1. No. by moosesocks · · Score: 5, Funny

    No. I've never had such urges. Seek help.

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  2. Re:Building GIMP by FattMattP · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ask Slashdot: Helping people who can't use search engines since 1999.

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  3. Re:Building GIMP by SpaceLifeForm · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well, helping others can be therapeutic,
    it relieves stress from all of the SCO bashing.

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  4. But... but... but... by rf600r · · Score: 5, Funny

    Uhhhh, you're using WindowsXP.
    How did you find this webpage?
    What are you doing here?

    You're making me very nervous.

    Is this a trick?
    I have to go now.