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

[Peter Orth]

Thanks Gilles, I’ll look into that. 


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Peter Orth 
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> On Feb 2, 2023, at 22:36, Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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 2nd, there are few variables where this kind of scripts can be outdated :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
>>