[Digikam-users] digikam 4.9.0 binary packages for OS X

Mon May 4 13:02:13 BST 2015

What do you see as debug trace when you start digiKam from a console ?

Gilles Caulier

2015-05-04 13:50 GMT+02:00 Guðbjartur Kristófersson <gk at mr.is>:
> Hi
>
> I have set up digiKam on MOS W7 and there the things are going well. I also
> intended to do so on my MacBook Air 11 Yosemite (Mid 2011) but there the
> digiKam does't start. The application icon shows up on the  Dock, disappears
> and is followed by drkonqi.app and the ladybug icon - they also fade away.
>
> This looks like "Incompatible software" but nothing is to be found in that
> mac osx folder.
>
> I followed the README.MACOSX.txt paper. I am patient and can wait for help
> if it is out there.
>
> Regards,
> Gudbjartur Kristofersson
>
> On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 11:04 AM, Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Shanti,
>>
>> I will review your scripts and packaging rules after 4.10.0 planned
>> next week. I'm also busy with lessons writing in my office. I must
>> complete it in few days.
>>
>> After that, i will update macports install on my Macbook pro, and i
>> will try to build digiKam DMG using your scripts. I'm sure that
>> questions will come.
>>
>> Best
>>
>> Gilles Caulier
>>
>> 2015-04-17 6:18 GMT+02:00 Account, Listserv <listaccount at revenant.org>:
>> > Gilles and Veaceslav -- First, I appreciate your years of work on the
>> > digikam project. Thank you.
>> >
>> > In response to Gilles' question: The packaging script uses a staging
>> > directory to hold files actually needed to run digikam and the other
>> > applications. I made a list through trial and error, of libraries,
>> > configuration files, icons, etc. which otool couldn't identify but which
>> > should be included. These include the runtime libraries, or at least the
>> > ones whose absence caused a problem that I noticed (e.g. the qtmysql
>> > library). I manually added them to the list files to be run through the
>> > dependency lister and copied to the package.
>> >
>> > I presume that manually listing files for inclusion will cause the
>> > script or
>> > finished packages to break whenever the runtime dependencies change. But
>> > I'm
>> > not aware of any automated way to prepare that list.
>> >
>> > I sent you links to download the scripts, after adding some comments.
>> > Hopefully those and the readme will provide enough explanation to be
>> > comprehensible. I don't mind if you put them on the git repository if
>> > that
>> > would be useful, but I suggest they should be sanity-checked by someone
>> > who
>> > knows what they're doing first.
>> >
>> > Please let me know if you have questions.
>> >
>> > Shanti
>> >
>> > On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 3:29 PM, Gilles Caulier
>> > <caulier.gilles at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Shanti,
>> >>
>> >> thanks to share your experience.
>> >>
>> >> I would to know more your your bin packaging workflow under OSX. I use
>> >> MacBook pro here, so, if your host your script in digiKam git
>> >> repository, i will able to build bin package for next version
>> >>
>> >> Your script must be documented. A text file is enough to host with
>> >> script. We need to know all dependencies, settings, OSX-XCode-macports
>> >> version to use, etc...
>> >>
>> >> Q : how did you solve KDE run time dependency with you package. For
>> >> ex, digiKam still to use KIO-Slave. How did you package it ?
>> >>
>> >> Gilles Caulier
>> >>
>> >> 2015-04-16 21:12 GMT+02:00 Veaceslav Munteanu
>> >> <veaceslav.munteanu90 at gmail.com>:
>> >> > Hello,
>> >> >
>> >> > good work.
>> >> >
>> >> > I guess we can but your packaging scripts on the git, since we also
>> >> > have different bootstrap stripts for different linux distribution.
>> >> >
>> >> > Having them on the git, somebody else can pick them up and improve,
>> >> > if
>> >> > needed.
>> >> >
>> >> > Veaceslav
>> >> >
>> >> > On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 8:51 PM, Account, Listserv
>> >> > <listaccount at revenant.org> wrote:
>> >> >> I have assembled two digikam 4.9.0 binary packages for OS X,
>> >> >> including
>> >> >> external MySQL database support. They were made using bash/python
>> >> >> scripts to
>> >> >> build it from MacPorts in a a virtual machine. One was built with a
>> >> >> +debug
>> >> >> variant, the other isn't.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I've seen regular requests for OS X binary packages on the web page
>> >> >> and
>> >> >> this
>> >> >> list, as well as complaints about the length/complexity/reliability
>> >> >> of
>> >> >> building digikam with MacPorts. So I figure I should share -- if you
>> >> >> would
>> >> >> like to test them, email me directly and I'll send you a link.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I'm not posting links to the list for two reasons. First, I don't
>> >> >> want
>> >> >> someone to just grab and install binary packages, expecting a
>> >> >> stable,
>> >> >> official digikam release, instead of a risky bastardized derivation
>> >> >> that
>> >> >> I've cobbled together. I'm not a coder. This is my first crack at
>> >> >> packaging
>> >> >> a MacOS application. The build/package scripts include "rm -rf" but
>> >> >> not
>> >> >> error checking.  My testing has been limited to opening digikam and
>> >> >> showfoto, looking through my photos, and some photo manipulations.
>> >> >> Some
>> >> >> photographs I rotated using my digikam 4.0.0 package were corrupted
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> I
>> >> >> don't know if that was due to my packaging. Anyone who is testing
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> packages or scripts should be very cautious -- back up the photos
>> >> >> and
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> computer it's running on, test it in a VM, etc..
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Second, I don't think I'll have time to properly support OS X binary
>> >> >> releases. From what I can tell, properly scripting this build and
>> >> >> package
>> >> >> process would have been be simple for someone who knows what they're
>> >> >> doing.
>> >> >> Due obligations and lack of skill, it's taken me over a year of
>> >> >> intermittent
>> >> >> work to make my clumsy scripts. I likely won't have time or skill to
>> >> >> fix
>> >> >> problems. If you notice something's not right (e.g. why won't the
>> >> >> packaged
>> >> >> versions use Aqua widgets?) you'll have to investigate and fix it
>> >> >> yourself
>> >> >> (then share the answer hopefully).
>> >> >>
>> >> >> All that said, email me off-list if you understand my cautions and
>> >> >> are
>> >> >> interested in testing -- and improving upon -- what I've put
>> >> >> together.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Shanti
>> >> >>
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