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KDE 4.4 Compilation Requirements -- intended to be a comprehensive list of all external software needed to build a full-featured KDE 4.4.

= Compilers =
Compiler Requirements. KDE is designed to be portable and hence to compile with a large variety of GNU/Linux, UNIX, Windows and MacOS compilers.
However, KDE is advancing very rapidly and the ability of native compilers on various systems to compile KDE depends on users of those systems [http://bugs.kde.org reporting] compile problems to the responsible developers.

{|border=1 cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center"
|+ Compiler support table
|-
! Compiler !! Version !! Status !! Comment
|-
! rowspan=8 | gcc
|style="background:red"| 3.2 and older
|style="background:red"| Not supported
|
|-
|style="background:green"| 3.3
|style="background:green"| Supported
|
|-
|style="background:green"| 3.4
|style="background:green"| Supported
|
|-
|style="background:green"| 4.0
|style="background:green"| Supported
|style="background:red"|gcc 4.0.0 is not supported
|-
|style="background:green"| 4.1
|style="background:green"| Supported
|
|-
|style="background:green"| 4.2
|style="background:green"| Supported
|
|-
|style="background:green"| 4.3
|style="background:green"| Supported
|
|-
|style="background:green"| 4.4
|style="background:green"| Supported
|
|-
! rowspan=5 | Microsoft VisualStudio
|style="background:red"| 6.0
|style="background:red"|Not supported
|
|-
|style="background:red"| .NET 2002
|style="background:red"| Not supported
|
|-
|style="background:green"| .NET 2003
|style="background:green"| Supported
|
|-
|style="background:green"| (.NET )2005
|style="background:green"| Supported
| Including the Express version
|-
|style="background:green"| (.NET )2008
|style="background:green"| Supported
| Including the Express version
|-
! rowspan=3 | SunStudio
|style="background:red"| 11
|style="background:red"| Not supported
|
|-
|style="background:green"| 12
|style="background:green"| Supported
| See [[Projects/KDE_on_Solaris | KDE on Solaris]] for more information
|}

= Buildsystem =
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center"
|-
! Platform
! Package
! Level
! Description
! Explanation
! Modules
|- valign="top"
| ALL
| [http://cmake.org CMake >= 2.6.2]
|style="background:red"| Required
|| CMake is a cross-platform make system used that forms the basis of the KDE4 buildsystem.
|| CMake is required to build all KDE4 code on all platforms.
|| ALL
|- valign="top"
| Linux, Unix
| Make or [http://www.gnu.org/software/make GNU Make]
| style="background:red"| Required
| Make is a tool which controls the generation of executables and other non-source files of a program from the program's source files.
| Any version shipped with your operating system should be ok.
|| ALL
|}

= Software Requirements, by Function =
== Basic ==
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center"
|-
! Package
! Level
! Description
! Explanation
! Modules
|- valign="top"
| [http://www.trolltech.com Qt 4.6 >= 4.6.0]
|style="background:red"| Required
|| Qt is the C++ cross-platform GUI toolkit upon which the great majority of KDE is built.
|| Qt is required by all KDE4 code.
|| ALL
|- valign="top"
| [http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/shared-mime-info Shared-Mime-Info >= 0.20]
|style="background:red"| Required
||The freedesktop.org shared MIME database
||
|| ALL
|- valign="top"
| [http://www.freetype.org/ FreeType]
| style="background:yellow"|Recommended
|| A Free, High-Quality, and Portable Font Engine
|| Better DVI support in okular
|| kdegraphics
|}

== Help ==
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center"
|-
! Package
! Level
! Description
! Explanation
! Modules
|- valign="top"
| [http://www.xmlsoft.org libxml2 >= 2.4.8]
|style="background:yellow"| Recommended
|| Libxml provides an XML parser and toolkit. XML is a metalanguage to design markup languages, such as HTML.
|| Libxml is used for reading KDE documentation. Note that even though earlier versions of libxml2 may work, versions 2.4.26 through 2.4.28 have a bug which prevents their use in KDE.
|| kdelibs, kdepimlibs, kdebase, kdeadmin, kdeartwork, kdebindings, kdeedu, kdegames, kdegraphics, kdemultimedia, kdenetwork, kdepim, kdesdk, kdetoys, kdeutils, koffice, kdevelop
|}

