https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=503885
Bug ID: 503885
Summary: Fails to write to sidecar file, leaving it corrupt
Classification: Applications
Product: digikam
Version: unspecified
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: Metadata-Sidecar
Assignee: digikam-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: kristian.hermann.k...@gmail.com
Target Milestone: ---
Created attachment 181029
--> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=181029&action=edit
Sidecar file
SUMMARY
When adding a keyword, digikam fails and leaves the side car file corrupt.
The bug is not reproducible by following the below steps
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Use app image digiKam-8.7.0-20250507T100042-Qt6-x86-64.appimage
2. Configure Digikam Settings => See attached images
3. Add the attached image 2025-05-02_131645.jpg and 2025-05-02_131645.jpg.xmp
4. Add a new tag to the image => "Keyword/Öl"
OBSERVED RESULT
Digikam fails writing the sidecar file, it will now only contain 1 line:
<?xpacket begin="\ufeff" id="W5M0MpCehiHzreSzNTczkc9d"?>
The debug output on the terminal indicates the problem as:
"XMP Toolkit error 102: Unknown namespace prefix for qualified name"
The expanded log is:
Digikam::ExifToolParser::exifToolAvailable: Check ExifTool availability: true
Digikam::ExifToolParser::Private::startProcess: ExifTool "Load Chunks"
"-TagsFromFile /home/krikar/Pictures/2025-05-02_131645.jpg -all:all
-icc_profile -o -.exv"
Digikam::ExifToolProcess::Private::readOutput: ExifToolProcess::readOutput():
ExifTool command completed
Digikam::ExifToolParser::cmdCompleted: ExifTool complete command for action
"Load Chunks" with elasped time (ms): 92
Digikam::ExifToolParser::cmdCompleted: EXV chunk size: 65578
Digikam::ExifToolParser::cmdCompleted: ExifTool parsed command for action "Load
Chunks" 1 properties decoded
Digikam::ExifToolParser::Private::jumpToResultCommand: ExifTool complete "Load
Chunks" for "/home/krikar/Pictures/2025-05-02_131645.jpg"
Digikam::DMetadata::loadUsingExifTool: Metadata chunk loaded with ExifTool
Digikam::DMetadata::load: Loading metadata with "ExifTool" backend from
"/home/krikar/Pictures/2025-05-02_131645.jpg"
Digikam::MetadataHub::writeTags: Writing tags
Digikam::MetadataHub::writeTags: -------------------------- New Keywords
QList("\Uffffffff", "Restaurante Casa del Mar")
Digikam::MetaEngine::setIptcKeywords:
"/home/krikar/Pictures/2025-05-02_131645.jpg" ==> New Iptc Keywords:
QList("Restaurante Casa del Mar", "\Uffffffff")
Digikam::MetaEngine::save: MetaEngine::metadataWritingMode 1
Digikam::MetaEngine::save: Will write XMP sidecar for file
"2025-05-02_131645.jpg"
Digikam::MetaEngine::Private::saveUsingExiv2: wroteComment: false
Digikam::MetaEngine::Private::saveUsingExiv2: wroteEXIF: true
Digikam::MetaEngine::Private::saveUsingExiv2: wroteIPTC: true
Digikam::MetaEngine::Private::saveUsingExiv2: wroteXMP: true
Digikam::MetaEngine::Private::printExiv2MessageHandler: Exiv2 ( 3 ) : XMP
Toolkit error 102: Unknown namespace prefix for qualified name
Digikam::MetaEngine::Private::printExiv2MessageHandler: Exiv2 ( 3 ) : Failed
to encode XMP metadata.
Digikam::MetaEngine::save: Metadata for file "2025-05-02_131645.jpg" written to
XMP sidecar.
Digikam::ExifToolParser::exifToolAvailable: Check ExifTool availability: true
Digikam::ExifToolParser::Private::startProcess: ExifTool "Load Chunks"
"-TagsFromFile /home/krikar/Pictures/2025-05-02_131645.jpg -all:all
-icc_profile -o -.exv"
Digikam::ExifToolProcess::Private::readOutput: ExifToolProcess::readOutput():
ExifTool command completed
Digikam::ExifToolParser::cmdCompleted: ExifTool complete command for action
"Load Chunks" with elasped time (ms): 81
Digikam::ExifToolParser::cmdCompleted: EXV chunk size: 65578
Digikam::ExifToolParser::cmdCompleted: ExifTool parsed command for action "Load
Chunks" 1 properties decoded
Digikam::ExifToolParser::Private::jumpToResultCommand: ExifTool complete "Load
Chunks" for "/home/krikar/Pictures/2025-05-02_131645.jpg"
Digikam::DMetadata::loadUsingExifTool: Metadata chunk loaded with ExifTool
Digikam::DMetadata::load: Loading metadata with "ExifTool" backend from
"/home/krikar/Pictures/2025-05-02_131645.jpg"
Digikam::DImg::load: "/home/krikar/Pictures/2025-05-02_131645.jpg" : "JPEG"
file identified
EXPECTED RESULT
The sidecar file to be updated with the new keyword "Öl"
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Digikam: digiKam-8.7.0-20250507T100042-Qt6-x86-64.appimage
Operating System: NixOS 25.05
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.13.0
Qt Version: 6.9.0
Kernel Version: 6.12.26 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 32 × 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900KF
Memory: 94.1 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
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