Installation error - Gimp 2.10 - gmic plugin

[LisaRH72]

I’llI’m Hi. 
Hoping someone can help. 
I’ve been running Gimp 2.8 with no issue & I’m now trying to install 2.10 but on loading up I get the following message

gmic_gimp_qt.exe - entry point not found


The procedure point g_file_test could not be located in the dynamic link library C:\programme files\gimp2\bin\libgmodule-2.0-0.dll

Gimp still opens but I can’t seem to install GMIC at all. 

Any help will be very much appreciated. 

Thank you
Lisa

[rich2005]

There is a specific installer for gimp_gmic_qt and Windows Gimp 2.10.0



I have tried this and it does work.

My advice:

Since you have already installed Gimp 2.10.0 check that it works ok. There is a fault with the latest installers. see example: https://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-2-10-C...18#pid8118

If your Gimp 2.10.0 works ok
The installer automatically uninstalled Gimp 2.8 but left the gimp 2.8 profile C:\Users\yourname\.gimp-2.8

Gimp 2.10.0 then copies any resources (including your old gmic) to a new gimp 2.10 profile C:\Users\appdata\roaming\GIMP\2.10

It is best to start with a clean installation
1. Rename C:\Users\yourname\.gimp-2.8 to C:\Users\yourname\.ggimp-2.8
2. Delete C:\Users\appdata\roaming\GIMP\2.10
3. Run Gimp 2.10 to create a new default profile.
4. Install the new gmic
5. Move your old plugins / scripts / brushes ... from C:\Users\yourname\.ggimp-2.8 to C:\Users\appdata\roaming\GIMP\2.10 checking that they work.

[LisaRH72]

Hi Rich,

I searched my C drive for anything Gimp related and uninstalled / deleted everything I found and started again. I've installed both GIMP 2.10 & GMIC with no problems this morning.

Thank you for your help, much appreciated!

[jt922554]

(05-14-2018, 07:18 PM)rich2005 Wrote: There is a specific installer for gimp_gmic_qt and Windows Gimp 2.10.0



I have tried this and it does work.

My advice:

Since you have already installed Gimp 2.10.0 check that it works ok. There is a fault with the latest installers. see example: https://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-2-10-C...18#pid8118

If your Gimp 2.10.0 works ok
The installer automatically uninstalled Gimp 2.8 but left the gimp 2.8 profile C:\Users\yourname\.gimp-2.8

Gimp 2.10.0 then copies any resources (including your old gmic) to a new gimp 2.10 profile C:\Users\appdata\roaming\GIMP\2.10

It is best to start with a clean installation
1. Rename C:\Users\yourname\.gimp-2.8 to C:\Users\yourname\.ggimp-2.8
2. Delete C:\Users\appdata\roaming\GIMP\2.10
3. Run Gimp 2.10 to create a new default profile.
4. Install the new gmic
5. Move your old plugins / scripts / brushes ... from C:\Users\yourname\.ggimp-2.8 to C:\Users\appdata\roaming\GIMP\2.10 checking that they work.

Thanks for this Rich2005, it worked perfectly. I have spent hours trying to solve this problem with no joy whatsoever. Could have saved myself heartache coming here earlier!!

Again, many thanks

[Dewadewa]

None of these worked for me.

The error that keeps popping up is "The procedure entry point (various entry point names) could not be located in the dynamic link library C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\bin\(some .exe or .dll)"


I've used GIMP for about 10 years on Linux, 3 years on Windows. I installed 2.10 on Windows yesterday. 2.10 binaries are not yet available for the Linux machine.

This problem has been ongoing (for me) for about 3 years with GIMP 2.8 and is more than 10 times worse with 2.10. Looking through Google, I find that this has been an ongoing problem for at least 9 years with Windows versions. Seems that Linux versions are OK--at least, I've never encountered these errors with Linux.

Using 2.8, the error dialog popped up 7 times--always 7 times--from the first startup. Though inconvenient, it was not a big hassle. With 2.10, that dialog pops up over 100 times when it's loading plugins. Nearly an hour is wasted sitting in front of computer clicking dialog boxes. Even if I decide to stop GIMP, I can't until it's run through all the error dialog boxes unless I go admin and end the program in Process Monitor.

I uninstalled 2.8 before installing 2.10. There were no complaints at all while installing either 2.8 or 2.10.

So. Where do I go from here, I wonder.

[rich2005]

I like to be constructive, but really, I do not know what you are doing.

Quote:None of these worked for me.
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I've used GIMP for about 10 years on Linux, 3 years on Windows. I installed 2.10 on Windows yesterday. 2.10 binaries are not yet available for the Linux machine.

Just used the gmic_gimp_qt Windows installer in a Win10 - Gimp 2.10.4 VM - Works perfectly



No linux version yet. Depends on the linux - This my desktop computer running PClinuxOS - Gimp 2.10.4 in the repo, just install it. Gmic_gimp_qt running.




Want more mainstream - This laptop, Kubuntu 16.04 Gimp 2.10.4 flatpak - QT not going to work but a little work and gmic_gimp_gtk



Then of course there are linux appimages and Windows Gimp 2.10.4's that come with Gmic pre-installed, if that is your thing.

Quote:..So. Where do I go from here, I wonder.

I wonder as well, None working for you - then you need to give details.
As you guessed just a little annoyed.

[Dewadewa]

As of now, doing a complete do-over, as if I've never installed on windoze before, deleting all traces of gimp, etc.

As for Linux, I'll look for a 2.10 release a bit later.

Thanks.

[Dewadewa]

A complete removal, a reinstall, a complete removal and a totally different windoze installer later and I'm in business.

I did a most thorough removal of the install: The installer left behind the entire directory structure, a few other files and registry entries, so those were manually removed.

Reinstalled it and encountered the same problems. Rinse and repeat!

Somewhere, someone mentioned success using a different installer,  so after cleaning up again,  I tried a different installer on a different GIMP mirror.

Now GIMP 2.10 works as it should. And, <<bonus>> there is also useful error output.