[Digikam-users] Digikam installation on MAcOS through Macports

[Gilles Caulier]

Done...

Gilles Caulier


2013/2/15 Agustin Lobo <alobolistas at gmail.com>

> Gilles,
> The question is having that information where users are going to look
> for it, which should be:
> http://www.digikam.org/download?q=download/binary/
>
> adding the few lines I mention would be most useful for new users of
> digikam under MacOS.
> Of course a link to more comprehensive info would also be welcome.
>
> Agus
>
> On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 5:27 PM, Gilles Caulier
> <caulier.gilles at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Look my post here :
> >
> > https://plus.google.com/u/0/116398684787400584523/posts/QmPfGzVsZXf
> >
> >
> > 2013/2/10 Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com>
> >>
> >> All Stages that you describe are already recorded to my tutorial here:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> https://projects.kde.org/projects/extragear/graphics/digikam/digikam-software-compilation/repository/revisions/master/entry/README.MACOSX
> >>
> >> Best
> >>
> >> Gilles Caulier
> >>
> >>
> >> 2013/2/10 Agustin Lobo <alobolistas at gmail.com>
> >>>
> >>> Hi!
> >>>
> >>> I followed directions in
> >>> http://www.digikam.org/download?q=download/binary/
> >>> to install digikam on MacOS (in my case, Lion 10.7.5), so
> >>> 1. I installed Macports (which implies installing Apple's Xcode
> >>> Developer Tools , a real pain
> >>> as you must even register as a code developer...) and few easier
> >>> things all well explained in http://www.macports.org/install.php)
> >>> 2. run sudo port install digikam
> >>> and left the computer working for hours (literally: keep it connected
> >>> to the power source).
> >>>
> >>> Unfortunately, after all that I could not find any digikam icon and,
> >>> worst,
> >>> could not find any direction in the digikam web page on what to do. I
> >>> searched
> >>> for digikam with spotlight, found the digikam app and clicked on it: a
> >>> little
> >>> icon booted for few seconds, then nothing.
> >>>
> >>> Then I searched the digikam archives in nabble for macports and could
> >>> find a long thread
> >>>
> >>>
> http://digikam.1695700.n4.nabble.com/digikam-MacOS-X-MacPorts-and-KDE-and-carsh-on-stratup-tt3175448.html
> >>> in which Gerard Milhaud was finally providing the solution:
> >>>
> >>> ""
> >>> Then, I relaunch these commands :
> >>> launchctl load -w
> >>> /Library/LaunchAgents/org.freedesktop.dbus-session.plist
> >>> sudo chown -R g ~/Library/Preferences/KDE
> >>> ""
> >>> where "g" is his user name (so agustinlobo in my case)
> >>>
> >>> And yes, it works now and I love it.
> >>> Great job, hopefully will be using it a lot both on Mac and linux
> but....
> >>>
> >>> please: add this to the directions for installing digikam on MacOS
> >>> in http://www.digikam.org/download?q=download/binary/:
> >>>
> >>> "Run
> >>> launchctl load -w
> >>> /Library/LaunchAgents/org.freedesktop.dbus-session.plist
> >>> sudo chown -R yourusername ~/Library/Preferences/KDE
> >>>
> >>> where yourusername must be substituted by your user name on the Mac
> >>> You will find the digikam app ready to be launched within your
> >>> Applications folder in a folder
> >>> named Macports/KDE4 "
> >>>
> >>> Thanks a lot for digikam!
> >>>
> >>> Agus
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> >>
> >>
> >
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