ExifTool is not available??

[Maik Qualmann]

If nothing happens over a longer period of time - kill.
Maybe it's better to use the current test version of the upcoming 
digiKam-8.4.0 from here:

https://files.kde.org/digikam/

Maik

Am Mittwoch, 26. Juni 2024, 20:49:21 MESZ schrieben Sie:
> Thanks. I selected Use Existing DB.
> 
> Now DK seems to hang... It has done so for very long. I am not sure what
> to do next or if it is safe to kill it.
> 
> On 26/06/2024 17.38, Maik Qualmann wrote:
> > The database message was a bug in digiKam-8.3.0 that can occur once when
> > changes are made to the setup, select existing database.
> > 
> > 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?