gimp2 @2.6.11: can't open files from remote URIs

[mklein-de (Michael Klein)]

I can't seem to open any images from remote URLs in File->Open Location...

The resulting error is:

GIMP Message

Opening 'http://static2.macosforge.org/files/logos/MacPorts.png' failed:

Could not open 'http://static2.macosforge.org/files/logos/MacPorts.png' for reading: No such file or directory

$ port installed gimp2
The following ports are currently installed:
  gimp2 @2.6.11_9+gvfs+python26+remote (active)

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Do you have reason to believe this is specific to MacPorts? If not, you should report the problem to the developers of the software.

See also #32652, a similar report but for gvfs.

[mklein-de (Michael Klein)]

I can't remember seeing this error on any Linux box before.

Also, if I choose the online version of the user manual (Preferences->Help System), I get a similar are error when I open help:

help Message

Could not open 'http://docs.gimp.org/2.6/en/gimp-help.xml' for reading: Operation not supported

Perhaps you are missing GIO backends and need to install GVFS?

I'm under the impression there is something fundamentally wrong with gvfs...

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

Is this still a problem with the current version?

[mklein-de (Michael Klein)]

Yes, the +gvfs variant still fails to open remote image files. The online help system works now as expected, however.

But it's not specific to gimp:

$ gio info https://trac.macports.org/chrome/site/MacPorts.png
gio: https://trac.macports.org/chrome/site/MacPorts.png: Operation not supported

Might be a dupe of #32652