[digiKam-users] Create panorama wants make.exe on windows

[Doug]

I'm running digiKam 6.4.0 and Hugin 2019.2.0 on Windows 10  64-bit. When I run Tools > Create panorama, it displays the "Welcome to Panorama Tool" dialog. It finds all the Hugin components except for make.exe. Because it can't find make.exe, it won't let me go any further (the next button is disabled). Hugin works stand-alone, but I cannot use it from digiKam. How can I fix this? Thanks,

Doug

[Gilles Caulier-4]

Hi,

You need to install GNU make for windows available here :

http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/make.htm

This is an old version (3.5) . Another one can be downloaded here :

https://github.com/mbuilov/gnumake-windows

This one is more recent (4.3)

I don't tested both installer. Please check and report...

Best

Gilles Caulier

Le lun. 25 mai 2020 à 11:24, Doug <[hidden email]> a écrit :
>
> I'm running digiKam 6.4.0 and Hugin 2019.2.0 on Windows 10  64-bit. When I run Tools > Create panorama, it displays the "Welcome to Panorama Tool" dialog. It finds all the Hugin components except for make.exe. Because it can't find make.exe, it won't let me go any further (the next button is disabled). Hugin works stand-alone, but I cannot use it from digiKam. How can I fix this? Thanks,
>
> Doug
>

[Gilles Caulier-4]

Typically gnu make 4.2.1 is required by Pano tool. So you need to use
the 2nd link...

Best

Gilles Caulier

Le lun. 25 mai 2020 à 18:11, Gilles Caulier <[hidden email]> a écrit :

>
> Hi,
>
> You need to install GNU make for windows available here :
>
> http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/make.htm
>
> This is an old version (3.5) . Another one can be downloaded here :
>
> https://github.com/mbuilov/gnumake-windows
>
> This one is more recent (4.3)
>
> I don't tested both installer. Please check and report...
>
> Best
>
> Gilles Caulier
>
> Le lun. 25 mai 2020 à 11:24, Doug <[hidden email]> a écrit :
> >
> > I'm running digiKam 6.4.0 and Hugin 2019.2.0 on Windows 10  64-bit. When I run Tools > Create panorama, it displays the "Welcome to Panorama Tool" dialog. It finds all the Hugin components except for make.exe. Because it can't find make.exe, it won't let me go any further (the next button is disabled). Hugin works stand-alone, but I cannot use it from digiKam. How can I fix this? Thanks,
> >
> > Doug
> >

[Doug]

This worked, thanks for your help.

For others who find this thread:
 - Download gnumake-4.3-x64.exe (or whatever the current version is) from 
   https://github.com/mbuilov/gnumake-windows
 - Rename the file to make.exe
 - Move the file to C:\Program Files\digiKam\bin. 
   Or put it someplace that is on the path. 
   Or put it someplace else and use the "Find" button in the Welcome to Panorama Tool dialog 
   to find it.
 - Alternatively, skip this entirely and run Hugin natively (probably a better solution IMO, 
   because the Hugin interface is more flexible).

I suggest that digiKam include make.exe in the windows distribution. If not, then the install 
procedure should be documented.

Thanks,
Doug



Gilles Caulier wrote:
> Typically gnu make 4.2.1 is required by Pano tool. So you need to use
> the 2nd link...

Le lun. 25 mai 2020 à 18:11, Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com> a écrit :
>
> Hi,
>
> You need to install GNU make for windows available here :
>
> http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/make.htm
>
> This is an old version (3.5) . Another one can be downloaded here :
>
> https://github.com/mbuilov/gnumake-windows
>
> This one is more recent (4.3)
>
> I don't tested both installer. Please check and report...
>
> Best
>
> Gilles Caulier
>

On 5/24/2020 12:40 PM, Doug wrote:

I'm running digiKam 6.4.0 and Hugin 2019.2.0 on Windows 10  64-bit. When I run Tools > Create panorama, it displays the "Welcome to Panorama Tool" dialog. It finds all the Hugin components except for make.exe. Because it can't find make.exe, it won't let me go any further (the next button is disabled). Hugin works stand-alone, but I cannot use it from digiKam. How can I fix this? Thanks,

Doug

[Sheridan]

I tried the 2nd link and after the windows account control screen I saw a flash of what was probably a file manager tab and that was all. When I do a search of my hard drive for make.exe nothing is found.

Also; Digikam sends you off to this link (http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/make.htm) via the tools::create pano setup for download make.exe . 

The rest of the necessary files were found easily with Hugin downloaded.

Regards

Sher

On Mon, May 25, 2020 at 12:12 PM Gilles Caulier <[hidden email]> wrote:

Hi,

You need to install GNU make for windows available here :

http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/make.htm

This is an old version (3.5) . Another one can be downloaded here :

https://github.com/mbuilov/gnumake-windows

This one is more recent (4.3)

I don't tested both installer. Please check and report...

Best

Gilles Caulier

Le lun. 25 mai 2020 à 11:24, Doug <[hidden email]> a écrit :
>
> I'm running digiKam 6.4.0 and Hugin 2019.2.0 on Windows 10  64-bit. When I run Tools > Create panorama, it displays the "Welcome to Panorama Tool" dialog. It finds all the Hugin components except for make.exe. Because it can't find make.exe, it won't let me go any further (the next button is disabled). Hugin works stand-alone, but I cannot use it from digiKam. How can I fix this? Thanks,
>
> Doug
>

[Sheridan]

Ahh. Thanks for the how to. That is not what I did as I thought it was an installer for make.exe. Sigh

S

On Wed., May 27, 2020, 7:07 a.m. Doug, <[hidden email]> wrote:

This worked, thanks for your help.

For others who find this thread:
 - Download gnumake-4.3-x64.exe (or whatever the current version is) from 
   https://github.com/mbuilov/gnumake-windows
 - Rename the file to make.exe
 - Move the file to C:\Program Files\digiKam\bin. 
   Or put it someplace that is on the path. 
   Or put it someplace else and use the "Find" button in the Welcome to Panorama Tool dialog 
   to find it.
 - Alternatively, skip this entirely and run Hugin natively (probably a better solution IMO, 
   because the Hugin interface is more flexible).

I suggest that digiKam include make.exe in the windows distribution. If not, then the install 
procedure should be documented.

Thanks,
Doug



Gilles Caulier wrote:
> Typically gnu make 4.2.1 is required by Pano tool. So you need to use
> the 2nd link...

Le lun. 25 mai 2020 à 18:11, Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com> a écrit :
>
> Hi,
>
> You need to install GNU make for windows available here :
>
> http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/make.htm
>
> This is an old version (3.5) . Another one can be downloaded here :
>
> https://github.com/mbuilov/gnumake-windows
>
> This one is more recent (4.3)
>
> I don't tested both installer. Please check and report...
>
> Best
>
> Gilles Caulier
>

On 5/24/2020 12:40 PM, Doug wrote:

I'm running digiKam 6.4.0 and Hugin 2019.2.0 on Windows 10  64-bit. When I run Tools > Create panorama, it displays the "Welcome to Panorama Tool" dialog. It finds all the Hugin components except for make.exe. Because it can't find make.exe, it won't let me go any further (the next button is disabled). Hugin works stand-alone, but I cannot use it from digiKam. How can I fix this? Thanks,

Doug