Version:           1.0.0-beta4 (rev.: 1002376M) (using 4.3.61 (KDE 4.3.61 (KDE 4.4 >= 20090717)), compiled sources)
Compiler:          gcc
OS:                Linux (i686) release 2.6.26.8-57.fc8

digiKam crashes at start up when scanning images. The crash occurs in the file digikam/libs/database/imagescanner.cpp:378, probably because some image has incorrect metadata. The following patch fixes the crash:

Index: libs/database/imagescanner.cpp
===================================================================
--- libs/database/imagescanner.cpp	(revision 1002376)
+++ libs/database/imagescanner.cpp	(arbetskopia)
@@ -373,13 +373,13 @@
     }
 
     // Headline
-    if (!metadataInfos[0].isNull())
+    if (!metadataInfos[0].isNull() && metadataInfos[0].canConvert(QVariant::String))
     {
         comments.addHeadline(metadataInfos[0].toString());
     }
 
     // Title
-    if (!metadataInfos[1].isNull())
+    if (!metadataInfos[1].isNull() && metadataInfos[1].canConvert(QVariant::String))
     {
         comments.addTitle(metadataInfos[1].toString());
     }