== Hardware ==
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center"
|-
! Package
! Level
! Description
! Explanation
! Modules
|- valign="top"
| [http://www.cups.org CUPS >= 1.1.9]
|style="background:green"| Optional
|| CUPS (the Common Unix Printing System) is a modern printing architecture for UNIX systems.
|| CUPS provides enhanced printing administration, printing options and usability to all KDE applications. KDE provides tools to configure CUPS.
|| kdelibs, kdebase
|- valign="top"
| [http://www.lirc.org LIRC >= 0.8.0]
|style="background:green"| Optional
|| LIRC (the Linux Infra Red Control) is a daemon that listens to your IR receiver for remote control presses.
|| kdelirc provides a tool to configure and send remote keypresses to D-Bus functions. This allows remote control of nearly all KDE applications.
|| kdeutils
|}

== Networking ==
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center"
|-
! Package
! Level
! Description
! Explanation
! Modules
|- valign="top"
| [http://ppp.samba.org pppd]
|style="background:green"| Optional
|| Pppd is a PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) daemon. PPP is a common protocol for connecting to the Internet via a modem.
|| Kppp uses pppd to connect to the Internet using a computer POTS modem.
|| kdenetwork
|- valign="top"
| [http://libvncserver.sourceforge.net/ LibVNCServer / LibVNCClient >= 0.9.1] ([http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=32584&package_id=24717 download])
|style="background:green"| Optional
|| LibVNCServer / LibVNCClient is a library for VNC support.
|| KRDC uses LibVNCClient for VNC client support. Krfb uses LibVNCServer for VNC server support.
|| kdenetwork
|- valign="top"
| [http://www.rdesktop.org/ rdesktop >= 1.5.0]
|style="background:green"| Optional
|| rdesktop is a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) client.
|| KRDC uses rdesktop for RDP support.
|| kdenetwork
|}

== Browsing ==
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center"
|-
! Package
! Level
! Description
! Explanation
! Modules
|- valign="top"
| [http://java.sun.com Java >= 1.3]
|style="background:yellow"| Recommended
|| Java is a programming language designed for use in the distributed environment of the Internet. Since Netscape integrated Java into its browser, Java has become a popular language for websites.
|| Some websites require the use of Java for some or all of their services. In addition, Java bindings exist for KDE which enables writing KDE applications in the Java language.
|| kdebase, kdebindings
|}

== Security ==
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center"
|-
! Package
! Level
! Description
! Explanation
! Modules
|- valign="top"
| [http://www.openssl.org OpenSSL >= 0.9.6]
|style="background:yellow"| Recommended
|| OpenSSL is a robust, commercial-grade, full-featured and Open Source toolkit implementing the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL v2/v3) and Transport Layer Security (TLS v1) protocols as well as a full-strength general purpose cryptography library.
|| KDE uses OpenSSL for the bulk of secure communications, including secure web browsing via HTTPS.
|| kdelibs, kdebase, kdenetwork, kdepim
|- valign="top"
| [http://www.cypherpunks.ca/otr LibOTR >= 3.2.0]
|style="background:green"| Optional
|| Off The Record is an encryption library optimized for instant messaging.
|| Kopete offers a plugin to use OTR encryption if the library is available.
|| kdenetwork
|}

