[Digikam-devel] digikam 1.3.0 build issues.

[Gilles Caulier]

2010/6/9 Mark Purcell <msp at debian.org>:
>> Just compile and install libkdcraw/libkexiv2 (and also libkipi) from
>> svn trunk (kdegraphics module)
>
> Gilles,
>
> Unfortunately for a distribution such as Debian we are tied to releases of the
> kdegraphics module. We can't easily include the svn trunk components of some
> of kdegraphics :-(
>
>> all library code are managed by digiKam team.
>
> The libraries maybe managed by the digikam team, but the release is controlled
> by the kdegraphics release, do you know which release the updates are slated
> for?

KDE 4.5.

>
> I would doubt that KDE SC 4.4.5 will include large changes, which means we
> maybe awaiting KDE SC 4.5 for updates to these libs.
>
> Previously when the digikam team released these libraries directly, we could
> update the library packaging independent of the upstream kdegraphics release,
> however we cannot do that anymore.
>
> I presume that other distributions would also have the same issues?

I know that Mandriva include kdegraphics/libs from trunk as well...

Gilles