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/
- Run commands at #Download_and_install_kdesrc-build
- Run commands at #Setup_the_configuration
- cd ~/kdesrc && ./kdesrc-build qt-copy
- http://techbase.kde.org/Getting_Started/Build/KDE4#Required_packages_from_your_distribution
- http://techbase.kde.org/Getting_Started/Build/kdesvn-build
- http://kdesrc-build.kde.org/
- http://techbase.kde.org/Getting_Started/Build/Unstable_Version
- http://kde.org/community/getinvolved/development/
Latest problem with kdesrc-build method
kde-devel@ubuntu:~/kdesrc$ ./kdesrc-build qt-copy
Script started processing at Mon Aug 30 15:50:38 2010
<<< Build Process >>>
Building qt-copy (1/1)
Waiting for source code update.
fatal: Unable to create '/home/kde-devel/kdesrc/qt-copy/.git/index.lock': File exists.
If no other git process is currently running, this probably means a
git process crashed in this repository earlier. Make sure no other git
process is running and remove the file manually to continue.
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/2010-08-30-05/qt-copy/error.log
Script finished processing at Mon Aug 30 15:50:49 2010
Your logs are saved in /home/kde-devel/kdesrc/log/2010-08-30-05
kde-devel@ubuntu:~/kdesrc$ grep -R . ~/kdesrc/log/2010-08-30-05/
/home/kde-devel/kdesrc/log/2010-08-30-05/qt-copy/git-checkout-update.log:# kdesrc-build running: 'git' 'checkout' 'master'
/home/kde-devel/kdesrc/log/2010-08-30-05/qt-copy/error.log:# kdesrc-build running: 'git' 'checkout' 'master'
/home/kde-devel/kdesrc/log/2010-08-30-05/qt-copy/git-fetch.log:# kdesrc-build running: 'git' 'fetch' 'origin'
/home/kde-devel/kdesrc/log/2010-08-30-05/build-status:qt-copy: Failed on update.
/home/kde-devel/kdesrc/log/2010-08-30-05/build-log:Script started processing at g[Mon Aug 30 15:50:38 2010]
/home/kde-devel/kdesrc/log/2010-08-30-05/build-log:<<< Build Process >>>
/home/kde-devel/kdesrc/log/2010-08-30-05/build-log:Building g[qt-copy] (1/1)
/home/kde-devel/kdesrc/log/2010-08-30-05/build-log: Waiting for source code update.
/home/kde-devel/kdesrc/log/2010-08-30-05/build-log:<<< Build Done >>>
/home/kde-devel/kdesrc/log/2010-08-30-05/build-log:
/home/kde-devel/kdesrc/log/2010-08-30-05/build-log:r[b[<<< PACKAGES FAILED TO UPDATE >>>]
/home/kde-devel/kdesrc/log/2010-08-30-05/build-log:r[qt-copy] - g[~/kdesrc/log/2010-08-30-05/qt-copy/error.log]
/home/kde-devel/kdesrc/log/2010-08-30-05/build-log:r[Script finished processing at g[Mon Aug 30 15:50:49 2010]