diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 466ff25dff..be648e86de 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -1,19 +1,19 @@ -------------------------------------- -Installation instructions for GIMP 2.7 +Installation instructions for GIMP 2.8 -------------------------------------- There are some basic steps to building and installing GIMP. -GIMP 2.7 replaces earlier GIMP 2.x versions. It is advised that you -uninstall them before installing GIMP 2.7. If you want to keep your -older GIMP 2.x installation in parallel to GIMP 2.7, you have to +GIMP 2.8 replaces earlier GIMP 2.x versions. It is advised that you +uninstall them before installing GIMP 2.8. If you want to keep your +older GIMP 2.x installation in parallel to GIMP 2.8, you have to choose a separate prefix which is not in your default library search path. -GIMP 2.7 is fully backward compatible to all earlier GIMP 2.x version. +GIMP 2.8 is fully backward compatible to all earlier GIMP 2.x version. Plug-ins and scripts written for GIMP 2.6 or earlier GIMP 2.x versions will continue to work and don't need to be changed nor recompiled to -be used with GIMP 2.7. +be used with GIMP 2.8. The most important part is to make sure the requirements for a build are fulfilled. We depend on a number of tools and libraries which are @@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ header files installed. of make, we'd appreciate if you'd send us a patch with the changes. 13. Install GIMP by running `make install'. In order to avoid clashes - with other versions of GIMP, we install a binary called gimp-2.7. + with other versions of GIMP, we install a binary called gimp-2.8. By default there's also a link created so that you can type 'gimp' - to start gimp-2.7. + to start gimp-2.8. Please make sure you don't have any old GTK+-2.x, jpeg, etc. libraries lying around on your system, otherwise configure may fail to find the @@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ packages are included below. Here is an illustration of commands that might be used to build and install GIMP. The actual configuration, compilation and installation output is not shown. - % tar xvfz gimp-2.7.x.tar.gz # unpack the sources - % cd gimp-2.7.x # change to the toplevel directory + % tar xvfz gimp-2.8.x.tar.gz # unpack the sources + % cd gimp-2.8.x # change to the toplevel directory % ./configure # run the `configure' script % make # build GIMP % make install # install GIMP @@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ These are: is intended primarily as a convenience for developers. --with-gimpdir=DIR. This option changes the default directory - GIMP uses to search for its configuration files from ~/.gimp-2.7 - (the directory .gimp-2.7 in the users home directory) to DIR. + GIMP uses to search for its configuration files from ~/.gimp-2.8 + (the directory .gimp-2.8 in the users home directory) to DIR. --enable-binreloc. When compiled for Linux with this option enabled, GIMP will be binary relocatable. Plug-ins and data files will @@ -245,8 +245,8 @@ These are: if you call configure with --without-desktop-dir. --disable-default-binary. Use this option if you don't want to make - gimp-2.7 the default GIMP installation. Otherwise a link called - gimp pointing to the gimp-2.7 executable will be installed. + gimp-2.8 the default GIMP installation. Otherwise a link called + gimp pointing to the gimp-2.8 executable will be installed. --disable-gimp-console. Use this option if you don't want the gimp-console binary to be built in addition to the standard binary. @@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ The `make' command builds several things: - A bunch of public libraries in the directories starting with 'libgimp'. - The plug-in programs in the 'plug-ins' directory. - Some modules in the 'modules' subdirectory. - - The main GIMP program 'gimp-2.7' in `app'. + - The main GIMP program 'gimp-2.8' in `app'. The `make install' commands installs the GIMP header files associated with the libgimp libraries, the plug-ins, some data files and the GIMP diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index a40099191c..a0c817bc12 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,10 +1,55 @@ ------------------------------ GNU Image Manipulation Program - Development Branch + 2.8 Stable Branch ------------------------------ -This is the unstable development branch of GIMP. Here we are working -towards the next stable release, which will be GIMP 2.8. +This is the stable branch of GIMP. No new features are being added +here, just bug-fixes. + + +Changes in GIMP 2.8.0 +===================== + + +UI: + + - foo + + +Core: + + - Add our own GimpOperationBrightnessContrast because GEGL one is different + + +Plug-ins: + + - foo + + +Libgimp: + + - foo + + +Data: + + - foo + + +Developer documentation: + + - foo + + +Source and build system: + + - foo + + +General: + + - Bug fixes + - Translation updates Changes in GIMP 2.7.5 diff --git a/README b/README index fd6fa7d5a6..29f1af1bff 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,11 +1,11 @@ ------------------------------ GNU Image Manipulation Program - Development Branch + 2.8 Stable Branch ------------------------------ -GIMP 2.7 replaces earlier GIMP 2.x versions. It is advised that you -uninstall them before installing GIMP 2.7. If you want to keep your -older GIMP 2.x installation in parallel to GIMP 2.7, you have to +GIMP 2.8 replaces earlier GIMP 2.x versions. It is advised that you +uninstall them before installing GIMP 2.8. If you want to keep your +older GIMP 2.x installation in parallel to GIMP 2.8, you have to choose a separate prefix which is not in your default library search path. Otherwise your prevoius GIMP installation will start to use the new libraries. You have been warned. @@ -77,12 +77,12 @@ The look of GIMP's interface can be customized like any other GTK app by editing the ~/.gtkrc-2.0 file or by using "themes" (ready-made customizations). For downloadable themes and further details, see http://art.gnome.org/themes/gtk2 . Additionally, GIMP reads the file -~/.gimp-2.7/gtkrc so you can have settings that only apply to GIMP. +~/.gimp-2.8/gtkrc so you can have settings that only apply to GIMP. Included is a set of keybindings similar to those in Adobe Photoshop. You can find them in the ps-menurc file. To use them, copy this file -to ~/.gimp-2.7/menurc. You can also manually change the keybindings to -any of your choice by editing ~/.gimp-2.7/menurc. +to ~/.gimp-2.8/menurc. You can also manually change the keybindings to +any of your choice by editing ~/.gimp-2.8/menurc. Have fun, diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac index e2f154dbca..65f80b633b 100644 --- a/configure.ac +++ b/configure.ac @@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ AC_PREREQ(2.54) # GIMP_INTERFACE_AGE += 1; m4_define([gimp_major_version], [2]) -m4_define([gimp_minor_version], [7]) -m4_define([gimp_micro_version], [6]) +m4_define([gimp_minor_version], [8]) +m4_define([gimp_micro_version], [0]) m4_define([gimp_real_version], [gimp_major_version.gimp_minor_version.gimp_micro_version]) m4_define([gimp_version], [gimp_real_version]) @@ -17,20 +17,20 @@ m4_define([gimp_binary_age], [m4_eval(100 * gimp_minor_version + gimp_micro_version)]) # For overriding the version string. Comment out if not needed. -# m4_define([gimp_version], [2.7.0]) +m4_define([gimp_version], [2.8.0-RC1]) # This is the X.Y used in -lgimp-X.Y m4_define([gimp_api_version], [2.0]) # Versions used for apps, plugins, tools, pkg-config files, and data, # as well as global and user prefs -m4_define([gimp_app_version], [2.7]) +m4_define([gimp_app_version], [2.8]) m4_define([gimp_plugin_version], [2.0]) m4_define([gimp_tool_version], [2.0]) m4_define([gimp_pkgconfig_version], [2.0]) m4_define([gimp_data_version], [2.0]) m4_define([gimp_sysconf_version], [2.0]) -m4_define([gimp_user_version], [2.7]) +m4_define([gimp_user_version], [2.8]) m4_define([gimp_unstable], m4_if(m4_eval(gimp_minor_version % 2), [1], [yes], [no]))