preparing 6.0.0 code...

[Maik Qualmann]

Gilles, and everyone else a Happy New Year. Yes, I'm looking forward to 
feedback on MySQL - but only positive. ((:-)) No, seriously, I know that there 
will be problems. Currently I only use MySQL for testing and it is running 
really well here. It is important that we write in the release note that the 
core DB with the migration tool should be copied into a new DB and should be 
started with a new created thumbnail and face DB.

Maik

Am Mittwoch, 3. Januar 2018, 18:10:50 CET schrieb Gilles Caulier:
> Hi all,
> 
> In first, i hope an happy new year to all.
> 
> 1/ I currently revival the face management git branch written while summer
> 2017 by the student working on AI engine to recognize faces. The code is
> sync with master, but do not compile yet. I will fix it.
> 
> 2/ Important point : this code do not compile with OpenCV 2.x. It require
> OpenCV 3.1. This want mean that digiKam 6.0.0 will drop OpenCV 2.x support
> definitively.
> 
> 3/ when faces management branch will be fixed, I would to create a new one
> dedicated to 6.0.0 release and let's master for the 5.x series, as
> certainly a new 5.9.0 will be published few weeks ago 5.8.0, as
> maintenance, until 6.0.0 code will be stabilized.
> 
> 4/ The clone tool : this one still not very unusable for 5.8.0. I recommend
> to disable this option in editor for the moment, until zoom support and
> brushes size preview over canvas is not implemented.
> 
> 5/ I do know yet when 5.8.0 will be released, as i don't receive a new
> response from Nicolas to create the whole tarball. Also Maik, want
> certainly receive more feedback about Mysql support as i can see recently
> in bugzilla.
> 
> Best
> 
> Gilles Caulier