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This article shows how to download, build, install and start KDE 4 from subversion. It consolidates howtos from various sites, e.g.
#REDIRECT [[Getting_Started/Build|Building KDE]]
[http://developer.kde.org/build/trunk.html the old KDE developer pages].
This topic shows one way that works. It does not intend to explain the obvious background behind it.
 
You may be interested in: http://kdesvn-build.kde.org/
 
To reduce complexity, we use the bash-shell (standard) throughout the tutorial.
 
== Become the user kde-devel ==
useradd kde-devel
mkdir /home/kde-devel
passwd kde-devel
chown kde-devel:kde-devel /home/kde-devel 2>/dev/null || \
chown kde-devel:users /home/kde-devel
 
Switch to the user kde-devel: (the dash also changes to the new home directory)
su - kde-devel
 
== Set Environment Variables ==
You have to add some environment variables - add these lines to your shell's configuration file, e.g. {{path|~/.bashrc}}.
export YACC='byacc -d'
export QTDIR=$HOME/qt-unstable
export KDEDIR=$HOME/kde
export KDEDIRS=$KDEDIR
export DBUSDIR=$KDEDIR
export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$DBUSDIR/lib/pkgconfig:$PKG_CONFIG_PATH
export PATH=$QTDIR/bin:$KDEDIR/bin:$PATH
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$QTDIR/lib:$KDEDIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
## Uncomment if dbus doesn't work
#alias dbusstart="eval `PATH=$DBUSDIR/bin \
#$DBUSDIR/bin/dbus-launch --auto-syntax`"
function cmakekde { cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$KDEDIR \
-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=debugfull $@ && make VERBOSE=1 && make install; }
 
== Check out the software ==
svn co svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/trunk/qt-copy
svn co svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/trunk/KDE/kdelibs
wget http://www.cmake.org/files/v2.4/cmake-2.4.3.tar.gz
wget http://dbus.freedesktop.org/releases/dbus/dbus-0.94.tar.gz
 
== Build D-Bus ==
tar xvfz dbus-0.94.tar.gz
cd dbus-0.94/
./configure --disable-qt --disable-qt3 --prefix=$DBUSDIR \
--localstatedir=/var && make && make install
dbus-uuidgen --ensure
 
== Build Qt ==
cd ~/qt-copy && ./apply_patches && \
./configure -qt-gif -no-exceptions -debug -fast \
-prefix $QTDIR -qdbus && make && make install
 
== Install CMake ==
 
CMake is the build system tool used in KDE4. It replaced the autotools and libtool based system used in previous versions of KDE due to cross platform and performance issues.
 
Your operating system may provide CMake as an optional package. Check to see if there is a package of cmake 2.4.3 or better available and if so install that. If not, then you can download CMake from the [http://cmake.org/HTML/Download.html CMake download page] and build from source following the instructions below.
 
The default prefix is {{path|/usr/local}}, make sure {{path|/usr/local/bin}} is in your <tt>$PATH</tt>.
 
cd
tar zxf cmake-2.4.3.tar.gz
mkdir cmake-build
cd cmake-build
../cmake-2.4.3/bootstrap
make
sudo make install
 
== Build kdelibs ==
cd
mkdir kdelibs-build
cd kdelibs-build
cmakekde ../kdelibs
 
=== Install Additional CMake Modules ===
 
There are additional CMake modules in kdelibs that are necessary for building KDE applications. To install them:
cd
cd kdelibs/cmake/modules
cmake .
make install
 
You may need to do the last step as root (e.g. using su or sudo), depending on your system setup.
 
=== Troubleshooting ===
If you have problems compiling this, first make sure the following commands can be executed: aclocal, autoconf, autoheader, gcc, g++, pkg-config.
 
{{tip|If you get "Could NOT find GIF", install the devel package of <tt>libungif</tt> (the actual name may vary between operating systems).}}
 
If the problems persist, try the make-option <tt>--keep-going</tt>
 
== Build kdepimlibs ==
Before ''kdebase'' you need to install ''kdepimlibs''
 
cd
svn co svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/trunk/KDE/kdepimlibs
mkdir kdepimlibs-build
cd kdepimlibs-build
cmakekde ../kdepimlibs
 
== Build kdebase ==
You may need kdebase for some kioslaves.
cd
svn co svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/trunk/KDE/kdebase
mkdir kdebase-build
cd kdebase-build
cmakekde ../kdebase
 
=== Troubleshooting ===
If you have troubles compiling this:
* Make sure you have the <tt>libxss headers</tt> installed. (Usually you got undefined references on xscreensaver objects if you haven't those headers)
* <tt>which meinproc</tt> has to deliver {{path|/home/kde-devel/kde/bin/meinproc}}
* if cmakekde cannot find the path of kdepimlibs, edit the file /home/kde-devel/kdebase-build/CMakeCache.txt and manually set KDEPIMLIBS_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH=/home/kde-devel/kdepimlibs-build
* if you get an error saying "Please set the following variables: X11_XTest_LIB (ADVANCED)", install the devel package of <tt>Xtst</tt>. On some systems, this is packaged separately from <tt>xext</tt> and called <tt>x11proto-xext-dev</tt> or <tt>libxtst-dev</tt>. You may also need to remove the CMakeCache.txt file in the build dir after installing the package.
 
== Start KDE 4 Programs ==
To start the desktop environment itself, do:
X :1 & export DISPLAY=:1
startkde
Maybe you are logged in as your normal user (not kde-devel), want to stay in your current environment (KDE 3.5, gnome, whatever) and start a KDE 4 program. To start only kwrite from KDE 4, do:
ssh -X kde-devel@localhost
kwrite
 
== Using Xephyr for developing inside KDE 3 ==
Instead of using a full-blown new virtual X for developing software you can use Xephyr to embed your KDE 4 session into your working KDE 3 environment.
 
Sure you can do this with xnest too, but it cannot handle extensions like Xrender so some people prefer Xephyr over it.
 
If you want to get a minimal KDE session up and running, just launch Xephyr (available in Kubuntu as xserver-xephyr):
 
# Xephyr :1&
 
You can now launch KDE:
 
export DISPLAY=:1
/path/to/kde4/bin/startkde-modified &
 
startkde-modified is a copy of the startkde-script which includes the following lines on the top:
 
export KDEDIRS=`kde4-config --prefix`
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$KDEDIR/lib
export PATH=$KDEDIR/bin/:$PATH
export KDEHOME=~/.kde4
 
You can also use Xephyr with KDM via the Xdmcp protocol and simply a new KDE 4 session to KDM.
On Kubuntu, you can enable it by changing
 
[Xdmcp]
# Whether KDM should listen to incoming XDMCP requests.
# Default is true
Enable=false
 
in {{path|/etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc}} to
[Xdmcp]
# Whether KDM should listen to incoming XDMCP requests.
# Default is true
Enable=true
 
and adjust your {{path|/etc/kde3/kdm/Xaccess}} to allow your local machine access. Additionally you should make sure to set up a port blocking policy on all external interfaces for the Xdmcp port if you are doing this on a laptop or a PC in an untrusted environment.
If you are done, simply launch Xephyr:
Xephyr -query localhost :1 -host-cursor -screen 1024x768&
 
where <tt>-host-cursor</tt> tries to reuse the host's cursor and <tt>-screen</tt> sets the screen dimensions.
 
== Additional notes: ==
http://wiki.kde.org/tiki-index.php?page=KDECMakeIntro
 
[[Category:Build KDE]]
[[Category:KDE4]]

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