Development/Tools/Using kde-config - Revision history

Tampakrap: kde2 -> kde3

2007-01-16T17:59:42Z

kde2 -> kde3

Dhaumann: use kde-config from kde3.5.5

2007-01-16T17:27:56Z

use kde-config from kde3.5.5

Kunalthakar: code formatting

2007-01-16T15:09:45Z

code formatting

Kunalthakar: ported page

2007-01-16T15:00:00Z

ported page

New page

= Finding about KDE's installation : kde-config =

== Introduction ==

kde-config is a small utility for determining how KDE is installed. It can be used for debugging purposes, or in Makefiles for simple projects that don't want to use the full autoconf/automake framework.

== Usage ==

kde-config --help gives:

Options:
'''--expandvars''' expand ${prefix} and ${exec_prefix} in output
'''--prefix''' Compiled in prefix for KDE libraries
'''--exec-prefix''' Compiled in exec_prefix for KDE libraries
'''--localprefix''' Prefix in $HOME used to write files
'''--version''' Compiled in version string for KDE libraries
'''--types''' Available KDE resource types
'''--path type''' Search path for resource type
'''--install type''' Prefix to install resource files to

kde-config --types gives:

'''apps''' - Applications menu (.desktop files)
'''config''' - Configuration files
'''data''' - Where applications store data
'''exe''' - Executables in $prefix/bin
'''html''' - HTML documentation
'''icon''' - Icons
'''lib''' - Libraries
'''locale''' - Translation files for KLocale
'''mime''' - Mime types
'''pixmap''' - unknown type
'''services''' - Services
'''servicetypes''' - Service types
'''sound''' - Application sounds
'''templates''' - Templates
'''wallpaper''' - Wallpapers

These are valid inputs of --path and --install.
--install gives the paths kdelibs was compiled for, while --path gives the whole set of paths as they are searched in the current environment.

So while '''--path config''' can return /home/coolo/.kde/share/config:/etc/kde2:/opt/kde2/share/config
'''--install config''' will return ${prefix}/share/config
you can ask for '''--prefix''' too, and '''--expandvars''' expands this right for you and gives: /home/coolo/KDE/share/config

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 So while '''--path config''' can return
-  /home/coolo/.kde/share/config:/etc/kde2:/opt/kde2/share/config
+  /home/joe/.kde/share/config:/etc/kde3:/opt/kde3/share/config
 '''--install config''' will return
   ${prefix}/share/config
 you can ask for '''--prefix''' too, and '''--expandvars''' expands this right for you and gives:
-  /home/coolo/KDE/share/config
+  /home/joe/KDE/share/config

@@ Line 9: / Line 9: @@
 kde-config --help gives:
+ Options:
-    Options:
+  '''--expandvars'''    expand ${prefix} and ${exec_prefix} in output
-      '''--expandvars'''              expand ${prefix} and ${exec_prefix} in output
+  '''--prefix'''        Compiled in prefix for KDE libraries
-      '''--prefix'''                  Compiled in prefix for KDE libraries
+  '''--exec-prefix'''   Compiled in exec_prefix for KDE libraries
-      '''--exec-prefix'''             Compiled in exec_prefix for KDE libraries
+  '''--libsuffix'''     Compiled in library path suffix
-      '''--localprefix'''             Prefix in $HOME used to write files
+  '''--localprefix'''   Prefix in $HOME used to write files
-      '''--version'''                 Compiled in version string for KDE libraries
+  '''--version'''       Compiled in version string for KDE libraries
-      '''--types'''                   Available KDE resource types
+  '''--types'''         Available KDE resource types
-      '''--path type'''               Search path for resource type
+  '''--path type'''     Search path for resource type
-      '''--install type'''            Prefix to install resource files to
+  '''--userpath type''' User path: desktop|autostart|trash|document
 kde-config --types gives:
-    '''apps''' - Applications menu (.desktop files)
+These are valid inputs of <tt>--path</tt> and <tt>--install</tt>.
-    '''config''' - Configuration files
+<tt>--install</tt> gives the paths kdelibs was compiled for, while <tt>--path</tt> gives the whole set of paths as they are searched in the current environment.
-    '''data''' - Where applications store data
-    '''exe''' - Executables in $prefix/bin
-    '''html''' - HTML documentation
-    '''icon''' - Icons
-    '''lib''' - Libraries
-    '''locale''' - Translation files for KLocale
-    '''mime''' - Mime types
-    '''pixmap''' - unknown type
-    '''services''' - Services
-    '''servicetypes''' - Service types
-    '''sound''' - Application sounds
-    '''templates''' - Templates
-    '''wallpaper''' - Wallpapers
-−
 These are valid inputs of --path and --install.
 --install gives the paths kdelibs was compiled for, while --path gives the whole set of paths as they are searched in the current environment.
-So while '''--path config''' can return <code>/home/coolo/.kde/share/config:/etc/kde2:/opt/kde2/share/config</code>
+So while '''--path config''' can return
-'''--install config''' will return <code>${prefix}/share/config</code>
+ /home/coolo/.kde/share/config:/etc/kde2:/opt/kde2/share/config
-you can ask for '''--prefix''' too, and '''--expandvars''' expands this right for you and gives: <code>/home/coolo/KDE/share/config</code>
+'''--install config''' will return

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 == Introduction ==
-kde-config is a small utility for determining how KDE is installed. It can be used for debugging purposes, or in Makefiles for simple projects that don't want to use the full autoconf/automake framework.
+''kde-config'' is a small utility for determining how KDE is installed. It can be used for debugging purposes, or in Makefiles for simple projects that don't want to use the full autoconf/automake framework.
 == Usage ==
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 --install gives the paths kdelibs was compiled for, while --path gives the whole set of paths as they are searched in the current environment.
-So while '''--path config''' can return /home/coolo/.kde/share/config:/etc/kde2:/opt/kde2/share/config
+So while '''--path config''' can return <code>/home/coolo/.kde/share/config:/etc/kde2:/opt/kde2/share/config</code>
-'''--install config''' will return ${prefix}/share/config
+'''--install config''' will return <code>${prefix}/share/config</code>
-you can ask for '''--prefix''' too, and '''--expandvars''' expands this right for you and gives: /home/coolo/KDE/share/config
+you can ask for '''--prefix''' too, and '''--expandvars''' expands this right for you and gives: <code>/home/coolo/KDE/share/config</code>