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TheStingPilot
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Sep 17, 2019
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[MSIX] - Packaging GIMP

Hello,   I have created an MSIX from GIMP. When running the application I get approximately 100 error messages that various .dll files cannot be found.   What happens: VFS\ProgramFilesX64\GIMP ...
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    alexmarin89
    Sep 20, 2019

    pandaysumitroy  Indeed, just tried it now and it doesn't work. Apparently this only suppresses the load failure of the plugins.

    Apparently the GIMP community is also https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/issues/1145/ (also somebody else already tried to put the plugins in System32 and System64 with the same exact results).

     

    However, i did notice something, which i am not sure why is happening like this for the moment. While you capture GIMP, if you install it in other folder than the default one (C:\Test or C:\Gimp or any other folder), when you install the MSIX you won't receive the plugin failures anymore (so no need to copy the dlls in System32 and System64).

     

    From my opinion this has something to do with how GIMP gets the paths and the whole logic of finding/loading plugins.

     

    Still searching for a work around to make it work, will let you know if i have any further progress with this.

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TIMOTHY_MANGAN
MVP
Jul 13, 2020

TheStingPilot 

  1. You need to include the FileRedirectionFixup for this application. 
  2. You do not need to include the reference to PsfRuntime as that is assumed (although it must be included in the package).
  3. The config for the FRF would need to include relevant VFS paths.  If you use PsfTooling to perform the injection, then you only need to ask for the FRF and keep all defaults.  This also fixes up the icon for you so you don't get a blue square for the icon.

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