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This page is the continuation with more advanced topics of the page [[Get_Involved/development]].
This page is the continuation with more advanced topics of the page [[Get_Involved/development]].


This paged is not meant for people that are starting to program for KDE.
kde-builder has replaced the previous KDE build framework named kdesrc-build.


== Develop in a Linux container ==
== Develop in a Linux container ==


When you start programming for KDE, it is recommended that you [[Get_Involved/development|use kdesrc-build in your main operating system or in a virtual machine]] running on a rolling-release Linux distribution (Arch, openSUSE Tumbleweed, KDE neon) or running on e.g. the latest version of Fedora KDE Spin or Kubuntu.
When you start programming for KDE, it is recommended that you [[Get_Involved/development|use kde-builder in your main operating system or in a virtual machine]] running on a [[Get_Involved/development#Operating_system|Linux operating system that is better supported by kde-builder]].


As an alternative, you can run kdesrc-build in a Linux container (docker, podman, toolbx, distrobox).
As an alternative, you can run kde-builder in a Linux container (docker, podman, toolbx, distrobox).


=== Option 1. The KDE PIM Docker image ===
=== distrobox ===


You can install Docker and the [[KDE PIM/Docker|KDE PIM Docker image]]. It provides a development environment that is isolated from your day-to-day system. It is based on KDE Neon Unstable.
It is possible to start developing KDE software using container images that are able to see inside your home folder. This can be done using distrobox and podman.


=== Option 2. distrobox ===
This solution is particularly useful for users on immutable distributions like Fedora Kinoite, openSUSE Kalpa or Valve's SteamOS 3


Or, you can just create a long lived (pet not cattle) container using distrobox and podman (or docker). See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JEALbcmcCg and https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox to learn more about distrobox and how to use it in general.
To learn how to build KDE software with distrobox, see: https://develop.kde.org/docs/getting-started/building/containers-distrobox/


First, install distrobox and podman from your distribution repositories. Then run:
== Other operating systems ==
 
{{Input|
distrobox enter
}}


This should create a container based on your current system and enter it. It is preferable to use one of the Linux distributions that is better suited for kdesrc-build, as mentioned [https://community.kde.org/Get_Involved/development#Linux in this wiki page], so if your distribution does not provide very up-to-date packages, you can download and use a different container image for your distrobox from [https://hub.docker.com/search?type=image Dockerhub]. For example, with openSUSE Tumbleweed:
=== Kubuntu >= 24.10 ===


{{Input|
The default configuration of kde-builder requires Qt version 6.7. Kubuntu 24.10 has Qt version 6.6. It is recommended that you use a [[Get_Involved/development#Operating_system|Linux OS that is better supported by kde-builder]].
podman pull opensuse/tumbleweed
distrobox create --image opensuse/tumbleweed --name tumbleweed
distrobox enter tumbleweed
}}


Then it's a matter of downloading and running kdesrc-build as detailed in [https://community.kde.org/Get_Involved/development#Set_up_kdesrc-build Set up kdesrc-build]:
If you are a more seasoned developer you might be able to use Kubuntu for kde-builder by [https://develop.kde.org/docs/getting-started/building/kde-builder-setup/#qt6-online installing Qt6 using the Qt online installer] or by [https://develop.kde.org/docs/getting-started/building/kde-builder-setup/#qt6-build building Qt6 using kde-builder].


{{Input|<nowiki>
=== Alpine Linux ===
mkdir -p ~/kde/src
cd ~/kde/src
git clone https://invent.kde.org/sdk/kdesrc-build.git
./kdesrc-build --initial-setup
source ~/.bashrc
</nowiki>}}


From this point on, one important thing to bear in mind is that a distrobox container is transparent in its user space and containerized in its root space: when you are inside a distrobox container, you can see the content of system's home folder, but not your system's root folders, only the container's root folders. This means that you can install packages inside the container using root privileges and access those packages to compile your programs stored in your home, without ever installing those packages in your actual system!
<pre>
 
apk add git perl doas-sudo-shim
You can take advantage of this by installing, for instance, Qt development packages used for kdesrc-build from inside the container. This way, it is not necessary to compile Qt with kdesrc-build. This is particularly convenient if you want to compile KDE software with Qt6 quickly.
</pre>
 
Likewise, you should [https://community.kde.org/Get_Involved/development/Install_the_dependencies install the required dependencies] from inside the distrobox rather than from your system's repositories. Then you can start compiling as usual.
 
