tar.xz file for Windows

[Milind Joshi]

Thanks. Will download the 8.5 version.

On 27.07.2024 06:12:12 pm, Gilles Caulier wrote:
> 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
>>>>