User:Fulldecent

I am interested in compiling KDE SC on a stock ubuntu-server distribution in under 7 days, and then updating the documentation so that a new contributor to KDE can do this in under 6 days. I think the huge up-front commitment to build from trunk is a barrier to entry for new contributors.

Here is a list of documentation that I am consulting and working on. They are listed in order from http://kde.org/community/getinvolved/, a place where new contributors can start, and is hierarchal based on hyper links. Action that is required is also included on this list. Ultimately, this should result in a runnable system.

Going with kdesrc-build

http://kde.org/community/getinvolved/
- http://kde.org/community/getinvolved/development/
  - http://techbase.kde.org/Getting_Started/Build/Unstable_Version
    - http://kdesrc-build.kde.org/
      - http://techbase.kde.org/Getting_Started/Build/kdesvn-build
        http://techbase.kde.org/Getting_Started/Build/KDE4#Required_packages_from_your_distribution
        Run commands on this page
        
        http://kdesrc-build.kde.org/
        http://kdesrc-build.kde.org/releases/kdesrc-build-1.12.php
        Download http://kdesrc-build.kde.org/releases/kdesrc-build-1.12.tar.bz2
        
        Run commands at #Download_and_install_kdesrc-build
        Run commands at #Setup_the_configuration
        cd ~/kdesrc && ./kdesrc-build qt-copy

Latest problem with kdesrc-build method

kde-devel@ubuntu:~/kdesrc$ ./kdesrc-build qt-copy Script started processing at Mon Aug 30 15:53:58 2010 <<< Build Process >>> Building qt-copy (1/1) Waiting for source code update. error: Untracked working tree file '.commit-template' would be overwritten by merge. Error updating qt-copy, removing from list of packages to build.


> Unable to perform a git checkout to existing branch master at ./kdesrc-build line 2027.

	Unable to update qt-copy, build canceled.
<<<  Build Done  >>>


<<<  PACKAGES FAILED TO UPDATE  >>>
qt-copy - ~/kdesrc/log/2010-08-30-06/qt-copy/error.log
The following modules have failed to build 3 or more times in a row:
	qt-copy
There is probably a local error causing this kind of consistent failure, it
is recommended to verify no issues on the system.
Script finished processing at Mon Aug 30 15:54:09 2010
Your logs are saved in /home/kde-devel/kdesrc/log/2010-08-30-06


kde-devel@ubuntu:~/kdesrc$ grep -R . ~/kdesrc/log/2010-08-30-06/
/home/kde-devel/kdesrc/log/2010-08-30-06/qt-copy/git-checkout-update.log:# kdesrc-build running: 'git' 'checkout' 'master'
/home/kde-devel/kdesrc/log/2010-08-30-06/qt-copy/error.log:# kdesrc-build running: 'git' 'checkout' 'master'
/home/kde-devel/kdesrc/log/2010-08-30-06/qt-copy/git-fetch.log:# kdesrc-build running: 'git' 'fetch' 'origin'
/home/kde-devel/kdesrc/log/2010-08-30-06/build-status:qt-copy: Failed on update.
/home/kde-devel/kdesrc/log/2010-08-30-06/build-log:Script started processing at g[Mon Aug 30 15:53:58 2010]
/home/kde-devel/kdesrc/log/2010-08-30-06/build-log:<<<  Build Process  >>>
/home/kde-devel/kdesrc/log/2010-08-30-06/build-log:Building g[qt-copy] (1/1)
/home/kde-devel/kdesrc/log/2010-08-30-06/build-log:	Waiting for source code update.
/home/kde-devel/kdesrc/log/2010-08-30-06/build-log:<<<  Build Done  >>>
/home/kde-devel/kdesrc/log/2010-08-30-06/build-log: 
/home/kde-devel/kdesrc/log/2010-08-30-06/build-log:r[b[<<<  PACKAGES FAILED TO UPDATE  >>>]
/home/kde-devel/kdesrc/log/2010-08-30-06/build-log:r[qt-copy] - g[~/kdesrc/log/2010-08-30-06/qt-copy/error.log]
/home/kde-devel/kdesrc/log/2010-08-30-06/build-log:The following modules have failed to build 3 or more times in a row:
/home/kde-devel/kdesrc/log/2010-08-30-06/build-log:	r[b[qt-copy]
/home/kde-devel/kdesrc/log/2010-08-30-06/build-log:There is probably a local error causing this kind of consistent failure, it
/home/kde-devel/kdesrc/log/2010-08-30-06/build-log:is recommended to verify no issues on the system.
/home/kde-devel/kdesrc/log/2010-08-30-06/build-log:r[Script finished processing at g[Mon Aug 30 15:54:09 2010]