After compiling your program with kdesrc-build from inside the distrobox, you can run it with <code>kdesrc-build run</code>, and despite it originating from inside a container and using the libraries from the container, it will run just fine as a GUI application on your system!
 
The only few gotchas to using this method are:
 
* You cannot use a [https://community.kde.org/Get_Involved/development#Plasma_Desktop full Plasma Desktop session] made from git.
* You will need qqc2-desktop-style and Breeze to show the correct theme for your applications.
* You will need the QtWayland library and its respective development package to run your applications natively on a Wayland session.
 
== Other operating systems ==


=== FreeBSD ===
=== FreeBSD ===
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</pre>
</pre>


Then set up kdesrc-build using the same procedure as when installing kdesrc-build on a Linux operating system. FreeBSD is currently supported by kdesrc-build. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2wq0eTnUuc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT-AN4J-hn8
Then set up kde-builder using the same procedure as when installing kde-builder on a Linux operating system. FreeBSD is currently supported by kde-builder. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhDHUg81M_I and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRiKzaw8cAw .
 
=== Microsoft Windows ===


You can build and develop KDE projects using the [[Get_Involved/development/Windows|Microsoft Windows]] operating system.
=== OpenBSD >= 7.5 ===
 
=== Apple macOS ===
 
You can build and develop KDE projects using the [[Get_Involved/development/Mac|Apple macOS]] operating system.
 
== What to do if CMake configure fails because a build dependency is missing ==
 
If you run kdesrc-build in order to build a KDE git repository. And if building fails with a CMake error. Then, that is most often caused by the fact that you do not have installed some binary packages from your Linux OS.
 
See below for some ideas about how to find out what Linux packages you need to install.
 
=== Debian/Kubuntu/KDE neon ===
 
E.g. I am on Kubuntu 22.10, <code>kdesrc-build frameworks</code> fails, module <code>kcoreaddons</code> has CMake (configure) error <code>Could NOT find Qt6LinguistTools (missing: Qt6LinguistTools_DIR)</code>.
 
Option 1:
 
Search on the internet for <code>ubuntu packages Qt6LinguistTools</code> it returns https://packages.ubuntu.com/kinetic/amd64/qt6-tools-dev Expand "amd64 [list of files]": <code>/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/Qt6LinguistTools/Qt6LinguistToolsConfig.cmake</code>
 
{{Input|1=<nowiki>
sudo apt install qt6-tools-dev
</nowiki>}}
 
Option 2:
{{Input|1=<nowiki>
sudo apt install apt-file
sudo apt-file update
apt-file find Qt6LinguistToolsConfig.cmake
# qt6-tools-dev: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/Qt6LinguistTools/Qt6LinguistToolsConfig.cmake
sudo apt install qt6-tools-dev
</nowiki>}}
 
If the error is:
{{Input|1=<nowiki>
The imported target "Qt6::qtwaylandscanner" references the file
    "/usr/lib/qt6/libexec/qtwaylandscanner"
but this file does not exist.
</nowiki>}}
 
Then:
{{Input|1=<nowiki>
apt-file find /usr/lib/qt6/libexec/qtwaylandscanner
# qt6-wayland-dev-tools: /usr/lib/qt6/libexec/qtwaylandscanner
sudo apt install qt6-wayland-dev-tools
</nowiki>}}
 
