[digiKam-users] Multiple Libraries on Mac >> Fail

[Gilles Caulier]

Hi,

First we are (digiKam team) not the authors of this web site's contents...

https://unix.cafe/wp/en/2020/08/how-to-use-multiple-photo-libraries-with-digikam/

2nd, there are few variables where this kind of scripts can be outdated :

- the version of macOS (I know I've been a Mac user since a long time)
- the architecture (M1 or Intel)
- the shell script used : BASH --> Apple switched to ZSH in a few years.
- the syntax used in the digikam configuration file which can change
in time, because the project is alive.

So I recommend not using this kind of workflow on your computer if you
are not experienced with low level computer science skills.

So, why not simply use the multiple collections supported in native ?

https://docs.digikam.org/en/setup_application/collections_settings.html#collections-settings

One collection to host your different workflows in the same database ?

Best

Gilles Caulier

Le ven. 3 févr. 2023 à 05:55, Peter Orth <planetorth at gmail.com> a écrit :
>
> Greetings!
>
>
> First, let me express my gratitude for all the time and energy this community expends on the Digikam project. I tried many candidates to replace my beloved iView/Expressions/MediaPro, Digikam is it.
>
> I would very much like to implement multiple libraries on Digikam, as I have different sets of photography with completely different workflows, keyword sets, etc;
> a large archive of  work-related jpgs,  thousands of Family pics, Fine Art pics and camera scans of archival negs.
> Currently I’m using Digikam for a work-photo DAM and loving it.
>
> I read through the instructions at https://unix.cafe/wp/en/2020/08/how-to-use-multiple-photo-libraries-with-digikam/, and decided to try creating multiple libraries.
>
> I’m on a Mac M1 OS 13.1. I have worked in Terminal before, but only by dumbly and exactly following instructions. My computer skills are strictly user-oriented. Me on Terminal is like a chimp driving a bus.
> Nevertheless, I made a temporary user and went through the process to see if I could get it to work.
> The instructions are clear, but I got stuck:
>
> >>Step 5, in order to clone the repository I had to DL Xcode first. All 23 GB worth. There may be a better way, but this made the clone command work
> Then I got lost trying to find the script that I had just cloned locally in order to modify it as instructed, and finally gave up.
> Unlike many of you, I don’t have the skills to understand exactly what I’m doing in this context, so when something is amiss, I get lost easily.
>
> All this to say that I consider myself a little bit competent (or at least brave) when it comes to this stuff, and despite staying rational, and carefully folIowing instructions, I was unsuccessful.
>
> Could this multi-library functionality be incorporated in a future release? Please?
> Could a more idiot-friendly process be mapped out for the likes of me?
> What is the solution to my dead end?
>
> Thanks for your consideration!
>
> Peter Orth
>