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INSTALL: update.

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This text should also be a bit more robust to future (more frequent now)
minor version bumps.
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@ -4,14 +4,15 @@ Installation instructions for GIMP @GIMP_APP_VERSION@
There are some basic steps to building and installing GIMP.
GIMP @GIMP_APP_VERSION@ replaces earlier GIMP 2.10.x versions. It is advised to
uninstall them before installing GIMP @GIMP_APP_VERSION@. Since libgimp* libraries
and data are all versioned anyway, it is possible to keep your older
GIMP 2.x installation in parallel to GIMP @GIMP_APP_VERSION@ on a same prefix.
GIMP @GIMP_APP_VERSION@ replaces earlier GIMP versions. It is advised to uninstall
them before installing GIMP @GIMP_APP_VERSION@. Since libgimp* libraries and data
are all versioned anyway, it is possible to keep your older GIMP 2.x
or 3.x installations in parallel to GIMP @GIMP_APP_VERSION@ on a same prefix.
GIMP @GIMP_APP_VERSION@ is not backward compatible with GIMP 2.10 and earlier
versions. Plug-ins and scripts written for GIMP 2.10, 2.8, 2.6 or
earlier GIMP 2.x versions will not work because the API changed.
earlier GIMP 2.x versions will not work because the API changed in
GIMP 3.0.
The most important part is to make sure the requirements for a build
are fulfilled. We depend on a number of tools and libraries which are