== Graphics ==
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center"
|-
! Package
! Level
! Description
! Explanation
! Modules
|- valign="top"
| [http://mesa3d.sourceforge.net OpenGL]
|style="background:yellow"| Recommended
|| OpenGL is an industry-standard API for developing portable, interactive 2D and 3D graphics applications.
|| The 3D hardware acceleration available through the OpenGL API is used in applications ranging from graphics and modellers to screensavers and video players.
|| kdelibs, kdebase, kdegames, kdegraphics, kdemultimedia
|- valign="top"
| [http://poppler.freedesktop.org Poppler-Qt4]
| style="background:yellow"|Recommended
|| PDF rendering library
|| Adds PDF support to Okular
|| kdegraphics
|- valign="top"
| [http://libspectre.freedesktop.org/ libspectre]
| style="background:yellow"|Recommended
|| PostScript library
|| Adds PostScript support to Okular (including support for printing preview in any KDE application)
|| kdegraphics
|- valign="top"
| [http://morte.jedrea.com/~jedwin/projects/chmlib chmlib]
| style="background:yellow"|Recommended
|| CHM library
|| Adds CHM support to Okular
|| kdegraphics
|- valign="top"
| [http://djvu.sourceforge.net/ DjVuLibre]
| style="background:yellow"|Recommended
|| DjVu library
|| Adds DjVu support to Okular
|| kdegraphics
|- valign="top"
| [http://www.remotesensing.org/libtiff/ libTIFF]
| style="background:yellow"|Recommended
|| TIFF library
|| Adds TIFF support to Okular
|| kdegraphics
|- valign="top"
| [http://www.ijg.org/ libjpeg]
| style="background:yellow"|Recommended
|| JPEG library
|| Needed for PalmDB documents in Okular
|| kdegraphics
|- valign="top"
| [http://sourceforge.net/projects/ebook-tools ebook-tools]
| style="background:yellow"|Recommended
|| eBook tools
|| Adds EPub support in Okular
|| kdegraphics
|- valign="top"
| [http://www.cups.org/ CUPS lpr and/or lp]
| style="background:yellow"|Recommended
|| CUPS version of lpr or lp commands
|| Needed for advanced printing of PDF, PS, or DjVu docments in Okular
|| kdegraphics
|}

== Multimedia ==
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center"
|-
! Package
! Level
! Description
! Explanation
! Modules
|- valign="top"
| [http://www.alsa-project.org ALSA]
|style="background:yellow"| Recommended
|| ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) provides audio and MIDI functionality for Linux.
|| ALSA provides advanced audio support for various KDE multimedia and audio applications
|| kdelibs, kdemultimedia
|- valign="top"
| [http://xinehq.de/ Xine-lib]
| style="background:yellow"|Recommended
|| The Xine libraries are a backend to decode and play various format of multimedia files (audio and video).
|| Phonon uses Xine as its main backend
|| kdebase-runtime
|}

Note: at least one Phonon backend must be compiled if you want to have any multimedia support.

== Development ==
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center"
|-
! Package
! Level
! Description
! Explanation
! Modules
|- valign="top"
| [http://subversion.tigris.org Subversion]
|style="background:green"| Optional
|| Subversion is a revision control system like CVS.
|| KDevelop 3.0 can use Subversion to maintain a revision control repository for projects. There is also a kioslave for Subversion.
|| kdesdk, kdevelop
|- valign="top"
| [http://www.nongnu.org/cvs CVS]
|style="background:green"| Optional
|| CVS is a revision control system.
|| Cervisia is a graphical frontend for the CVS client.
|| kdesdk
|}

== Education ==
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center"
|-
! Package
! Level
! Description
! Explanation
! Modules
|- valign="top"
| [http://caml.inria.fr/ocaml/ OCaml] + [http://www.recherche.enac.fr/opti/facile/ libfacile]
|style="background:green"| Optional
|| Objective Caml is the most popular variant of the Caml language; a Functional Constraint Library
|| OCaml and libfacile are used to implement a chemical equation solver in kalzium
|| kdeedu
|- valign="top"
| [http://www.python.org Python] + [http://www.boost.org Boost.Python]
|style="background:green"| Optional
|| Python is a programming language. Boost.Python is a Boost library to allow easy interface of C++ to Python.
|| Boost.Python is needed for Python scripting in kig.
|| kdeedu
|- valign="top"
| [http://tiswww.case.edu/php/chet/readline/rltop.html Readline]
|style="background:green"| Optional
|| Readline is a library for having an input prompt.
|| It is used in KAlgebra's console version (calgebra).
|| kdeedu
|}

