Bug 495428

Summary:	Binary file download is broken for digikam >= 8.4.0
Product:	[Applications] digikam	Reporter:	Juan <jescuderopedrosa>
Component:	Website	Assignee:	Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	caulier.gilles, metzpinguin
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	8.4.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Appimage
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:	https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/commit/ac6f084f30f22361dee4e676afed812276f576d8	Version Fixed/Implemented In:	8.5.0
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Juan 2024-10-27 12:51:18 UTC

SUMMARY

After the program is opened, digikam asks the user whether to download binary files associated to face recognition and auto-tagging. If the download fails, it asks the user whether to try again. However when a mirror is not working, the download just fails again, and digikam does not attempt to use a different mirror.

As of today (2024-10-27), it happens when starting a fresh install of digikam from Spain, as it tries to use mirrors.up.pt, which is not responsive.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Attempt to start a fresh install of digikam from Spain.

OBSERVED RESULT
Binary file download fails.

EXPECTED RESULT
It should attempt to use a different mirror when the download fails.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: 8.4.0 (AppImage)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Probably regional.

Comment 1 Maik Qualmann 2024-10-27 12:57:00 UTC

We have no influence on the mirror servers, you will have to try again at a later time. See also Bug 495027

Maik

Comment 2 Maik Qualmann 2024-10-27 13:07:22 UTC

I can at least confirm that "https://mirrors.up.pt/pub/kde/" is currently not accessible from Germany either.

Maik

Comment 3 caulier.gilles 2024-10-27 13:29:04 UTC

As Maik, work fine from France

Gilles Caulier

Comment 4 Juan 2024-10-27 13:50:58 UTC

I'm trying to look at the code and I see that indeed the mirror direction is done from the server. Can't it be forced from the client side?

If I try to download files directly from https://files.kde.org/digikam/ I indeed get redirected, and setting --max-redirect 0 gets me no files. But maybe it could be implemented by adding a (nchecked) checkbox for not using a mirrors that sets the URL to 'cdn.files.kde.org'.

Comment 5 Maik Qualmann 2024-10-27 13:58:19 UTC

In previous versions we had a fallback solution with known good mirror servers. But this was not well received by the KDE admins. I will probably add it again though...

Maik

Comment 6 Maik Qualmann 2024-10-27 14:43:35 UTC

Git commit ac6f084f30f22361dee4e676afed812276f576d8 by Maik Qualmann.
Committed on 27/10/2024 at 14:42.
Pushed by mqualmann into branch 'master'.

use a fallback mirror server for the binary download
FIXED-IN: 8.5.0

M  +1    -1    NEWS
M  +8    -1    core/utilities/setup/downloader/filesdownloader.cpp

https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/commit/ac6f084f30f22361dee4e676afed812276f576d8

Comment 7 Juan 2024-10-29 15:39:53 UTC

(In reply to Maik Qualmann from comment #6)
> Git commit ac6f084f30f22361dee4e676afed812276f576d8 by Maik Qualmann.
> Committed on 27/10/2024 at 14:42.
> Pushed by mqualmann into branch 'master'.
> 
> use a fallback mirror server for the binary download
> FIXED-IN: 8.5.0
> 
> M  +1    -1    NEWS
> M  +8    -1    core/utilities/setup/downloader/filesdownloader.cpp
> 
> https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/commit/
> ac6f084f30f22361dee4e676afed812276f576d8

Thank you for your very quick answer.