# Inkscape

Inkscape is a vector graphics editor application. It is distributed under a free software license, the GNU GPL. Its stated goal is to become a powerful graphics tool while being fully compliant with the XML, SVG, and CSS standards.[1]

## Installation

inkscape can be installed from the official repositories. The development version is available in the AUR as inkscape-bzrAUR.

## Troubleshooting

### Build error with libpng 1.2.x

If inkscape fails to build with the following error:

    In file included from /usr/include/libpng12/png.h:474,
    from sp-image.cpp:44:
    /usr/include/libpng12/pngconf.h:328: error: expected constructor, destructor, or type conversion before '.' token
    /usr/include/libpng12/pngconf.h:329: error: '__dont__' does not name a type

You should be able to solve that by simply commenting the two mentioned Lines in `/usr/include/libpng12/pngconf.h` out:

    //__pngconf.h__ already includes setjmp.h;
    //__dont__ include it again.;

(I have got no idea what else those changes influence, so you might want to undo them after inkscape is built. This could be related to Debian Bug#522477 and might get fixed in libpng 1.4)

### Segfaults with qtcurve-gtk2

There is a problem with qtcurve-gtk2 1.8.18-3 that makes inkscape segfault shortly after launch. The bug is fixed upstream (Bug 343704) but no release is yet available and the AUR package qtcurve-git is not compatible with KDE Frameworks 5. Best option today to use qtcurve and inkscape is to use speps patched packages from FS#43631.

## See also

- Multimedia in Arch Linux
- Inkscape Homepage
- Inkscape at Wikipedia

Category:

- Graphics and desktop publishing