[Digikam-users] Read/Write to sidecar files is grayed out (Digikam 2.6.0 on Gentoo)

[Peter Albrecht]

Hi!

according to your forum post:
  http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-7152384.html#7152384
this problem seems to be solved.

Or do you need any further help on this issue?

Regards,
	Peter (another Gentoo user)

On 01.10.2012 08:06, Gilles Caulier wrote:
> I remember i problem in libkexiv2 KDE interface about how to manage
> XMP flage with KExiv2::XMPSupport() method. Update libkexiv2 and all
> will be fine...
> 
> Gilles Caulier
> 
> 2012/10/1 Carlos Barahona <cbarahonae at gmail.com>:
>> Thanks for your answer.
>> I don't know if you are used to Gentoo Portage, but I have the XMP USE flag
>> defined in make.conf, so anything should compile with XMP support.
>> Anyway, I have recompiled exiv2, just in case this flag wasn't active when
>> exiv2 was installed. In the log I can see something like 'XMP support
>> ....... YES'.
>> Still no luck. Then, I have recompiled digikam... no luck.
>> I have tested the command 'exiv2 -eX image.CR2' , and an XMP file is created
>> for that image... so I guess exiv2 is compiled with XMP support, isn't it?
>> (I have also posted the question to the Gentoo forum as I know this could be
>> someting related to some Gentoo configuration, as I am new to this system...
>> but no luck either...)
>>
>> Carlos.
>>
>>
>> 2012/9/30 Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com>
>>>
>>> As usual, look into source code to see the reason :
>>>
>>>
>>> https://projects.kde.org/projects/extragear/graphics/digikam/repository/revisions/master/entry/utilities/setup/setupmetadata.cpp#L239
>>>
>>> Your Exiv2 shared library is not compiled with XMP support (it's
>>> optional)...
>>>
>>> Gilles Caulier
>>>
>>> 2012/9/30 Carlos <cbarahonae at gmail.com>:
>>>>
>>>> I have installed Digikam 2.6.0 on a Gentoo system using Portage.
>>>> Everything seems ok, except that the options 'Read from sidecar files'
>>>> and 'Write to sidecar files' appear grayed out so I can't enable them.
>>>> Also, when I activate metadata info for an image (using the metadata
>>>> button on
>>>> the right side bar), I can see tabs for Exif, Makernotes and IPTC info,
>>>> but the
>>>> tab for XMP info does not appear.
>>>> Any clue what could be the cause?
>>>>
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