tar.xz file for Windows

[Gilles Caulier]

It's safe to use 8.5.0. There are only bugfixes for the moment

Best

Gilles Caulier

Le sam. 27 juil. 2024 à 14:37, Milind Joshi <mmjoshi at iitbombay.org> a écrit :
>
> Thanks. Will that file be uploaded for 8.4.0 or I need to try out the
> 8.5.0 version? I would rather stick to the stable version.
>
> On 27.07.2024 05:59:13 pm, Gilles Caulier wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > No nothing has changed... The XV binaries archive for Windows verison
> > 8.4.0 are just missing in the download area. It's probably a miss
> > while publishing.
> >
> > The 8.5.0 pre release which are automatized contains the XV archives here :
> >
> > https://files.kde.org/digikam/
> >
> > Best
> >
> > Gilles Caulier
> >
> > Le sam. 27 juil. 2024 à 14:09, Milind Joshi <mmjoshi at iitbombay.org> a écrit :
> >> Till version 8.3.0 there used to be a file in the format
> >> 8.x.y-Win64.tar.xz which I could download and use it as a portable
> >> version by extracting it to a folder and executing the digikam.exe file.
> >> This is also mentioned in the Windows download page.
> >>
> >> Quote
> >>
> >> We provide also a portable archive file (tar.xz), just decompress the
> >> content somewhere convenient, then double-click on the digiKam icon in
> >> the folder. This will not impact an installed version of digiKam, though
> >> it will share your settings with your regular installed version.
> >>
> >> Unquote
> >>
> >> However, the file 8.4.0-Win64.tar.xz is much smaller and does not have
> >> the digikam.exe file. Has something changed? Where can I find this file?
> >>
> >> mj
> >>