tar.xz file for Windows

[Gilles Caulier]

Yes, but it must be present for the transition time.

Something must be broken in the release scripts.

Best

Gilles Caulier

Le dim. 28 juil. 2024 à 14:11, Milind Joshi <mmjoshi at iitbombay.org> a écrit :
>
> Is QT5 deprecated in the 8.5.0 version? I see only the QT6 file?
>
> 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
> >>>>