[Digikam-users] (Beginning of) a (mini mini) "Howto build Digikam on Mac"

[Gilles Caulier]

Thanks. I will take a look to your doc (i use also a macbook).

digiKam is already compiled using macports on my computer (current
implementation from git master)

I will look if all is right here and put this document to git repository

Gilles Caulier

2011/8/1 G <g.is at free.fr>

> Hi,
>
> As I have promised when i ask some help on this mailing list, here's a
> first attempt to build a little howto to compile digikam on macosx via
> macports...
>
> It works for me on my Mac Book Pro Snow Leopard.
>
> --- INSTALL DIGIKAM on MAC OSX mini mini howto ---
>
> There is no dmg package for digikam, you have to build it using the
> Macports system, derivated from BSD port system.
> So the first thing is installing Macports
> (the definitive way to know what you have to know about Macports is here :
> http://guide.macports.org/, especially the "using macports" section :
> http://guide.macports.org/#**using <http://guide.macports.org/#using>)
> For installaing Macports you have to :
> - Install X11 : http://guide.macports.org/#**installing.x11<http://guide.macports.org/#installing.x11>
> - Install xcode : http://guide.macports.org/#**installing.xcode<http://guide.macports.org/#installing.xcode>
> Then you can install Macports : http://guide.macports.org/#**
> installing.macports.binary<http://guide.macports.org/#installing.macports.binary>
>
> You are ready to install digikam :
> cd /opt/local/var/macports/
> sudo port install digikam
>
> Now, you can go to have 10 or 15 coffees, write a PHD thesis, travel some
> months and you're done, digikam and ALL these dependancies have been
> built... (10h on a MacBook Pro 2009 4GB RAM).
>
> At the end of process, you have the following message
>
>> ##############################**############################
>> # Don't forget that dbus needs to be started as the local
>> # user (not with sudo) before any KDE programs will launch
>> # To start it run the following command:
>> # launchctl load /Library/LaunchAgents/org.**
>> freedesktop.dbus-session.plist
>> ##############################**############################
>>
>> ##############################**########################
>> #  Programs will not start until you run the command
>> #  'sudo chown -R $USER ~/Library/Preferences/KDE'
>> #  replacing $USER with your username.
>> ##############################**########################
>>
>
> So you have to do what Mister Mac tells to you :
> But, warning, the following command (the one Mister Mac wants you to
> launch...) outputs "nothing to load"
>
> launchctl load /Library/LaunchAgents/org.**freedesktop.dbus-session.plist
>
> You have to add the "-w" option
> launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchAgents/org.**
> freedesktop.dbus-session.plist
>
> My username is "g", so
> sudo chown -R g ~/Library/Preferences/KDE
> sudo chown -R g /Library/LaunchAgents/org.**freedesktop.dbus-session.plist
>
> You can launch digikam via double click in App Folder->MacPorts->KDE4->**
> digikam
>
> ENJOY !!!!!!!!!!
>
> --- END OF INSTALL DIGIKAM on MAC OSX mini mini howto ---
>
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