Bug 478098

Summary:	Missing DLL on WIndows
Product:	[Applications] digikam	Reporter:	t
Component:	Bundle-Windows	Assignee:	Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	caulier.gilles
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	8.2.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Microsoft Windows
OS:	Microsoft Windows
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:	8.3.0
Sentry Crash Report:

Description t 2023-12-05 08:26:23 UTC

SUMMARY
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This is on a freshly installed Windows 10 Pro.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Download digikam 8.2.0
2. Install
3. Run

OBSERVED RESULT

Error message box: "The code execution cannot proceed because VCOMP140.DLL was not found: Reinstalling the program may fix this problem."

EXPECTED RESULT

digikam starts.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: Windows 10 Pro
macOS: 
Linux/KDE Plasma: 
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 
KDE Frameworks Version: 
Qt Version: 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Comment 1 caulier.gilles 2023-12-05 09:26:59 UTC

Files must be in the bundle, normally:

https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/blob/master/project/bundles/vcpkg/04-build-installer.sh?ref_type=heads#L332

Gilles Caulier

Comment 2 caulier.gilles 2023-12-05 09:38:04 UTC

DLL are here under my Windows 10 with the digiKam 8.3.0 pre release :

https://imgur.com/7rfJE8i

Please try with the installer available here :

https://files.kde.org/digikam/

Gilles Caulier

Comment 3 t 2023-12-05 11:51:49 UTC

I'm not comfortable installing a pre-release on this specific PC (long story), so I will probably just get the VS 2015 Redistributables myself. Thanks!