= Software Requirements, by Module =

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center"
|-
!| '''Module'''
!style="background:red"|Required
!style="background:yellow"|Recommended
!style="background:green"|Optional
!style="background:grey"|Comments
|- valign="top"
|| '''kdelibs'''
|| ALSA (Linux), Perl, GIF, JPEG, LibXml2, LibXslt, PNG, SharedMimeInfo, Strigi, ZLib
|| ACLs, BZip2, Libintl, OpenGL, OpenSSL
|| ASpell, Avahi, DNSSD, Enchant, FAM, Kerberos GSSAPI, HSpell, Jasper, OpenEXR, PCRE, Soprano
||

|- valign="top"
|| '''kdepimlibs'''
|| Boost, Gpgme
|| LDAP, Sasl2
||
||

|- valign="top"
|| '''kdebase-runtime'''
|| Blitz, Strigi, Xine (Linux,Unix)
|| BZip2, XCB
|| OpenEXR, Samba, Soprano, CLucene
||

|- valign="top"
|| '''kdebase-workspace'''
|| Blitz, Strigi
|| OpenGL, LibXKlavier
|| BlueZ, Freetype, GLIB2, GObject, NetworkManager, RAW1394, Sensors, LibUSB
||

|- valign="top"
|| '''kdebase-apps'''
|| Blitz, Strigi
||
|| Soprano, XKB
||

|- valign="top"
|| '''kdeaccessibility'''
||
||
|| ALSA
||

|- valign="top"
|| '''kdeadmin'''
||
||
||
|| No compilation requirements

|- valign="top"
|| '''kdeartwork'''
|| Strigi
|| Xscreensaver
|| OpenGL
||

|- valign="top"
|| '''kdeedu'''
|| Zlib
||
|| BoostPython, 
CFitsio, 
Eigen, 
Libfacile, 
Nova, 
OCaml, 
OpenBabel2, 
OpenGL, 
Readline, 
SBIG, 
LibUSB
||

|- valign="top"
|| '''kdegames'''
||
||
|| GGZ, OpenGL
||

|- valign="top"
|| '''kdegraphics'''
|| Strigi
|| Blitz, 
Exiv2, 
JPEG, 
LibGS, 
Poppler, 
SANE, 
|| CHM, 
DjVuLibre, 
Freetype, 
Gphoto2, 
TIFF
||

|- valign="top"
|| '''kdemultimedia'''
|| ALSA
||
||Cdparanoia, 
FLAC, 
MusicBrainz, 
OggVorbis, 
Taglib, 
Theora, 
TunePimp
||

|- valign="top"
|| '''kdenetwork'''
|| Blitz, 
Boost, 
ZLib
|| OpenSSL
||
Decibel, 
DNSSD, 
IDN, 
JPEG, 
LibVNCServer, 
LibXml2, 
LibXslt, 
QCA2, 
SLP, 
Sqlite, 
Xmms, 
LibOTR
||

|- valign="top"
|| '''kdepim'''
|| Boost, QGpgme, Strigi, ZLib
|| OpenSSL
|| GLib2, GNOKII, LibXslt, LibMal, MySQL (Embedded), OpenSync, Pilotlink, QCA2
|| Only xsltproc needed from the libXslt package

|- valign="top"
|| '''kdesdk'''
|| Strigi
||
|| LibXml2, 
LibXslt, 
Subversion, CVS
||

|- valign="top"
|| '''kdeutils'''
|| Blitz
||
||GMP, 
LibZip, 
Python Libs, 
tpctl, 
lirc
||

|- valign="top"
|| '''kdetoys'''
|| Strigi
||
||
||

|}

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Neundorf at 15:50, 14 March 2010

Tampakrap: first version, mostly a copy from the 4.3