Option 3:
{{Input|1=<nowiki>
apt search linguist | grep qt6
# linguist-qt6/kinetic 6.3.1-2 amd64
sudo apt install linguist-qt6
</nowiki>}}
 
More examples:
{{Input|1=<nowiki>
# Error "Could not find OsmTools (missing: OSMCONVERT_EXECUTABLE
apt-file search -i OSMCONVERT
# Returns "osmctools: /usr/bin/osmconvert".
sudo apt install osmctools
</nowiki>}}


Install OpenBSD version greater than or equal to 7.5. In the installer keep the defaults, the user created by the installer is named "administrator" in this example.
<pre>
<pre>
# Error "Program doxygen found: NO
# Enable doas
# doc/meson.build:6:0: ERROR: Program 'doxygen' not found or not executable"
su -
apt-file search doxygen | grep "/doxygen$"
cp /etc/examples/doas.conf /etc/doas.conf
#doxygen: /usr/bin/doxygen
exit
#polymake-common: /usr/share/polymake/scripts/doxygen
# kde-builder needs sudo.
sudo apt install doxygen
mkdir -p ~/.local/bin ; ln -s /usr/bin/doas ~/.local/bin/sudo
</pre>
echo "export PATH=~/.local/bin:\$PATH" >> ~/.bashrc


=== Fedora ===
# Test doas.
doas su
# kde-builder needs bash.
pkg_add bash
chsh -s /usr/local/bin/bash
exit


<code>sudo dnf provides "NameOrPathOfFileThatIsMissing"</code>
# As user administrator
chsh -s /usr/local/bin/bash


See https://invent.kde.org/redstrate/cmake-package-installer/-/blob/master/src/main.rs
# As per https://rsadowski.de/posts/2024-01-09-openbsd-kde/ , https://openports.pl/path/meta/kde,-plasma
doas su
pkg_add kde-plasma kate


E.g. if the error is:
# I recommend that you use tigervnc. https://nmariusp.github.io/install-os.html#openbsd--75
<pre>
Failed to find required Qt component "LinguistTools".
 
Expected Config file at
"/lib64/cmake/Qt6LinguistTools/Qt6LinguistToolsConfig.cmake" does NOT exist
</pre>
</pre>


run:
After you install kde-builder:
<pre>
<pre>
dnf provides Qt6LinguistToolsConfig.cmake
# Edit the kdesrc-buildrc file e.g.:
# Error: No matches found. If searching for a file, try specifying the full path
cmake-options -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo -DKF_IGNORE_PLATFORM_CHECK=ON
# or using a wildcard prefix ("*/") at the beginning.


dnf provides */Qt6LinguistToolsConfig.cmake
# Also set environment variable:
# qt6-qttools-devel-6.5.1-1.fc38.i686 : Development files for qt6-qttools
export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/usr/local/lib/qt6/cmake
# Repo        : updates
# Or
# Matched from:
export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/usr/local/lib/qt5/cmake
# Filename    : /usr/lib/cmake/Qt6LinguistTools/Qt6LinguistToolsConfig.cmake
</pre>
</pre>


== Advanced kdesrc-build ==
=== Microsoft Windows ===


After you have edited a git repository and you want to build it, <code>--no-src</code> will make sure that <code>kdesrc-build</code> does not overwrite your changes with the latest source code from the official git repository (remote "origin" / https://invent/kde.org).
You can build and develop KDE projects using the [[Get_Involved/development/Windows|Microsoft Windows]] operating system.


<code>--no-include-dependencies</code> only builds the git repository that you give as parameter to <code>kdesrc-build</code>.
=== Apple macOS ===


<code>--debug</code> shows verbose output.
You can build and develop KDE projects using the [[Get_Involved/development/Mac|Apple macOS]] operating system.
 
<code>--refresh-build</code> forces a rebuild (not an incremental build) and a full reinstall.
 
