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"''KDE libraries and applications are available to you, no matter if you are a commercial developer, manager or free software hacker. You are invited to not only just use the toolkit - you can contribute your own solutions and improvements to the KDE community.''"[[Image:Konqi-win.png|frame|right|Konqi, the KDE mascot now also supporting MS Windows]] | |||
The [http://windows.kde.org/ KDE on Windows Initiative] is an ongoing project to port the KDE applications to MS Windows. Currently supported versions of Windows Vista, 7 and 8. | |||
__NOTOC__ | |||
==Overview== | |||
*[[/Presentations|Presentations]] | *[[/Presentations|Presentations]] | ||
*[[/Meetings| | *[[/How to Help|How to Help / Join]] | ||
*[http://windows.kde.org windows.kde.org] | |||
*[[/FAQ|Frequently answered questions]] | |||
==User Installation== | |||
*[[/Installation|Install KDE 4 on Windows]] using the KDE Installer for Windows | |||
*[[/additional_software_needed|Additional Software]] that is needed for some programs to work properly | |||
*[[/windows_specific_features|Windows specific features]]: modifying the location of .kde and some more internal settings | |||
==Development== | |||
*[[Getting_Started/Build/Windows/emerge|Build KDE on Windows]] using ''emerge'' | |||
*[[Development/Tutorials/Debugging/Debugging_on_MS_Windows|Debugging on MS Windows]] | |||
*[[/Development Workflow|Development Workflow]] | |||
*[[/Tools|Tools]] (required or useful) | |||
*[[/Porting Guidelines|Porting Guidelines]] | |||
*[http://community.kde.org/KDE_Windows/Meetings Meetings] | |||
*Source code in the KDE git: [http://quickgit.kde.org/?p=emerge.git emerge] | |||
=== Information for application developers === | |||
*[[/Compiling_Applications|Compiling (third party) KDE apps on Windows]] (outdated) | |||
*[[/Packaging|Packaging / Distributing KDE apps on Windows]] | |||
===(Release) status info=== | |||
*Current release target is KDE 4.10.2 ([http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/kde-windows/2013-May/007513.html]). | |||
*builds: | |||
**[http://www.winkde.org/pub/kde/ports/win32/dashboard/release/ Release-Series] | |||
== Qt5/KDE5 status == | |||
* update dbus to nightly branch | |||
* get kdelibs building - what about split packages? | |||
* use updated mingw | |||
* disable dbusmenu-qt on Windows by default | |||
* fix Qt5 dependencies on all packages | |||
==Further reading, and support ressources== | |||
*[mailto:[email protected] [email protected]] mailing list: [https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-windows subscribe], [http://lists.kde.org/?l=kde-windows&r=1&w=2 archives] | |||
*[irc://irc.freenode.net/kde-windows #kde-windows] channel on irc.freenode.net | |||
*Related blogs: [http://aheinecke.blogspot.de/ aheinecke], [http://saroengels.blogspot.com/ saroengels], Not active: [http://chehrlic.blogspot.com chehrlic], [http://www.kdedevelopers.org/blog/104 jstaniek] | |||
*[[/In the Press|KDE on Windows in the press]] | |||
[[Category:MS Windows]] | [[Category:MS Windows]] | ||
Revision as of 08:41, 12 September 2014
"KDE libraries and applications are available to you, no matter if you are a commercial developer, manager or free software hacker. You are invited to not only just use the toolkit - you can contribute your own solutions and improvements to the KDE community."
The KDE on Windows Initiative is an ongoing project to port the KDE applications to MS Windows. Currently supported versions of Windows Vista, 7 and 8.
Overview
User Installation
- Install KDE 4 on Windows using the KDE Installer for Windows
- Additional Software that is needed for some programs to work properly
- Windows specific features: modifying the location of .kde and some more internal settings
Development
- Build KDE on Windows using emerge
- Debugging on MS Windows
- Development Workflow
- Tools (required or useful)
- Porting Guidelines
- Meetings
- Source code in the KDE git: emerge
Information for application developers
(Release) status info
- Current release target is KDE 4.10.2 ([1]).
- builds:
Qt5/KDE5 status
- update dbus to nightly branch
- get kdelibs building - what about split packages?
- use updated mingw
- disable dbusmenu-qt on Windows by default
- fix Qt5 dependencies on all packages
Further reading, and support ressources
- [email protected] mailing list: subscribe, archives
- #kde-windows channel on irc.freenode.net
- Related blogs: aheinecke, saroengels, Not active: chehrlic, jstaniek
- KDE on Windows in the press