[digiKam-users] digiKam bundles switch to Exiv2 0.27

[Gilles Caulier]

Hi all users,
Just few lines about the switch under progress into al digiKAm 6.0.0
pre-release bundles.

We will use the new Exiv2 0.27 Rc1 metadata engine. Currently online, the
MacOS and Linux AppImages bundles are recompile with this Exiv2 version.
The Windows are a little bit problematic at linking time, but i'm sure to
fix it quickly.

Remember that Exiv2 is a very important software components used by
digiKam. Exiv2 read and write metadata for images and XMP sidecars (video
metadata extraction is processed by ffmpeg).

Between Exiv2 0.26 and 0.27, 2 years of development separate the versions,
with many improvements, fixes and changes. I pass one week to adjust the
digiKam metadata engine in digiKam to work properly, and i don't see any
dysfunctions under Linux.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/digikam/45157922962

Exiv2 0.27 is not yet release, only the Release candidate. I estimate that
it's the right time to switch to this important release, but take a care,
0.27-RC is not yet the final release. bugs certainly exists.

Voilà.

Gilles Caulier
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