KDE 4.0 Compilation Requirements

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 reporting compile problems to the responsible developers.

In addition, the C++ implementation in gcc/egcs, the most popular KDE compiler, has been advancing rapidly, and has also recently undergone a major redesign. As a result, KDE will not compile properly with older versions of gcc or most newer releases.

In particular, gcc versions earlier than gcc-2.95, such as egcs-1.1.2 or gcc-2.7.2, may not properly compile some components of KDE 3.5. While there have been reports of successful KDE compilations with the so-called gcc-2.96 and gcc-3.4 (cvs), the KDE project at this time recommends the use of gcc-3.3.1 or a version of gcc which shipped with a stable Linux distribution and which was used successfully to compile a stable KDE for that distribution.

Software Requirements

Basic

Package	Level	Description	Explanation	Modules
Qt >= 4.3	Required	Qt is the C++ cross-platform GUI toolkit upon which the great majority of KDE is built.	Qt is required by all KDE modules.	kdelibs, kdepimlibs, kdebase, kdeadmin, kdeartwork, kdebindings, kdeedu, kdegames, kdegraphics, kdemultimedia, kdenetwork, kdepim, kdesdk, kdetoys, kdeutils, koffice, kdevelop
FreeType	Recommended	A Free, High-Quality, and Portable Font Engine	Better DVI support in okular	kdegraphics
FooPackage	Recommended	Foo description	Foo explanation	kdemodule, kdemodule, kdemodule

Help

Package	Level	Description	Explanation	Modules
libxml2 >= 2.4.8	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
FooPackage	Recommended	Foo description	Foo explanation	kdemodule, kdemodule, kdemodule

Hardware

Package	Level	Description	Explanation	Modules
CUPS >= 1.1.9	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
FooPackage	Recommended	Foo description	Foo explanation	kdemodule, kdemodule, kdemodule

Networking

Package	Level	Description	Explanation	Modules
pppd	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
FooPackage	Recommended	Foo description	Foo explanation	kdemodule, kdemodule, kdemodule

Browsing

Package	Level	Description	Explanation	Modules
Java >= 1.3	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
FooPackage	Recommended	Foo description	Foo explanation	kdemodule, kdemodule, kdemodule

Security

Package	Level	Description	Explanation	Modules
OpenSSL >= 0.9.6	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
FooPackage	Recommended	Foo description	Foo explanation	kdemodule, kdemodule, kdemodule

Graphics

Package	Level	Description	Explanation	Modules
OpenGL	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, kdegraphics, kdemultimedia
Poppler	Recommended	PDF rendering library	Adds PDF support to okular	kdegraphics
Ghostscript	Recommended	PS library	Adds PS support to okular	kdegraphics
libchm	Recommended	CHM library	Adds CHM support to okular	kdegraphics
djvulibre	Recommended	DjVu library	Adds DjVu support to okular	kdegraphics
libTIFF	Recommended	TIFF library	Adds TIFF support to okular	kdegraphics
libjpeg	Recommended	JPEG library	Needed for PalmDB docments in okular	kdegraphics
FooPackage	Recommended	Foo description	Foo explanation	kdemodule, kdemodule, kdemodule

Multimedia

Package	Level	Description	Explanation	Modules
ALSA	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	kdemultimedia
FooPackage	Recommended	Foo description	Foo explanation	kdemodule, kdemodule, kdemodule

Development

Package	Level	Description	Explanation	Modules
Subversion	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
FooPackage	Recommended	Foo description	Foo explanation	kdemodule, kdemodule, kdemodule

Education

Package	Level	Description	Explanation	Modules
OCaml + libfacile	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