[Digikam-users] Re: Digikam on Mac : attempt to make (then publish) a simple tutorial...

[Gilles Caulier]

2011/5/25 G <g.is at free.fr>

> Hi,
>
> I'd like to help digikam project by making a simple and clear tutorial
> to have digikam up and running on Mac OSX, usable not only by sysadmins
> or mac geeks...
>
> Few months ago, my attempt to install digikam (1.6) on my Mac was
> unsuccessfull and I decided to wait a few until the install process
> become maybe simpler...
>
> Last week, I thinked it was time to re-attempt with digikam 1.8 on
> macports...
>
> So, beginning the work about the tuto, here my command-lines :
>
> > sudo port selfupdate
> > sudo port upgrade digikam
> Here a problem with kdeedu, I force activation as macports suggest
> > sudo port -f activate kdeedu4 @4.6.0_0
> > sudo port upgrade digikam
> My username is "g"
> > sudo chown -R g ~/Library/Preferences/KDE
> > sudo chown -R g /Library/LaunchAgents/org.freedesktop.dbus-session.plist
> Next command outputs "nothing to load"
> > sudo launchctl load
> > /Library/LaunchAgents/org.freedesktop.dbus-session.plist
> With the "-w" option, it's OK.
> > sudo launchctl load -w
> > /Library/LaunchAgents/org.freedesktop.dbus-session.plist
>
> Compilation (about 10 hours for total process on 2009 MacBook Pro 4Gb
> RAM) OK.
> Launching digikam via double click in App Folder->MacPorts->KDE4->digikam
> I've 2 icons bouncing in the taskbar : digikam icon and the unknown icon
> for drkonqui.
> 40 seconds then the unknown icon became the right icon of drkonqui and
> drkonqui crashes.
> It's all...
>
> Investigations :
> > cd
> >
> /opt/local/var/macports/software/digikam/1.8.0_0+geoloc+kipi/Applications/MacPorts/KDE4/
> > ./digikam.app/Contents/MacOS/digikam
>
> Same things, exactly : 2 icons bouncing, etc.
> No message.
>
> Unable to debug:
> > MacBook-Pro-de-La-FIRME:MacOS g$ ./kdebugdialog
> > Dynamic session lookup supported but failed: launchd did not provide a
> > socket path, verify that org.freedesktop.dbus-session.plist is loaded!
> > kdebugdialog(87409): KUniqueApplication: Cannot find the D-Bus session
> > server:  "Not enough memory"
>
> I've org.freedesktop.dbus-session.plist loaded :
>
> > MacBook-Pro-de-La-FIRME:MacOS g$ sudo launchctl load
> > /Library/LaunchAgents/org.freedesktop.dbus-session.plist
> > Password:
> > org.freedesktop.dbus-session: Already loaded
>
> Any idea ?
>
>
Yes. It's simple : this is a bug in KDElibs source code. Install KDE 4.6.x
and all will be fine. I use also a macbook, and i see also this problem. It
have been reported into macport bugzilla, and fixed.

Gilles Caulier
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