GIMP Version: 2.8.2
Operating System: Linux
OS Version: Fedora 17
GIMP Experience: Intermediate Level

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I have the regular plasma in Gimp under render, clouds Plasma. I downloaded the plasma2 and installed it in my plug-ins folder and it doesn't show in Gimp.
I am running Gimp 64-bit, I don't know if that makes the difference or not. Anyone have any idea how this can be.

Molly, can you tell me where to get plasma2 please I want to see if I can get it to work but cant find a link to it

Edit

Akky, here is a Linux binary&docs for Plasma2 zip file viewtopic.php?f=9&t=494
(scroll down to GnuTux's comment)

I found the source code here:
http://www.graphics-muse.org/source/GFX ... ls/source/
http://schumaml.gmxhome.de/downloads/gimp/sources/

But I can not compile it because apparently does not work in 64 bits. It seems that the plugin is too old, Do you know if the plugin works with gimp 2.8?

Yes it does Yafu. O has it working in her 32 bit Gimp in Fedora 17

I d/led both plasma2 files and browsed the code and other files.
It's all c source code.
The commands to use gimptool won't work because they're obsolete.
When you compile source on your computer it will be compiled either 32 or 64 bit depending on your system.
What I also read was that it was written for gimp-1.1.
I sincerely doubt that it can be made to work in 2.8.
The best way to find out what your gimp thinks of it is to start it in a terminal and look at the messages it spits out.
If there's nothing about plasma2 then gimp probably doesn't recognize it as a plug-in.
Gerard.

The plug-in works for me in 2.8.2 and I have Fedora 17. I think the reason it doesn't work in Molly's is that her machine is a 64-bit machine. It will need to be compiled for 64-bit.

Hi O,
Did you install it as a binary or from source?
I mean did you use gimptool to compile it?
Gerard.

I got the one GnuTux compiled for Linux here.

The only other thing I can think of is to ensure the plug-in is set to be an executable.

You can run gimp from the command line, to see what the errors are generated when it sees the plug-in. That might tell you something.

Being this plug-in is a compiled binary, you're probably going to have to find a 64-bit version that someone has already successfully compiled.

The only binary I can find is the old 32 bit version.

Thanks Tux. It is executable so I guess it is the 64-bit problem. Maybe someone will come along and compile it.

When I try to compile plasma2-2.10.tar.bz2 (plasma2 v2.9) in 64 bits I get:



I tried to fix it:
https://www.google.com/search?q="bad+value"+"(x86_64)"+"march%3D+switch"
But I can't find the solution. The problem it's clearly related to 64 bits arch. Is not compatible with 64-bit or the flags are wrong in the makefile.

Thanks Yafu, maybe someone will come along and compile it, if not, I will just either have to live without it or bite the bullet and go over to my Windows drive and use it there. (last resort) lol

Ok, the easy way. I found the binary
http://ftp4.fr.postgresql.org/pub/linux/pld/pool/g/gimp-plugin-plasma2/
If you can not install the package, uncompress the package and get the binary directly. Here I share the 64-bit binary plasama 2 (v2.10) to make it easy to find:
http://www.fileswap.com/dl/Fn6H7vX5hl/plasma2_2.10_64bits.zip.html

Wow, thank you so much yafu, it works I have it and it is perfect. you rock