Hell. Thanks for the prompt reply. I have python ver. 2.6.4. I will attach a file. Yes, all do the same. "Cannot save". Have downloaded both tar.bz2 and tar.gz. None will configure. This is extracted from tar.bz2. This is what happens: hivolt@hivolt-laptop:~$ cd /home/hivolt/Desktop/inkscape-0.48.0 hivolt@hivolt-laptop:~/Desktop/inkscape-0.48.0$ ./configure checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c checking whether build environment is sane... yes checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... /bin/mkdir -p checking for gawk... no checking for mawk... mawk checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes checking how to create a pax tar archive... gnutar checking for style of include used by make... GNU checking for g++... no checking for c++... no checking for gpp... no checking for aCC... no checking for CC... no checking for cxx... no checking for cc++... no checking for cl.exe... no checking for FCC... no checking for KCC... no checking for RCC... no checking for xlC_r... no checking for xlC... no checking whether the C++ compiler works... no configure: error: in `/home/hivolt/Desktop/inkscape-0.48.0': configure: error: C++ compiler cannot create executables See `config.log' for more details. This is the config.log This file contains any messages produced by compilers while running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake. It was created by inkscape configure 0.48.0, which was generated by GNU Autoconf 2.65. Invocation command line was $ ./configure ## --------- ## ## Platform. ## ## --------- ## hostname = hivolt-laptop uname -m = i686 uname -r = 2.6.31-22-generic uname -s = Linux uname -v = #65-Ubuntu SMP Thu Sep 16 15:48:58 UTC 2010 /usr/bin/uname -p = unknown /bin/uname -X = unknown /bin/arch = unknown /usr/bin/arch -k = unknown /usr/convex/getsysinfo = unknown /usr/bin/hostinfo = unknown /bin/machine = unknown /usr/bin/oslevel = unknown /bin/universe = unknown PATH: /usr/local/sbin PATH: /usr/local/bin PATH: /usr/sbin PATH: /usr/bin PATH: /sbin PATH: /bin PATH: /usr/games ## ----------- ## ## Core tests. ## ## ----------- ## configure:2573: checking build system type configure:2587: result: i686-pc-linux-gnu configure:2607: checking host system type configure:2620: result: i686-pc-linux-gnu configure:2657: checking for a BSD-compatible install configure:2725: result: /usr/bin/install -c configure:2736: checking whether build environment is sane configure:2786: result: yes configure:2927: checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p configure:2966: result: /bin/mkdir -p configure:2979: checking for gawk configure:3009: result: no configure:2979: checking for mawk configure:2995: found /usr/bin/mawk configure:3006: result: mawk configure:3017: checking whether make sets $(MAKE) configure:3039: result: yes configure:3114: checking how to create a pax tar archive configure:3127: tar --version tar (GNU tar) 1.22 Copyright (C) 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later . This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. Written by John Gilmore and Jay Fenlason. configure:3130: $? = 0 configure:3170: tardir=conftest.dir && eval tar --format=posix -chf - "$tardir" >conftest.tar configure:3173: $? = 0 configure:3177: tar -xf - &5 ./configure: line 3407: g++: command not found configure:3416: $? = 127 configure:3405: g++ -v >&5 ./configure: line 3407: g++: command not found configure:3416: $? = 127 configure:3405: g++ -V >&5 ./configure: line 3407: g++: command not found configure:3416: $? = 127 configure:3405: g++ -qversion >&5 ./configure: line 3407: g++: command not found configure:3416: $? = 127 configure:3436: checking whether the C++ compiler works configure:3458: g++ conftest.cpp >&5 ./configure: line 3460: g++: command not found configure:3462: $? = 127 configure:3500: result: no configure: failed program was: | /* confdefs.h */ | #define PACKAGE_NAME "inkscape" | #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "inkscape" | #define PACKAGE_VERSION "0.48.0" | #define PACKAGE_STRING "inkscape 0.48.0" | #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "" | #define PACKAGE_URL "" | #define PACKAGE "inkscape" | #define VERSION "0.48.0" | /* end confdefs.h. */ | | int | main () | { | | ; | return 0; | } configure:3505: error: in `/home/hivolt/Desktop/inkscape-0.48.0': configure:3509: error: C++ compiler cannot create executables See `config.log' for more details. ## 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----------- ## ## confdefs.h. ## ## ----------- ## /* confdefs.h */ #define PACKAGE_NAME "inkscape" #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "inkscape" #define PACKAGE_VERSION "0.48.0" #define PACKAGE_STRING "inkscape 0.48.0" #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "" #define PACKAGE_URL "" #define PACKAGE "inkscape" #define VERSION "0.48.0" configure: exit 77 Am I missing some dependencies? Regards, Frank Hack ~suv wrote: > Does the error occur with every SVG file you try to save as XCF file or only with some files? > Can you attach a sample SVG file that fails to save as XCF file? > > Possibly related to bug #485027 “Export to Gimp XCF returns deprecation > warnings” (fixed in 0.48), though AFAIU the deprecation warning should > not prevent the extension from working (it's just a warning). Which > Python version do you have installed? > > ** Tags added: exporting xcf > >