diff --git a/gegl/.footprint b/gegl/.footprint
index 8f2b1edf2..e07f2c753 100644
--- a/gegl/.footprint
+++ b/gegl/.footprint
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/
 drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/bin/
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/bin/gcut
 -rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/bin/gegl
 -rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/bin/gegl-imgcmp
 drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/include/
@@ -8,7 +7,6 @@ drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/include/gegl-0.4/
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/gegl-0.4/gegl-apply.h
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/gegl-0.4/gegl-audio-fragment.h
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/gegl-0.4/gegl-buffer-backend.h
--rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/gegl-0.4/gegl-buffer-cl-iterator.h
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/gegl-0.4/gegl-buffer-enums.h
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/gegl-0.4/gegl-buffer-iterator.h
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/gegl-0.4/gegl-buffer-matrix2.h
@@ -91,72 +89,42 @@ drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/include/gegl-0.4/sc/
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/gegl-0.4/sc/sc-sample.h
 drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/
 drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/gegl-common-cxx.la
 -rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/gegl-common-cxx.so
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/gegl-common-gpl3.la
 -rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/gegl-common-gpl3.so
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/gegl-common.la
 -rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/gegl-common.so
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/gegl-core.la
 -rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/gegl-core.so
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/gegl-generated.la
 -rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/gegl-generated.so
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/gif-load.la
 -rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/gif-load.so
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/grey2.json
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/jpg-load.la
 -rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/jpg-load.so
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/jpg-save.la
 -rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/jpg-save.so
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/npd.la
+-rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/lcms-from-profile.so
 -rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/npd.so
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/npy-save.la
 -rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/npy-save.so
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/path.la
 -rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/path.so
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/pixbuf.la
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/pixbuf.so
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/png-load.la
+-rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/pixbuf-load.so
+-rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/pixbuf-save.so
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 -rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/png-save.so
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/ppm-load.la
 -rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/ppm-load.so
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/ppm-save.la
 -rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/ppm-save.so
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/rgbe-load.la
 -rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/rgbe-load.so
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/rgbe-save.la
 -rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/rgbe-save.so
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/save-pixbuf.la
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/save-pixbuf.so
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/seamless-clone-compose.la
 -rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/seamless-clone-compose.so
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/seamless-clone.la
 -rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/seamless-clone.so
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/svg-load.la
 -rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/svg-load.so
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/text.la
 -rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/text.so
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/tiff-load.la
 -rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/tiff-load.so
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/tiff-save.la
 -rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/tiff-save.so
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/transformops.la
 -rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/transformops.so
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/vector-fill.la
 -rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/vector-fill.so
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/vector-stroke.la
 -rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/gegl-0.4/vector-stroke.so
 drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/girepository-1.0/
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/lib/girepository-1.0/Gegl-0.4.typelib
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/libgegl-0.4.la
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/lib/libgegl-0.4.so -> libgegl-0.4.so.0.416.0
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/lib/libgegl-0.4.so.0 -> libgegl-0.4.so.0.416.0
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/libgegl-0.4.so.0.416.0
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/libgegl-npd-0.4.la
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/lib/libgegl-0.4.so -> libgegl-0.4.so.0
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/lib/libgegl-0.4.so.0 -> libgegl-0.4.so.0.417.1
+-rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/libgegl-0.4.so.0.417.1
 -rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/libgegl-npd-0.4.so
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/libgegl-sc-0.4.la
 -rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/libgegl-sc-0.4.so
 drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/pkgconfig/
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/lib/pkgconfig/gegl-0.4.pc
diff --git a/gegl/.signature b/gegl/.signature
index b7f158c71..cbb45199a 100644
--- a/gegl/.signature
+++ b/gegl/.signature
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 untrusted comment: verify with /etc/ports/opt.pub
-RWSE3ohX2g5d/ZL+s9ijr2Q8VjwYZvE1n77en/E85Xwsj9olF7L7eagBStudfZ7yn41Upom6jE9EXo6BPrfQ6dSLhe6MNou9DwA=
-SHA256 (Pkgfile) = fe3466ea4e92bf1b3ba6c317ba65621b69b6e1be97ec187fb24ae46d8f9778e7
-SHA256 (.footprint) = 7f365f51ee61912d86683c549e4e7c760b4e515a17e46dddc59cd8519ffe02dd
-SHA256 (gegl-0.4.16.tar.bz2) = 0112df690301d9eb993cc48965fc71b7751c9021a4f4ee08fcae366c326b5e5a
+RWSE3ohX2g5d/RBHWyDZ/0s0WNE9BbcayKYaPmVDybf7kBcleVvj9ujoPELj6+/zyaHui+alZjXa8wsIYcW+4BH1+q4pxxueOQM=
+SHA256 (Pkgfile) = 8dbd28d8165027ae6addf7223c10914b5b79d08b400d399c7ce25d6665426395
+SHA256 (.footprint) = 3b83055ec374a43da220640c486fd02eacd780acf88386383249e4aa0c3a3997
+SHA256 (gegl-0.4.18.tar.xz) = c946dfb45beb7fe0fb95b89a25395b449eda2b205ba3e8a1ffb1ef992d9eca64
diff --git a/gegl/Pkgfile b/gegl/Pkgfile
index 412d88379..167acaf80 100644
--- a/gegl/Pkgfile
+++ b/gegl/Pkgfile
@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
 # Description: graph based image processing framework
 # URL: http://gegl.org
 # Maintainer:  Thomas Penteker, tek at serverop dot de
-# Packager: Simone Rota, sip at crux dot nu
-# Depends on: babl gexiv2 glu json-glib librsvg util-linux
-# Optional: libsdl ffmpeg
+# Depends on: babl gexiv2 glu json-glib librsvg
+# Optional: libsdl2 ffmpeg
 
 name=gegl
-version=0.4.16
-release=2
-source=(https://ftp.gimp.org/pub/$name/${version%.*}/$name-$version.tar.bz2)
+version=0.4.18
+release=1
+source=(https://download.gimp.org/pub/$name/${version%.*}/$name-$version.tar.xz)
 
 build() {
   cd $name-$version
-  ./configure $PKGMK_GEGL --prefix=/usr --disable-docs
-  make
-  make DESTDIR=$PKG install
+  meson build --prefix /usr
+  DESTDIR=$PKG ninja -C build -j ${JOBS:-1} install
   rm -r $PKG/usr/share/locale
 }