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

Mon May 4 13:41:07 BST 2015

Ok

I am not experienced in linux. Where can I get the debug trace?

Can I run debug in Terminal and on what apps/files?

Regards,
Gudbjartur Kristofersson

On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 12:02 PM, Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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