Woke up to see this today.
A compiled Gimp-2.8 for Windows.

Is this the real deal now or another sorta/kinda?

Just noticed the source code for the official stable release got put up on gimp.org now just waiting on a windows installer being published for the stable version.

Yes that is what i am compiling now.
Gimp-2.8 for windows.

First test

Second test


Still having libintl-8.dll file problems though.

Test3 - Brush dynamics

I have a question.
When applying brush dynamics "Random Color" what pattern or palette does gimp use?
Clearly i have red and white as color picks, and my brush color is not those colors.

Test4 - single window mode and themes.

Test 5 - diagonal cropping.

I have to play with brush dynamics a bit more but it seems pretty stable, and its faster than the dev versions and isn't chunky.

I can not test any filters or python as i still have libintl-8.dll issues and none will initialize.
Sorry about that.
But i can test the basics. Anything else you guys want me to test?
All the color tools seem to work better.

It includes python ?
I see what you wrote about the dll but that is a different matter

I do not think it will run right out of the box.You will still have to select it in the installer.
I compiled on a windows machine with codegen already installed so the build included it for me.

I am sure the new official release of the setup will include a choice still.

I am pretty sure the Random Color uses the selected Gradient. Do we have diagonal guides now? Or just cropping?

Yes one of the test images i posted shows the diagonal cropping guides.

Rod Will you be posting a windows gimp 2.8 soon, ps I have not given up on gimp# but i'n waiting for your 018 compile for windows to be posted.

I can send you the compiled version Graechan in a link via PM.
All you will need to do is unzip to your gimp-2.0\lib\gimp\2.0\plug-ins folder and restart Gimp-2.6.12.
Keep in mind i have not tested it in Gimp-2.6.12 , nor Gimp-2.8 RC-1 as i do not want to mess up my current install.
I tested on Gimp-2.7 versions only, and it fails. A small hint... i believe it's missing a crucial dll file. Possibly mono.
I will include it in the zip if you like.

As far as Gimp-2.8 for Windows i only compiled it out of curiosity. With the dll problems i keep getting i wouldn't dare post an installer yet. Not until i fixed that at least.
Besides i believe the official installers will give you a choice to allow older plugins to work. Mine wouldn't.
You are much better off waiting for the release from the official Gimp team in my honest opinion.

Attached is one that you can unzip to RC1 /lib/gimp/2.0/plug-ins folder and it will work. I tested this one.

Hi Rod.

The libintl-8 problems are not from gimp itself, otherwise you wouldn't have it getting compiled.
I had some problems, too. Always moaning that there is no pointer to __printf__.
I got rid of that, by:

- making sure, that tehere is only one libintl-8.dll on my system.
- the path, where the only one resides, is in systems PATH (in my case my gimp/bin directory).
- deleting all (except especially for a plug-in) dll's from plug-in directories.

Hatti

Thanks Hatti i will try that.

okay, I am just waiting for a 2.8 (64-bit) stable version for Windows that I don't have to worry about compiling, and that all the tools and scripts will work in.

Is there any such beast yet?

If so, could someone post a download link to it. If not, I will just sit and wait for a Linux Fedora version

Sorry Molly all i can supply is 32 bit. (which is now available through gimp.org)
Partha would be the one to ask about 64 bit.