* Volker Lenhardt <volker.lenha...@uni-due.de> [03-09-15 08:08]: [...] > "Selecting 'darktable-1.6.3-99.1.x86_64' from repository 'Tools for > viewing and editing photos (openSUSE_13.2)' for installation. > Resolving package dependencies... > Force resolution: No > > The following application is going to be installed: > Darktable > > The following NEW package is going to be installed: > darktable 1.6.3-99.1 > > 1 new package to install. > Overall download size: 2.8 MiB. Already cached: 0 B After the operation, > additional 13.0 MiB will be used. > Continue? [y/n/? shows all options] (y): y > committing > Retrieving package darktable-1.6.3-99.1.x86_64 (1/1), 2.8 MiB ( 13.0 MiB > unpacked) > Retrieving: darktable-1.6.3-99.1.x86_64.rpm ........[done (3.8 MiB/s)] > Checking for file conflicts: .......................[done] > (1/1) Installing: darktable-1.6.3-99.1 .............[done] > committingCommitResult (total 1, done 1, error 0, skipped 0, > updateMessages 0)" > > Starting DT showed no peculiarities (starting from terminal showed no > errors). > > But when I imported the directory with the photos I worked on last, the > same weird behavior returned: some photos were displayed in lighttable, > the rest remained solid gray. No editing in darkroom. DT crashed. > > So I removed the sidecar files from the directory. Voilá, everything > runs as fine. > > This was no real testing. But at least at the first glance DT behaves as > it should. > > Does this mean that I cannot use the old database together with the > sidecar files any more? Will I have to retain a copy of DT 1.4.2 in a VM > for ever in case I need to make some amendments to older photos? > > Or is there a way to transfer the data? Maybe the whole problem derives > from the "sharpen" problem I used to experience with 1.4.2. I described > it in my posting from 8 Mar 2015 12:02:41 +0100. I do hope that solving > this problem could make DT 1.6.3 work with the old data.
One or more of the developers will have to answer this, but... I would guess that something has changed in 1.6.3 reading of the xmp files that were generated with 1.4. That should not be a problem for the photos already in your library as I believe the library contains the xmp data and can regenerate it for you. Just for "Peace of Mind" I would gz subject xmp files and the old library for a period of time. The library structure changed from 1.4 -> 1.6.x and is not backward compatable. I personally prefer darktable from git using the packages created Togan Muftuoglu at http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/toganm:/photography and have been using them for > year (if memory serves) with very vew problems. Note: If you choose this route, keep a backup copy of your ~/.config/darktable/library.db as later versions of darktable introduce changes to the library that are not backward compatable. gud luk, -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA @ptilopteri http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member facebook/ptilopteri http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://linuxcounter.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ _______________________________________________ Darktable-users mailing list Darktable-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/darktable-users
