digikam-0.10.0 new port submission

[rechner@…]

In February this year I already created a Portfile for digikam and sent it to the ​macports users list. But no one picked it up, and included it in the repositories. So now I try it via trac, the proper way.

During the LONG process of building all dependencies (on my good old G4) I stumbled upon two problems, one in kdegraphics4 (on a case-sensitive file-system) (#20313) and one in qca (#20314).

First I tried to use digiKam 1.0 beta 2, and even succeeded installing it, but it keeps crashing, so it might be too early for a ticket?

I'm not sure if this version needs kdegraphics4 at all, but digikam 1.0 definitely needs it, so the dependency might as well stay in here already.

[rechner@…]

Replying to rechner@…:

Typo: In the line on digiKam 1.0 it has to be "too early", not "to early".

Additional info: I only tested digiKam on Mac OS superficially, but it seems pretty stable. It only crashed once when deleting an album. I did have issues with thumbnail pictures not showing, but I don't know whether it was just a dbus issue like in February, or whether it really helps to launch /Applications/MacPorts/KDE4/kded4.app and other programs before digiKam, as ​Jan Gosmann (link to his German description for installing digiKam 0.10.0 on Mac OS) suggests.

P.S.: Today is the first day I use trac. Thanks, macsforever2000, for fixing my formatting!

[macsforever2000@…]

Replying to rechner@…:

Typo: In the line on digiKam 1.0 it has to be "too early", not "to early".

Fixed. :)

A couple of notes about your portfile submission:

• The "revision 0" line is unnecessary and should be removed.
• In the long_description line, the word "applications" should be "application".
• The distname line is redundant and should be removed since that is the default.
• I do not understand this line: "configure.args-append ../${distname}". Does it really need that to configure?
• Are you willing to be the maintainer for this port?

[rechner@…]

Sorry, I don't understand how to change my ticket. In the help it says "All tickets can be edited, annotated, assigned, prioritized and discussed at any time." - but how?

Replying to macsforever2000@…:

A couple of notes about your portfile submission:

• The "revision 0" line is unnecessary and should be removed.

Ok, if you say so. I just used the kdegraphics4 port as a basis, if I recall correctly, and adapted it to digikam's needs.

• In the long_description line, the word "applications" should be "application".

Maybe the whole description should be different. I don't think I made the previous line up, but I don't remember where it is from. Maybe it is "applications" (plural) because "showfoto" is included in the package? I like the ​Debian package description better. Based on that I propose:

"Digital photo management program to import, organize, enhance, search and export your digital images."

• The distname line is redundant and should be removed since that is the default.

Ok (please delete it, or tell me how I can do it).

• I do not understand this line: "configure.args-append ../${distname}". Does it really need that to configure?

I also don't understand it, but configure fails without this line, so I guess it is necessary (kdegraphics4 also has it).

• Are you willing to be the maintainer for this port?

No, sorry, but I don't think I want to maintain this for very long. Currently I'm on holidays, but usually I don't have that much time left, plus my iMac is very slow, and I don't think I'll ever buy a new Mac. I just live in a transition period before going 100% free software. ;-)

[macsforever2000@…]

Replying to rechner@…:

Sorry, I don't understand how to change my ticket. In the help it says "All tickets can be edited, annotated, assigned, prioritized and discussed at any time." - but how?

You can update an attachment by uploading a file with the same name and checking "Replace existing attachment of the same name". You can add comments of course, but only macports team members can edit a ticket.

• The "revision 0" line is unnecessary and should be removed.

Ok, if you say so. I just used the kdegraphics4 port as a basis, if I recall correctly, and adapted it to digikam's needs.

FYI, there is no revision line in the kdegraphics4 portfile.

• In the long_description line, the word "applications" should be "application".

Maybe the whole description should be different. I don't think I made the previous line up, but I don't remember where it is from. Maybe it is "applications" (plural) because "showfoto" is included in the package? I like the ​Debian package description better. Based on that I propose:

"Digital photo management program to import, organize, enhance, search and export your digital images."

Sounds good.

• I do not understand this line: "configure.args-append ../${distname}". Does it really need that to configure?

I also don't understand it, but configure fails without this line, so I guess it is necessary (kdegraphics4 also has it).

OK. I've just never seen that before.

[rechner@…]

Portfile for digiKam 0.10.0

[rechner@…]

Ok, I changed the description and deleted the two unnecessary lines. I hope digiKam can soon become part of the "available Ports".

[macsforever2000@…]

I'm trying to install it, but I'm hung up on a dependency - kdebase4-runtime (#20362).

[macsforever2000@…]

I'm also stuck on a conflict with gnome (#18914).

[macsforever2000@…]

Cc Me!

[macsforever2000@…]

Added in r59151. But I tested on Snow Leopard and it does not seem to work due to kde not working. See ticket:21973.