Hi,

For a reason that i don't find the settings, digiKam is compiled with a dependency to KDEPIM, where, it don't depend. For ex, an application as KMyMoney compile fine for this target and don't depend of KDEPIM at all.

exemple of error reported from AppImage build:

19:47:28 * Action: unpack for kde/pim/libkleo *
19:47:28 executing command: /home/appimage/Craft/BinaryFactory/linux-64-gcc/dev-utils/bin/7za x /home/appimage/Craft/BinaryFactory/downloads/archives/kde/pim/libkleo/libkleo-22.04.2.tar.xz -so | /usr/bin/tar --directory /home/appimage/Craft/BinaryFactory/linux-64-gcc/build/kde/pim/libkleo/work -xf -
19:47:28 * Action: compile for kde/pim/libkleo *
19:47:28 executing command: "/home/appimage/Craft/BinaryFactory/linux-64-gcc/dev-utils/bin/cmake" -G Ninja -DBUILD_TESTING=ON -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DUSE_UNITY_CMAKE_SUPPORT=ON -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/home/appimage/Craft/BinaryFactory/linux-64-gcc -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/home/appimage/Craft/BinaryFactory/linux-64-gcc -DCMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES=/home/appimage/Craft/BinaryFactory/linux-64-gcc/include -DCMAKE_C_STANDARD_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES=/home/appimage/Craft/BinaryFactory/linux-64-gcc/include -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR:PATH=lib -S /home/appimage/Craft/BinaryFactory/linux-64-gcc/build/kde/pim/libkleo/work/libkleo-22.04.2
19:47:28 -- The C compiler identification is GNU 9.3.1
19:47:28 -- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 9.3.1
...
19:47:29 -- Found Gettext: /home/appimage/Craft/BinaryFactory/linux-64-gcc/bin/msgmerge (found version "0.21")
19:47:29 CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:50 (find_package):
19:47:29 Could not find a package configuration file provided by "Gpgmepp"
19:47:29 (requested version 1.15.0) with any of the following names:
19:47:29
19:47:29 GpgmeppConfig.cmake
19:47:29 gpgmepp-config.cmake
19:47:29
19:47:29 Add the installation prefix of "Gpgmepp" to CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH or set
19:47:29 "Gpgmepp_DIR" to a directory containing one of the above files. If
19:47:29 "Gpgmepp" provides a separate development package or SDK, be sure it has
19:47:29 been installed.
19:47:29
19:47:29
19:47:29 -- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!

Thanks for helping

Best

Gilles Caulier