ExifTool is not available??

[Maik Qualmann]

Regarding ExifTool, you should not use an external ExifTool, digiKam usually 
finds its own ExifTool. The path has probably been changed before. You should 
find ExifTool from digiKam under "/opt/local/bin".

Personally, I think that the message display time of 10 seconds is sufficient, 
and it shouldn't be too intrusive. It is now highly recommended to have a 
functioning ExifTool running in digiKam, DNG conversion only works with 
ExifTool, and many Exiv2 problems are avoided with ExifTool.

Maik

Am Mittwoch, 26. Juni 2024, 19:49:08 MESZ schrieb Thomas Damgaard:
> Hello again,
> 
> In an attempt to fix this issue, I went to Settings -> Metadata ->
> ExifTool. It said it already had exiftool 12.70. However, I have a newer
> version installed with brew, so I figured I might need to change it. So
> I clicked change and navigated to /opt/homebrew/bin/exiftool and
> selected this. Then digikam detected this as v 12.76 which is all good.
> Then I clicked OK in Settings. Now DK froze up for like 10-15 minutes.
> Then it prompted me for this:
> 
> 
> I did /not/ change my digikam database folder. I only changed the ExifTool.
> 
> Now I am worried about DK might do something to my database?
> 
> 
> How to proceed from here?
> 
> I think neither of the choices here are good - and I see no "cancel"
> action available :-(
> 
> 
> BR
> 
> On 26/06/2024 12.22, Thomas Damgaard wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > 
> > When I start Digikam on my Mac I briefly see this error message flashing
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Why do I see this error?
> > 
> > 
> > I already have ExifTool installed:
> > 
> > $ brew install exiftool
> > 
> > ==> Downloading https://formulae.brew.sh/api/formula.jws.json
> > ##########################################################################
> > ############################ 100.0%
> > ==> Downloading https://formulae.brew.sh/api/cask.jws.json
> > ##########################################################################
> > ############################ 100.0%
> > Warning: exiftool 12.76 is already installed and up-to-date.
> > To reinstall 12.76, run:
> >   brew reinstall exiftool
> > 
> > 
> > How do I fix this?
> > 
> > 
> > About the error and the UX:
> > 
> > I really love DK it is a pure open source gem. However, this UX
> > pattern of flashing scary looking messages briefly is pretty bad. It
> > took me like 5 digikam startups to actually be able to read this as
> > the message is only shown for 10 seconds. DK takes probably over 30-60
> > seconds to start up on my mac. So keeping attention while just
> > watching the splash screen is difficult. Then when it finally appears,
> > this message is only flashed for 10 seconds./
> > /
> > 
> > /Please/ do not just flash a seemingly important message for only 10
> > seconds without even providing the user a way to keep the message up
> > (there is only a close button).
> > 
> > Preferably, either decide if the message is important or not. If it is
> > not then do not show it. If it /is/ important, keep the message available.
> > 
> > It is unclear from the message text what this actually means. I am a
> > fairly technical user and I have no idea really. I know what exiftool
> > is, but I have no idea if DK actually /needs/ it - or if it relies on
> > its own internal libexif or similar if external exiftool is not
> > available?