https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=384820
Bug ID: 384820
Summary: Allow matching library paths across different
operating systems?
Product: digikam
Version: unspecified
Platform: unspecified
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: Database-Mysql
Assignee: digikam-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: k4kfh.ra...@gmail.com
Target Milestone: ---
I think a really powerful way to set up Digikam would be with a centralized
MySQL server, that way many networked machines could use Digikam with a common
photo library (on a NAS or something) without having to maintain a separate
Digikam DB on each box.
I tried to set this up and everything worked except one thing: the library
paths. If you're just using Windows and you map a network drive (to Z:\ for
example) then Digikam will associate your SQL database with the
Z:\Whatever\Path\You\Set\Initially regardless of what PC you're on. This is
fine on Windows but the second you bring a Mac or Linux PC into the equation,
it makes the database useless. Digikam won't let you say "this database goes
with this folder on my local machine" or anything, it just tries to find
Z:\Whatever and of course fails on a Nix system.
Any chance we could add this as a feature? A simple dialog box in the SQL
settings window that's like "Associated Library Path Override" would suffice,
then you just set up your DB and fix the path on each machine. Even if it's
experimental I would be happy to test it out and give feedback, and when it's
working I would probably write a guide for a multi-PC digiKam setup if you guys
would like.
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