[Digikam-devel] libkdcraw release cycle

[Julien Narboux]

Gilles Caulier a écrit :
> 2010/3/30 Julien Narboux <jnarboux at narboux.fr>:
>   
>> Hi,
>>
>> Did I understand well that raw support in Digikam depends in libkdcraw
>> of kde,
>>     
>
> yes,
>
>   
>> which includes libraw,
>>     
>
> yes
>
>   
>> which includes dcraw ?
>>     
>
> no.
>
> Forget dcraw here. libraw include algorithm from dcraw. but's it's not dcraw.
>
> Also, since RawTherapee is in GPL now, new algorithm will be used from
> another place.
>
> with 0.9.0 release of libraw, foveon sensor has been removed due
> licensing problem. We need to find new implementation RawTherapee is a
> good candidate.
>
>   
>> This means that if a new camera is supported by dcraw then one need to
>> wait for a new release of libraw, a new release of libkdcraw,  a new
>> release of kde, and finally a new relase of his favorite distribution ?
>>     
>
> Yes. in theory. Why ? beacuse libraw is included to libkdcraw as well.
> With Alex Tutubalin (libraw coordinator), we have decided to use this
> way until libraw 1.0.0. after that, i will add a way to use an
> external version of libraw instead internal one.
>
> But there is another problem here : libkdcraw include also widgets.
> And some of this depand of options avaialble in libraw. This is a big
> puzzle to solve, checking version and branching implementation
> accordingly : more complex code, more bugs, more tests to do.
> Including libraw prevent this problem.
>
> So, due the experimental stage of libraw for the moment, and until the
> implementation and the API will be stabilized, i think that including
> libraw as well is better.
>
> But libkdcraw do not depand of KDE4 core composant. You can compile it
> under and old release of KDE4, without any problem. so, to checkout
> source code from trunk and compile and install it instead the distro
> version is the best way. In KDE4, krita, and a dolphin thumbs plugin
> generator use it. Only these both composant will be broken with
> biniray compatibility.
>
> Gilles Caulier
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Thanks Gilles for all these answers.

Julien