dt unknown-version? ["solved" -- sort of]

Software darktable
21

Definitely not. The sequence of the commands is of importance. You tried to set the safe directory before running the build script to build and install. The correct sequence is :

  1. run build script without installing
  2. set safe directory
  3. install via cmake
22

I’m compiling darktable with what GitHub - darktable-org/darktable: darktable is an open source photography workflow application and raw developer recommends:

./build.sh --prefix /opt/darktable --build-type Release --install --sudo

I get the “unknown version” error.

Is that command wrong?

23

NO, but all is explains above

24

NO, but all is explains above

@nilvus sorry, I cannot realize why I don’t get the correct version is that command is correct… could you give me some more hint?

25

It’s related to a github security update. You have just a command to type one time only on your system. See @pehar comment above (16th comment on april 18th).

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I issued sudo git config --global --add safe.directory /home/user/darktable/master (adapted to my darktable clone directory)

I re-pulled darktable repository

I run again ./build.sh --prefix /opt/darktable/ --build-type Release --install --sudo

Nothing changed: still version unknown.

What am I missing?

27

Please read the entire thread, everything is fully explained. See especially comments 19 and 21.

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28

ok, I found the solution.

An interrogation mark remains: why isn’t it enough to run sudo git config --global --add safe.directory /home/user/darktable/master once for all? does git forget that value?

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I had to set it only once. The configuration is saved in ~.gitconfig :

[safe]
	directory = /home/<user>/darktable/master