[digiKam-users] 8.0.0 pre-release bundles...

[Maik Qualmann]

Hi Marc,

Yes, of course report it, otherwise the errors would be included in the final 
version and we don't want that. ((:-))

Maik

Am Dienstag, 1. November 2022, 17:37:52 CET schrieb Marc Palaus:
> Perfect, I'd love to try the unstable versions.
> 
> By the way, what should we do if we encounter bug in the 8.x
> pre-releases? Should we report them or wait until a final version has
> been released?
> 
> Marc
> 
> El 1/11/22 a les 12:09, Gilles Caulier ha escrit:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I started to publish the 8.0.0 pre-release bundles in files.kde.org.
> > It use the same way than stable 7.x (currently 7.9.0).
> > 
> > To be more precise stable 7.x pre-release are here :
> > 
> > https://files.kde.org/digikam/
> > 
> > ...and unstable 8.0.0 pre-release will be stored in "unstable" sub
> > directory.
> > 
> > https://files.kde.org/digikam/unstable/
> > 
> > The unstable versions are compiled with master code (7.x with
> > qt5-maintenance git branch).
> > 
> > The unstable will be also compiled with Qt5, as it misses some piece
> > of software not yet ported to Qt6, as Marble for ex. digiKam can be
> > compiled with Qt6, but some features will be missing.
> > 
> > The first one to be published will be the Windows version
> > cross-compiled with MXE under Linux. MacOS and Linux AppImage will
> > come soon.
> > 
> > As the name said, 8.0.0 is unstable and can include important bugs. So
> > please do not use yet in production, and manage small test
> > collections. On the other hand, 7.9.0 is stable and includes only bug
> > fixes, not new features.
> > 
> > Voilà
> > 
> > Best regards
> > 
> > Gilles Caulier