Re: tar.xz file for Windows

Thanks. Will rather wait for the stable release. Hopefully, they include 
the tar file in that release.

On 07.01.2026 11:35 am, Gilles Caulier wrote:
> In other words, please use with caution. Install and try with a test 
> collection. If your workflow is not affected by last changes, you can 
> use it near your production.
>
> Don't forget to backup the database, and configuration files first.
>
> Best
>
> Gilles Caulier
>
> Le mer. 7 janv. 2026 à 06:50, Gilles Caulier 
> <[email protected]> a écrit :
>
>     Hi,
>
>     It includes plenty of fixes, but also new features. The NEWS file
>     on the root of digiKam git repository always contains the list of
>     changes and bugs closed :
>
>     https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/raw/master/NEWS?ref_type=heads
>
>     A new tool is under construction: the Survey Window. It's
>     dedicated to reviewing items on a second screen to replace the
>     SlideShow tool by default. Not all is finalized at all, and I'm
>     working on it currently.
>
>     Bugzilla entry : https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=501292
>     Screenshot : https://bugsfiles.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=188266
>
>     Best regards
>
>     Gilles Caulier
>
>     Le mer. 7 janv. 2026 à 06:25, Milind Joshi <[email protected]>
>     a écrit :
>
>         Is this stable enough? I download
>         digiKam-9.0.0-20260106T182548-Qt6-Win64.tar.xz right?
>
>         On 06.01.2026 06:51 pm, Gilles Caulier wrote:
>>         The tarball is already here for the 9.0.0 pre-release :
>>
>>         https://files.kde.org/digikam/
>>
>>         Gilles Caulier
>>
>>         Le mar. 6 janv. 2026 à 14:05, Milind Joshi
>>         <[email protected]> a écrit :
>>
>>             Thanks for creating the bug report. This file is still
>>             not available for
>>             download for the 8.8.0 version. Hopefully, gets fixed in
>>             the new version
>>             so that I can upgrade.
>>
>>             On 01.12.2025 01:39 am, Maik Qualmann wrote:
>>             > See: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=511588
>>             >
>>             > Maik
>>             >
>>             > Am Sonntag, 30. November 2025, 12:40:45
>>             Mitteleuropäische Normalzeit schrieb
>>             > Milind Joshi:
>>             >> i don't see tar.xz file for the 8.8.0 version. Will it
>>             be uploaded?
>>             >> Going forward will this download be not a standard
>>             feature?
>>             >>
>>             >> On 28.07.2024 05:41 pm, Milind Joshi wrote:
>>             >>> Is QT5 deprecated in the 8.5.0 version? I see only
>>             the QT6 file?
>>             >>>
>>             >>> On 27.07.2024 06:12:12 pm, Gilles Caulier wrote:
>>             >>>> It's safe to use 8.5.0. There are only bugfixes for
>>             the moment
>>             >>>>
>>             >>>> Best
>>             >>>>
>>             >>>> Gilles Caulier
>>             >>>>
>>             >>>> Le sam. 27 juil. 2024 à 14:37, Milind Joshi
>>             <[email protected]> a
>>             >>>>
>>             >>>> écrit :
>>             >>>>> Thanks. Will that file be uploaded for 8.4.0 or I
>>             need to try out the
>>             >>>>> 8.5.0 version? I would rather stick to the stable
>>             version.
>>             >>>>>
>>             >>>>> On 27.07.2024 05:59:13 pm, Gilles Caulier wrote:
>>             >>>>>> Hi,
>>             >>>>>>
>>             >>>>>> No nothing has changed... The XV binaries archive
>>             for Windows verison
>>             >>>>>> 8.4.0 are just missing in the download area. It's
>>             probably a miss
>>             >>>>>> while publishing.
>>             >>>>>>
>>             >>>>>> The 8.5.0 pre release which are automatized
>>             contains the XV
>>             >>>>>> archives here :
>>             >>>>>>
>>             >>>>>> https://files.kde.org/digikam/
>>             >>>>>>
>>             >>>>>> Best
>>             >>>>>>
>>             >>>>>> Gilles Caulier
>>             >>>>>>
>>             >>>>>> Le sam. 27 juil. 2024 à 14:09, Milind Joshi
>>             <[email protected]>
>>             >>>>>>
>>             >>>>>> a écrit :
>>             >>>>>>> Till version 8.3.0 there used to be a file in the
>>             format
>>             >>>>>>> 8.x.y-Win64.tar.xz which I could download and use
>>             it as a portable
>>             >>>>>>> version by extracting it to a folder and
>>             executing the digikam.exe
>>             >>>>>>> file.
>>             >>>>>>> This is also mentioned in the Windows download page.
>>             >>>>>>>
>>             >>>>>>> Quote
>>             >>>>>>>
>>             >>>>>>> We provide also a portable archive file (tar.xz),
>>             just decompress the
>>             >>>>>>> content somewhere convenient, then double-click
>>             on the digiKam
>>             >>>>>>> icon in
>>             >>>>>>> the folder. This will not impact an installed
>>             version of digiKam,
>>             >>>>>>> though
>>             >>>>>>> it will share your settings with your regular
>>             installed version.
>>             >>>>>>>
>>             >>>>>>> Unquote
>>             >>>>>>>
>>             >>>>>>> However, the file 8.4.0-Win64.tar.xz is much
>>             smaller and does not
>>             >>>>>>> have
>>             >>>>>>> the digikam.exe file. Has something changed?
>>             Where can I find this
>>             >>>>>>> file?
>>             >>>>>>>
>>             >>>>>>> mj
>>             >
>>             >
>>             >
>>