Bug 490747 - Exiftool missing in Windows 8.4 package
Summary: Exiftool missing in Windows 8.4 package
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: digikam
Classification: Applications
Component: Metadata-ExifTool (show other bugs)
Version: 8.4.0
Platform: Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Digikam Developers
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Reported: 2024-07-24 09:20 UTC by S. Burmeister
Modified: 2024-07-27 10:01 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Latest Commit:
Version Fixed In: 8.5.0
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Attachments
Filename of the original exiftool archive from the official website (15.24 KB, image/png)
2024-07-24 09:20 UTC, S. Burmeister 		Details
digikam dialogue when searching for the exiftool just looks for exiftool.exe (19.93 KB, image/png)
2024-07-24 09:21 UTC, S. Burmeister 		Details
exiftool missing in windows 8.4 installation (49.45 KB, image/png)
2024-07-24 09:22 UTC, S. Burmeister 		Details
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Description S. Burmeister 2024-07-24 09:20:52 UTC 
Created attachment 171948 [details]
Filename of the original exiftool archive from the official website

SUMMARY


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Install digikam 8.4
2. start digikam 8.4
3. 

OBSERVED RESULT
Digikam complains about missing exiftool

EXPECTED RESULT
Exiftool included and working

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 11

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Pointing to the downloaded exiftool is not possible because the type is set to exiftool.exe but the file is actually named exiftool(-k).exe, see attached screenshots.
Comment 1 S. Burmeister 2024-07-24 09:21:58 UTC 
Created attachment 171949 [details]
digikam dialogue when searching for the exiftool just looks for exiftool.exe
Comment 2 S. Burmeister 2024-07-24 09:22:27 UTC 
Created attachment 171950 [details]
exiftool missing in windows 8.4 installation
Comment 3 Maik Qualmann 2024-07-24 09:31:03 UTC 
Fixed with Bug 490496

You can download 8.5.0 pre-release installer here :

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

Maik