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== Determine Your Needs== | == Determine Your Needs== | ||
KDE versions are split into branches off of the Trunk. The steps to build most branches are very similar. However, Each branch has different [[Getting_Started/Build/KDE4/Prerequisites|prerequisites]]. | KDE versions are split into branches off of the Trunk. The steps to build most branches are very similar. However, Each branch has different [[Getting_Started/Build/KDE4/Prerequisites|prerequisites]]. | ||
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| + | You will need to know what version you want, how often you will use the development environment (more work upfront may be justified if you intend to use it more), | ||
=== [[Choose Version]] === | === [[Choose Version]] === | ||
| − | + | ; Synchronized with distribution | |
| + | : [[Distributions with KDE]] may provide KDE Dev and SDK for 3rd party development | ||
| + | ; Latest Features for production | ||
| + | : [[branch]] (stable / beta) | ||
| + | ; [[Core Development]] | ||
| + | : [[trunk]] | ||
| − | + | [[Getting_Started/Build|other Supported Platforms]] ''Including information for building on non-linux systems Incl KDE3'' [[Older Versions]] | |
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| − | [[Getting_Started/Build| | + | |
To See which versions/branches of KDE are available go to: | To See which versions/branches of KDE are available go to: | ||
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=== Location === | === Location === | ||
| − | + | Choose where you want to put the KDE installation, and keep source and build directories. | |
| + | ( [[QCA plugin]] may have to be installed as root if using system Qt)) | ||
| + | ====Source and Build Directories==== | ||
| + | : suggested: ~/kde/src and ~/kde/build (where ~ is the user which runs KDE) | ||
| + | : possibly /usr/src/ if [[building as root]] | ||
| + | ====Installation Directory==== | ||
;[[Casual Curiosity]] | ;[[Casual Curiosity]] | ||
: [[development user home]] if you do not want to mess up your production KDE | : [[development user home]] if you do not want to mess up your production KDE | ||
: [[your home directory]] if you are willing to use environment variables to keep versions seporate( using [[Getting_Started/Increased_Productivity_in_KDE4_with_Scripts|scripts]]) or have no other access to the machine | : [[your home directory]] if you are willing to use environment variables to keep versions seporate( using [[Getting_Started/Increased_Productivity_in_KDE4_with_Scripts|scripts]]) or have no other access to the machine | ||
: [[As root]] Not advised unless you have a dedicated machine | : [[As root]] Not advised unless you have a dedicated machine | ||
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; [[Application Developer]] | ; [[Application Developer]] | ||
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=== Method === | === Method === | ||
| − | + | Read up on steps below. [[Development/CMake|CMake]] may also be of interest. | |
| − | [[Development/CMake|CMake]] may also be of interest. | + | |
| − | ; Fully Manual | + | ; Fully Manual -- to learn how things work |
; Distribution Specific | ; Distribution Specific | ||
; Augmented (Recommended) | ; Augmented (Recommended) | ||
| − | : | + | : most common method, set environment variables and use scripts. |
; KDEsrc-build | ; KDEsrc-build | ||
: Useful for automated builds, may be tough to set up | : Useful for automated builds, may be tough to set up | ||
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KDE versions are split into branches off of the Trunk. The steps to build most branches are very similar. However, Each branch has different prerequisites.
You will need to know what version you want, how often you will use the development environment (more work upfront may be justified if you intend to use it more),
other Supported Platforms Including information for building on non-linux systems Incl KDE3 Older Versions
To See which versions/branches of KDE are available go to:
Choose where you want to put the KDE installation, and keep source and build directories. ( QCA plugin may have to be installed as root if using system Qt))
Read up on steps below. CMake may also be of interest.
Your build will fail if you are missing one of them, and the list changes. There are some options, however the make system can often find optional packages even if you do not intend to use them, so you may need to pass disable options.
Getting_Started/Increased_Productivity_in_KDE4_with_Scripts
There may be pre-made builds for your distribution, For example, in Kubuntu, Project Neon, aims to provide a recent trunk build environment, and PPA's provide latest branch versions.
This script will do most of the downloading and compiling for you. It can be configured to build most versions, by default it builds Trunk. There full-process instructions at http://kdesrc-build.kde.org and more here kdesrc-build, and here is a list of working configuration files.
Troubleshooting information is similar between branches as well.
Compile and Linking errors are frequent sources of discouragement. make careful note of the first occurrence of an error in your build process. It could be as simple as a bad environment variable, an unexpected version of a library or missing prerequisite.
Please review your logs and do searches for fixes. If you cannot find a solution, Build/KDE4/Errors and IRC channel, and mailing lists. Build/Stories
After KDE has been built, you'll want a good way to launch apps and perform your regular development tasks:
Your system won't know to use your new KDE until you tell it how to find the KDE applications and libraries.
You may need to set up or use, you will likely want to use a stable package from your distribution.
it is unclear if the kde-devel user or your normal user will be running the development tools. Please Help
For most development topics, and documentation, see Development
This is a stub, please help.
You may not need the latest bleeding-edge KDE to develop with, Much code will be similiar between versions and your patch might work, however Trunk is where major changes are introduced, and branches are mostly maintenance/bug fix.
KDE TechBase 