[digiKam-users] 8.0.0 pre-release bundles...

[José Oliver-Didier]

Hello all,

As to better test the new functionality in 8.0.0, is there a list of the
major new changes in this version?

For example, I know there is a new option to use Exiftool writing all
metadata to the files, so I enabled that on a test machine and plan to test
around that on a series of test files.

- José Oliver-Didier

On Wed, Nov 2, 2022 at 7:41 AM Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> MacOS 8.0.0 pre-release package arrives today in same unstable directory :
>
> https://files.kde.org/digikam/unstable/
>
> Note: PKG installers are not yet compiled as Apple Universal
> containers. It is still an Intel binary which needs a Rosetta2
> translator to run on Silicon architecture.
> I tested with a Macbook Air M1 and the application works like a charm
> and is fast. I plan to port the bundle to Universal format in the
> future.
>
> Next one will be the Linux AppImage bundles. It will take more time as
> I plan to create a new Linux VM based on Debian for that.
>
> Voilà, have a nice day.
>
> Gilles
>
> Le mar. 1 nov. 2022 à 17:09, Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com> a
> écrit :
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I started to publish the 8.0.0 pre-release bundles in files.kde.org.
> > It use the same way than stable 7.x (currently 7.9.0).
> >
> > To be more precise stable 7.x pre-release are here :
> >
> > https://files.kde.org/digikam/
> >
> > ...and unstable 8.0.0 pre-release will be stored in "unstable" sub
> directory.
> >
> > https://files.kde.org/digikam/unstable/
> >
> > The unstable versions are compiled with master code (7.x with
> > qt5-maintenance git branch).
> >
> > The unstable will be also compiled with Qt5, as it misses some piece
> > of software not yet ported to Qt6, as Marble for ex. digiKam can be
> > compiled with Qt6, but some features will be missing.
> >
> > The first one to be published will be the Windows version
> > cross-compiled with MXE under Linux. MacOS and Linux AppImage will
> > come soon.
> >
> > As the name said, 8.0.0 is unstable and can include important bugs. So
> > please do not use yet in production, and manage small test
> > collections. On the other hand, 7.9.0 is stable and includes only bug
> > fixes, not new features.
> >
> > Voilà
> >
> > Best regards
> >
> > Gilles Caulier
>
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