[Digikam-users] Too slow metadata writing with exiv2 and Nikon - how to solve?

[Barberet]

Hello,

I'm facing the same issue. I've upgraded to digikam 1.3, but I have the same 
problem (normal given problem description).
I'm using kubuntu 10.04 upgraded to kde 4.4.4.

I've tried following without success:
1- Install libexiv2-0.20 that fix the bug, from sources. This installed 
/usr/lib/libexiv2.so.9
2- Using apt source, I've recompiled libkexiv and digikam. However, ldd 
shows there are still linked with libexiv2-0.19 (/usr/lib/libexiv2.so.6)

I gave up at this stage with this method.

I've then seen that a new debian version of libexiv2-6_0.19 has just been 
released that include the nikon patch.

I installed the .deb, my /usr/lib/libexiv2.so.6 is updated, but digikam is 
still very slow....

I'm stuck... What's wrong ?

best regards

Vincent



Emil Persson wrote:

> Ok. How do I update exiv2 the best way since many other programs depend on
> it?
> Through KPackageKit I don't see how.
> If i download it and compile and install it I get 2 versions, not?
> Could you Gilles, or some other friendly soul be more verbose? Or direct
> me to a
> tutorial that explains the process.
> 
> /Emil Persson
> 
> 2010/6/8 Gilles Caulier
> <caulier.gilles at gmail.com>
> 
>> update Exiv2 to 0.20.0. recompile libkexiv2 and digikam...
>>
>> Gilles Caulier
>>
>> 2010/6/8 Emil Persson
>> <kodsmeden at gmail.com>:
>> > I am an fan of Digikam since 2 years and now I experience severe
>> > troubles downloading pictures from Nikon D5000 and metadata writing
>> > inside Digikam (1.2.0).
>> > Downloading takes ages (~3 minutes for 1 pic 6Mb), writing metadata to
>> pic
>> > inside
>> > Digikam also takes unacceptably long time.
>> > This makes Digikam useless (too bad) and I really want to find out a
>> > solution.
>> > I know other posts have been discussing similar issues but I have not
>> seen
>> > any
>> > finally solving answers.
>> >
>> > Parden my newbie language related to *nix operations and installations.
>> > I
>> am
>> > learning.
>> > Maybe some of my questions should be placed in other forums but the
>> problem
>> > IS related
>> > to Digikam since it uses exiv2 libraries. Being a Java-developer on
>> mostly
>> > win32,
>> > *nix commands and it's universes are still terrifying to me, though
>> > tempting.
>> >
>> > My environment:
>> > 32bit 2.6.32-22-generic Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
>> > Nikon D5000 autodetected (mode PTP)
>> > Digikam (1.2.0)
>> > Exiv2 (0.19)
>> >
>> > On a fresh installation of Kubuntu (10.0.4) Digikam from KPackageKit is
>> > using exiv2 (0.19-1).
>> > The dependencies seems to be:
>> > Digikam uses libkexiv2-8 (4:4-4.2-Oubuntu4) uses libexiv2-6 (0.19-1)
>> > uses exiv2 (0.19-1)
>> >
>> > Found hints to a solution:
>> > - Exiv2 (0.20) has a bug fix (since 0.19) that solves the
>> > metadata/Nikon problem:
>> > http://www.exiv2.org/changelog.html and
>> > http://dev.exiv2.org/issues/show/0000677
>> > - Suggestions have been posted to downgrade from exiv2 (0.19) to exiv2
>> > (0.18.2)
>> > but this has not solved the problem according to:
>> >
>> 
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.kde.digikam.user/12166/match=exiv2+nikon
>> > - On the Digikam site it says that using an exiv2 lib > 0.11, but maybe
>> this
>> > post
>> > is outdated, since exiv2 is in 0.20, and 0.19 obviously had Nikon
>> > related bugs.
>> > http://www.digikam.org/drupal/node/177
>> >
>> > Questions:
>> >
>> > 1. How can I install Digikam from KPackageKit and make sure it uses
>> > exiv2 version 0.20? In my system 0.19 is the only available from
>> > KPackageKit.
>> >
>> > 2.1. Is the solution to compile Digikam myself and specify version 0.20
>> of
>> > Exiv2 in
>> > the compile?
>> >
>> > 2.2. If so, must I then also compile Exiv2 libraries (both libkexiv2,
>> > libexiv2 and exiv2)
>> > for the digikam build to succeed?
>> > [note. I tried compiling Digikam before I saw that KPackageKit
>> distributed
>> > 1.2.0.
>> > The make and install was successful but when started Digikam did not
>> > show any pictures
>> > and there were no themes to choose from (probably I did something
>> terribly
>> > wrong).]
>> >
>> > 2.3. Can I have multiple versions of Exiv2 installed on my Kubuntu (I
>> don't
>> > want to
>> > compile every program that uses Exiv2 (a lot).
>> >
>> > 2.3.1 Is it at all possible to compile Digikam with exiv2 (0.20)? I
>> suspect
>> > Digikam
>> > doesn't have a compiletime dependency to an explicit version of Exiv2,
>> > rather that it
>> > uses some version (> version n) available. Is it so?
>> >
>> > 2.3.1. If the above is possible - how should I proceed to install two
>> > versions? Where
>> > could the newer version be installed? Directions to head for?
>> > libkexiv2 seems to be installed in /usr/share/kde4/apps/libkexiv2/..
>> > and /usr/lib/..
>> > Is there then a way to install a 'user-specific' version in another
>> > place and make sure
>> > Digikam uses this version? How to do this?
>> >
>> > 3. If downgrading exiv2 IS a solution (spite what was mentioned in post
>> > 12166),
>> > how can I then do that? If I uninstall the exiv2 libraries through
>> > KPackageKit my system
>> > becomes stalled (I tried). So - how to downgrade in a controlled
>> > manner, and, preferably,
>> > only for Digikam?
>> >
>> > 4. Is there some other way I can try to make Digikam play well with
>> Exiv2? I
>> > have no clue.
>> >
>> > 5. Must I wait to use Digikam with my Nikon camera until Ubuntu
>> > releases
>> a
>> > package
>> > upgrade for Exiv2? I hope not.
>> >
>> >
>> > best regards and thank you in advance
>> > /Emil Persson, Stockholm
>> >
>> > And you developer contributing to Digikam's source: Thank you for an
>> awsome
>> > job!
>> >
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