E.g. you have edited kcalc. You run:
<pre>
kdesrc-build kcalc --no-src --no-include-dependencies --refresh-build --debug |& tee ~/a.txt
</pre>
 
For details, see:
<pre>
kdesrc-build --help
</pre>


Note: the resources below might not be up to date.
== Project Documentation ==


See the [https://docs.kde.org/trunk5/en/kdesrc-build/kdesrc-build/ kdesrc-build manual], [https://invent.kde.org/sdk/kdesrc-build/-/blob/master/README.md Readme #1], [https://invent.kde.org/sdk/kdesrc-build/-/blob/master/doc/README.md Readme #2], [https://invent.kde.org/sdk/kdesrc-build/-/blob/master/doc/source-reference/index.adoc Document #3] for more kdesrc-build information and options.
* https://kde-builder.kde.org
* https://invent.kde.org/sdk/kde-builder


== Build Qt using kdesrc-build ==
== kf6-qt6 vs. kf5-qt5 ==


Set up kdesrc-build from scratch as usual.
Many KDE git repositories can build correctly and run correctly using "kde-builder kf6-qt6".  


Open the configuration file <code>~/.config/kdesrc-buildrc</code> and confirm that <code>qtdir</code> and the lines <code>include...qt5-build-include</code> and <code>include...custom-qt5-libs-build-include</code> are not commented out (i.e. there should not be a <code>#</code> in front of the lines). E.g. (replace "username" with your Linux user's name):
The KDE git repositories that can build correctly and run correctly using "kde-builder kf6-qt6" have two long lived git branches:
 
{{Input|1=<nowiki>
qtdir ~/kde/usr # Where to make install Qt5
include /home/username/kde/src/kdesrc-build/qt5-build-include
include /home/username/kde/src/kdesrc-build/custom-qt5-libs-build-include
</nowiki>}}
 
Run in a terminal:
 
{{Input|1=<nowiki>
kdesrc-build qt5-set
kdesrc-build frameworks
</nowiki>}}
 
== kf5-qt5 vs. kf5-qt6 vs. kf6-qt6 ==
 
For now, the KDE git repositories from https://invent.kde.org/frameworks and https://invent.kde.org/plasma/ can build correctly and run correctly using "kdesrc-build kf6-qt6".
 
The KDE git repositories that can build correctly and run correctly using "kdesrc-build kf6-qt6" have two long lived git branches:


* A long lived git branch that does not contain the deprecated symbols from kf5-qt5, named e.g. "master".
* A long lived git branch that does not contain the deprecated symbols from kf5-qt5, named e.g. "master".
* And another long lived git branch for qt5-kf5 and qt6-kf5, where the deprecated symbols still exist.
* And another long lived git branch for qt5-kf5, where the deprecated symbols still exist.
 
What is "kf5-qt5"? You just set up kdesrc-build following the procedure. The resulting kdesrc-build installation will be of type kf5-qt5. In kdesrc-buildrc in the "global" section you will have "branch-group kf5-qt5". The git repositories that have only one long lived git branch e.g. named "master" will use that. The git repositories that have a second long lived git branch where the deprecated symbols still exist e.g. named "kf5" will use that.
 
What is "kf5-qt6"? "kf5-qt6" is not supported and should not be used. You just set up kdesrc-build following the procedure. The resulting kdesrc-build installation will be of type kf5-qt5. In kdesrc-buildrc in the "global" section you will have "branch-group kf5-qt5", you keep this unchanged. You edit kdesrc-buildrc to make kdesrc-build use Qt6 instead of Qt5. The git repositories that have only one long lived git branch e.g. named "master" will use that. The git repositories that have a second long lived git branch where the deprecated symbols still exist e.g. named "kf5" will use that.


