kdelibs-&kde-version; Introduction to <application>kdelibs</application> This package includes libraries that are central to the development and execution of a KDE program, as well as internationalization files for these libraries, misc HTML documentation, theme modules and regression tests. Package information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download size: &kde-libs-size; Estimated Disk space required: &kde-libs-buildsize; Estimated build time: &kde-libs-time; Additional downloads Required Patch: <application>kdelibs</application> dependencies Required Optional , , , , , , , , , , Libidn, JasPer, graphviz and doxygen Installation of <application>kdelibs</application> Install kdelibs with: patch -Np1 -i ../kdelibs-&kde-version;-bug73041.patch && ./configure --prefix=&kde-dir; --disable-debug \ --disable-dependency-tracking --enable-fast-malloc=full --disable-pcre && make && make install If you wish to create the API documentation and you have doxygen and graphviz installed, make apidox must be done before make install. This applies to all packages which can utilize doxygen. Command explanations --prefix=&kde-dir; : This option tells the process to install the package in &kde-dir;. --disable-debug : This option causes the system to be compiled without debugging code. --disable-dependency-tracking : This option speeds up one time builds. --enable-fast-malloc=full : This option tells KDE programs to use an internal memory allocation scheme optimized for KDE. --disable-pcre : Omit this switch if you have PCRE installed and you want improved regular expression support in the KDE JavaScript engine. Configuring <application>kdelibs</application> Configuration Information Add /opt/kde/bin to your PATH environment variable: export PATH=$PATH:/opt/kde/bin Contents kdelibs provides numerous libraries needed by KDE programs.