[digiKam-users] digiKam bundles switch to Exiv2 0.27

[Gilles Caulier]

Today, the digiKam 6.0.0 pre release Windows installers will be online with
the update to Exiv2 0.27

Best

Gilles Caulier

Le mar. 9 oct. 2018 à 20:33, Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com> a
écrit :

> 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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