[Digikam-users] Re: Any interests in Digikam 2.0 packages and digikam PPA?

sleepless sleeplessregulus at hetnet.nl
Wed Mar 30 10:52:32 BST 2011


Yeah right, my newbe face looks sometimes quite puzzled reading messages 
here. A bit elaboration helps, thanks!
Rinus
On 30-03-11 11:26, Philip Johnsson wrote:
> I'm not sure I that was clear.
>
> I'm aware of that my choice to use code from git (the place where 
> developers submit and exchange code while developing) for my "beta3" 
> packages have made things a bit confusing when it comes to what is 
> what. As the developers had changed in the code to beta4 (only in the 
> about dialogue window in digikam) in git a few days after the beta3 
> code was released as a official tarball release then the code in my 
> packages got the beta4 name but was beta4 code in early development. 
> The packages worked as they should but I think it might have made bug 
> tracking more difficult and confusing for both users and developers. I 
> won't release any more packages using code from git to stay away from 
> this kind of confusion and only package official tarball releases, 
> even though my debian changelog and the package naming pointed out 
> that the code came from git and when.
>
> And to complicate the issue a bit more there was a rebuild of my 
> packages of beta3 git code against updated KDE 4.6.1 so it was linked 
> against the new libmarble .11 and not the older libmarble .10 that KDE 
> 4.6.0 used.
>
> Hope this clear things out when it comes to naming.
>
> /Philip
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 10:57 AM, Philip Johnsson 
> <philip.johnsson at gmail.com <mailto:philip.johnsson at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     No. It's just that the "beta3" packages was code from git (which
>     was misleading) a few days after the beta3 was released and
>     therefore got the name "beta4" (changed in upstream git code) when
>     you looked in the about digikam dialog in Digikam. The real full
>     beta4 was release the other day both as code and a new package
>     updates on my PPA.
>
>     /Philip
>
>     On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 10:17 AM, sleepless
>     <sleeplessregulus at hetnet.nl <mailto:sleeplessregulus at hetnet.nl>>
>     wrote:
>
>         Are there different versions around with the same version number?
>
>         I had the Idea that Gilles was a bit surprised when I told him
>         that I am using 2.0.0.4 and Philip says "I just uploaded
>         packages of the release of Digikam 2.0.0 beta4". I am already
>         a couple of weeks using this version. I am no programmer,
>         totaly new to Linux and digikam. I have no idea how I managed
>         to have it on my computer.
>
>         Could there be any good reasen to remove my version and try
>         Philip's one?
>         Rinus
>
>
>         Op 29-3-2011 22:05, Philip Johnsson schreef:
>>         Just a note to all using my PPA.
>>
>>         I'm having problems with crashes when importing media from my
>>         camera using libgphoto2. It looks like the problem is in
>>         libgphoto2 but I didn't have the problem before i updated
>>         digikam 2 to beta 4. Doing some tests with libgphoto2 before
>>         a digikam 2.0 beta4 bug report is the right place.
>>
>>         Just so you know.
>>
>>         /Philip
>>
>>
>>         On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 6:27 PM, Gilles Caulier
>>         <caulier.gilles at gmail.com <mailto:caulier.gilles at gmail.com>>
>>         wrote:
>>
>>             Thanks Philip...
>>
>>             Gilles Caulier
>>
>>             2011/3/29 Philip Johnsson <philip.johnsson at gmail.com
>>             <mailto:philip.johnsson at gmail.com>>:
>>             > I just uploaded packages of the release of Digikam
>>             2.0.0 beta4 (no git code)
>>             > on Launchpad and am curently on build. They should be
>>             available within the
>>             > hour for anyone who want to try them out. As before you
>>             find digikam 2.0
>>             > packages in my kubuntu-backports PPA for Ubuntu 10.10
>>             (maverick) and
>>             > instructions on how to install them are to be find in
>>             this thread.
>>             >
>>             > Happy digikaming!
>>             >
>>             > /Philip
>>             >
>>             >
>>             >
>>             > On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 10:44 AM, Philip Johnsson
>>             > <philip.johnsson at gmail.com
>>             <mailto:philip.johnsson at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>             >>
>>             >> You can also follow this guide (not made by me):
>>             >>
>>             http://scribblesandsnaps.wordpress.com/2011/03/09/install-the-latest-beta-of-digikam-on-ubuntu-10-10/
>>             >>
>>             >> /Philip
>>             >>
>>             >>
>>             >> On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 9:02 AM, Photonoxx
>>             <photonoxx at free.fr <mailto:photonoxx at free.fr>> wrote:
>>             >>>
>>             >>> Do you have refresh your repository content ?
>>             >>> (it should be with : sudo apt-get update)
>>             >>>
>>             >>> After that, if you install Digikam package, you will
>>             get the 1.9 version,
>>             >>> if you want 2.0 beta, you have to install the
>>             digikam2 package.
>>             >>>
>>             >>> Le Thu, 24 Mar 2011 04:39:40 +0100, Ozzy
>>             <ozzyprv at gmail.com <mailto:ozzyprv at gmail.com>> a écrit:
>>             >>>
>>             >>> > Then, from CLI, how do I install the beta version?
>>             >>> > I normally would type:
>>             >>> >> sudo apt-get install digikam
>>             >>> > but I don't want to install that one that is in the
>>             Ubuntu
>>             >>> > repositories.
>>             >>> >
>>             >>> > Thanks.
>>             >>> >
>>             >>> > O.
>>             >>> >
>>             >>> > PS: I am so glad that there is no such a thing a
>>             stupid question.....
>>             >>> > On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 7:26 PM, Philip Johnsson
>>             >>> > <philip.johnsson at gmail.com
>>             <mailto:philip.johnsson at gmail.com>>wrote:
>>             >>> >
>>             >>> >> If you mean all the three PPAs then yes.
>>             >>> >>
>>             >>> >> /Philip
>>             >>> >>
>>             >>> >>
>>             >>> >>
>>             >>>
>>             >>>
>>             >>> --
>>             >>> --
>>             >>> Nicolas Boulesteix
>>             >>> Photographe chasseur de lueurs
>>             >>> http://www.photonoxx.fr
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