Re: [gentoo-user] tif libraries being ignored

[Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>]

Ted Miller wrote:
> I am new to Gentoo (not new to Linux), and am trying to do a Gentoo
> install to handle my photo needs.  I have emerged cinepaint, gimp,
> hugin, KPhotoAlbum, Krita and ufraw (for starters).
>
> Things work pretty well EXCEPT that the KDE based applications cannot
> handle *.tif files.  I have the media-libs/tiff package emerged, but
> for some reason the KDE subsystem does not seem to be using it.
>
> What doesn't even list .tif files as graphics files:
> KView
>
> What doesn't work with .tif files:
> krita preview in File>Open dialog
> KPhotoAlbum does not show .tif files
> gimp lists the files, but puts up an error message when it attempts to
> open the file
> KView
>
> What does work with .tif files:
> Krita will open them (just not preview them)
> hugin
> cinepaint (not KDE based)
>
>
> If I tell konqueror to open a .tif file with KView, the KView status
> bar says "Unknown image format: /"...."/A00001658.1.tif"
>
> If I tell konqueror to open a .tif file with GIMP, I get two GIMP
> Messages:
> PDB calling error: Procedure 'file-tiff-load' not found.
> Opening '/.../A00001658.1.tif' failed: raw image plug-in could not
> open image
>
> I have run
> emerge --update --deep --newuse world
> revdep-rebuild
> with no improvement
>
> Any insight into what I need to do to get this working will be greatly
> appreciated.  Please be explicit (or include links to documentation)
> if I have to do anything unusual, but I will be glad to send any
> needed information to help you diagnose my problem.
>
> Ted Miller
> Indiana, USA
>
>
>

I would assume you have tiff in your USE line in make.conf? 

root@smoker / # euse -i tiff
global use flags (searching: tiff)
************************************************************
[+ CD ] tiff - Adds support for the TIFF image format

local use flags (searching: tiff)
************************************************************
[+ CD ] tiff (media-tv/mythtv):
Add support for tiff loading and rendering which is only used by
media-plugins/mythgallery

root@smoker / #

Just in case you missed that little detail.  ;-) 

Dale

:-)  :-)