[Digikam-devel] Please tell me how to compile digikam

[Simon A. Eugster]

On 16.05.2010 19:03, Jens Müller wrote:
> Am Sonntag, 16. Mai 2010, um 12:25:41 schrieb digikam-devel-request at kde.org:
>> Ah, thanks a lot.
>> Compiling and installing works, but digikam isn't displaying any
>>
>> image. Debug output says:
>>> digikam(22301)/digikam (core) Digikam::ImageAlbumModel::slotResult:
>>> Failed to list url:  "Could not start process Unable to create io-slave:
>>> klauncher said: Fehler beim Laden von ?kio_digikamalbums?
>>> ."
>>
>> What is the problem here?
>>
>>
>> Some change suggestions to the tutorial:
>> # svn checkout svn://dev.exiv2.org/svn/trunk
>> # mv trunk exiv2
>> v
>> v
>> # svn checkout svn://dev.exiv2.org/svn/trunk exiv2
>>
>>
>> # sudo make install
>> v
>> v
>> # sudo make install -j3    # Make with 3 threads; best: # of cores + 1
>>
>> Patch CMakeLists.txt to be able to build standalone. Download appended
>> patch and place it in your development folder.
>> # patch<  ../libkexiv2cmake.diff.txt
>> v
>> v
>> Patch CMakeLists.txt to be able to build standalone. Download appended
>> patch and place it in your development folder:
>> # wget http://www.digikam.org/drupal/system/files/libkexiv2cmake.diff_.txt
>> -O ../libkexiv2cmake.diff.txt
>> # patch<  ../libkexiv2cmake.diff.txt
>>
>> # chmod 744 env_svn.sh
>> v
>> v
>> # chmod u+x env_svn.sh
>>
>>
>> Simon
>
> Thanks Simon for your comments, I will bring them in the howto.
>
> As you have problems with digikam ioslaves: Do you own a 32bit or a 65bit
> system? In the later case you have to modify the paths in the little script.
> Do you install under /usr/local as the tutorial suggested or in /usr ?

Thanks for your answer! I'm on a 64bit system, indeed. Which paths do I 
have to adjust?

And yes,  I've installed everything to /usr/local, not to /usr.

Simon