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Bug 761696 - Program gets stuck loading
Program gets stuck loading
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 449848
Product: GIMP
Classification: Other
Component: General
2.8.16
Other Mac OS
: Normal major
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Assigned To: GIMP Bugs
GIMP Bugs
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2016-02-08 01:06 UTC by efliegel58
Modified: 2016-02-15 13:38 UTC
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Description efliegel58 2016-02-08 01:06:22 UTC 
I downloaded the software, but it freezes while loading and will not open. This has apparently been an issue as far back as 2005, but none of the other threads on this site talking about it give a solid answer. I need help!
Comment 1 Jonathan Tait 2016-02-08 04:21:01 UTC 
This is probably just font-cache building. 
Just be patient. Start GIMP, then leave it alone ..don't even touch the mouse or keyboard. 

A user on one of the forums recently reported that it takes 7-10 minutes on El Capitan:
http://gimpforums.com/thread-gimp-and-osx-el-capitan-i-m-stuck?pid=46196#pid46196

As far as I am aware, that is the first indication that *anybody* has ever actually given us for how long it does actually take on El Capitan, so perhaps you could let us know how long it takes on your machine.
Comment 2 efliegel58 2016-02-09 19:39:46 UTC 
I redownloaded the app and tried again, and it did finally load after 3 or so minutes. I tried again today and it took no time at all. Not sure why the first download wouldn't open, but it's fixed now. Thank you very much!
Comment 3 Michael Schumacher 2016-02-15 13:38:30 UTC 
Let's assume this is a duplicate of bug 449848 then.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 449848 ***