[Pkg-kde-extras] Re: digikam 0.8.2 for etch, the next Debian release!? (due to exiv2 0.12)

[Tom Albers]

Op di 12 dec 2006 21:44 schreef u:
> I do see one negative in reverting to 0.8.2 as the digikam .db file might of 
> changed format and not be backwards compatible. However, I think that is 
> acceptable the important factor is that upgrades from stable to etch are 
> smooth, rather than unstable/ testing archives remaining totally stable.  

I've browsed upstream diffs on the database. I only see a lot of work in the tags area, I think that is where the exif data is stored. On the structure of the database I dont see any changes, so downgrading should be ok.
 
> After all people using unstable/ testing are already accepting a level of 
> risk.

True. 

I'm wondering if the changed interface of kipi-plugins/libkipi would be a problem. But i'm a bit lost when those changes are made.. Allee?

Toma