digikam @3.1.0: shows no pictures

[stiefschmied@…]

I am using digikam to catalogue my photos. After upgrading (all ports) digikam does not work anymore. It starts, but no pictures are shown, so the program is unusable. The database is still there, and I can rebuild the thumbnails. digikam port version is 3.1.0. The kde components are version 4.10.1.

When starting digikan from the console, I get the messages listed below, maybe they are of relevance?

/Applications/MacPorts/KDE4/digikam.app/Contents/MacOS/digikam
...
digikam(59839)/kdecore (K*TimeZone*): KSystemTimeZones: ktimezoned initialize() D-Bus call failed:  "The name org.kde.kded was not provided by any .service files" 

digikam(59839): couldn't create slave: "Unable to create io-slave:
klauncher said: Unknown protocol 'digikamdates'.
"

digikam(59839)/digikam (core) Digikam::AlbumManager::slotDatesJobResult: Failed to list dates 

digikam(59839): couldn't create slave: "Unable to create io-slave:
klauncher said: Unknown protocol 'digikamalbums'.
" 

digikam(59839)/digikam (core) Digikam::ImageAlbumModel::slotResult: Failed to list url:  "Could not start process Unable to create io-slave:
klauncher said: Unknown protocol 'digikamalbums'.
." 

digikam(59839)/kdecore (trader) KServiceTypeTrader::defaultOffers: KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType  "KIPI/Plugin"  not found 

digikam(59839)/kdecore (trader) KServiceTypeTrader::defaultOffers: KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType  "Digikam/ImagePlugin"  not found 

WARNING: bool Phonon::FactoryPrivate::createBackend() phonon backend plugin could not be loaded 

[larryv (Lawrence Velázquez)]

Thanks. In the future, please Cc relevant port maintainers and use WikiFormatting in your ticket descriptions.

[cooljeanius (Eric Gallager)]

Digikam is a KDE port, try some of the tips in wiki:KDE

Edit: this worked for the person who was having a similar issue in #38759

[stiefschmied@…]

Replying to egall@…:

Digikam is a KDE port, try some of the tips in wiki:KDE

Edit: this worked for the person who was having a similar issue in #38759

Thank you for pointingme to the wiki. The problem is solved now... I had forgotten to issue the command

launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchAgents/org.macports.kdecache.plis

now everything works.

[cooljeanius (Eric Gallager)]

This seems to be a common issue, perhaps the KDE portgroup could add a note about it? I suppose that would be an issue for another ticket though...