What is "kf6-qt6"? You just set up kdesrc-build following the procedure. The resulting kdesrc-build installation will be of type kf5-qt5. In kdesrc-buildrc in the "global" section you will have "branch-group kf5-qt5", you replace that with "branch-group kf6-qt6". You edit kdesrc-buildrc to make kdesrc-build use Qt6 instead of Qt5. The git repositories that have only one long lived git branch e.g. named "master" will use that. The git repositories that have a second long lived git branch, will use the git branch where the deprecated symbols do not exist e.g. named "master".
What is "kf6-qt6"? You just set up kde-builder following the procedure. The resulting kde-builder installation will be of type kf6-qt6. In kde-builder.yaml in the "global:" section you will have "branch-group: kf6-qt6". The git repositories that have only one long lived git branch e.g. named "master" will use that. The git repositories that have a second long lived git branch, will use the git branch where the deprecated symbols do not exist e.g. named "master".


=== Why kdesrc-build kf6-qt6 cannot build and run neochat correctly? ===
What is "kf5-qt5"? Follow the chapter "kde-builder Qt5". The resulting kde-builder installation will be of type kf5-qt5. In kde-builder.yaml in the "global:" section you will have "branch-group: kf5-qt5". The git repositories that have only one long lived git branch e.g. named "master" will use that. The git repositories that have a second long lived git branch where the deprecated symbols still exist e.g. named "kf5" will use that.


neochat does not have a second long lived git branch where the deprecated symbols do not exist.
== Two independent kde-builder configurations: kf6-qt6 and kf5-qt5 ==
 
<code>kdesrc-build neochat</code> for kf6-qt6 succeeds, but then <code>kdesrc-run neochat</code> for kf6-qt6 fails because
<pre>
qrc:/RoomListContextMenu.qml:200:27: Invalid property assignment: unsupported type "QQuickIcon"
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
</pre>


<pre>
You can switch between configurations with {{ic|--rc-file}} command line option. Generate another config, make the changes for the {{ic|source-dir}}, {{ic|build-dir}}, {{ic|install-dir}},
# The file ~/kde/src/neochat/src/qml/Menu/RoomListContextMenu.qml at line 200 says:
and other changes you want. Make sure you use different value for {{ic|persistent-data-file}} option, to not mix things up.
Kirigami.BasicListItem {
    text: i18n("Mark as Read")
    icon: "checkmark"
</pre>


The symbol <code>Kirigami.BasicListItem.icon</code> of type string is deprecated and exists in kf5-qt5. In kf6-qt6 we use the symbol of type string <code>Kirigami.BasicListItem.icon.name</code>.
As an alternative, you can utilize custom variable to make switch from a single config:


== kdesrc-build, Qt6 and KDE Frameworks 6 ==
{{bc-hl|shell|
global
    _ver 5  # <-- Change this to switch
    source-dir ~/kde${_ver}/src
    build-dir ~/kde${_ver}/build
    install-dir ~/kde${_ver}/usr
    persistent-data-file ~/kde${_ver}/persistent-options.json
end global


=== Using kdesrc-buildrc-kf6-sample ===
include ~/.local/share/kdesrc-build/data/build-include/kf${_ver}-qt${_ver}.ksb
KDE projects are currently transitioning to use Qt6. You can build the in-development Qt6 versions using kdesrc-build by adjusting the .config/kdesrc-buildrc file. You can find a sample kdesrc-buildrc file [https://invent.kde.org/sdk/kdesrc-build/-/blob/master/kdesrc-buildrc-kf6-sample here].
 
The important differences to Qt5 are:
 
<code>branch-group kf6-qt6</code>: This will check out the correct git branches.
 
<code>prefix ~/kde6/usr</code>: It is recommended to use a different prefix for Qt6-based builds than for the Qt5-based builds
 
Save the file e.g. as <code>/home/user/kde6/kdesrc-buildrc</code>.
 
Then you can use <code>kdesrc-build --rc-file=/home/user/kde6/kdesrc-buildrc ...</code> to build things against Qt6
 
=== Editing ~/.config/kdesrc-buildrc ===
 
Set up kdesrc-build following the "Set up kdesrc-build" procedure. The resulting kdesrc-build installation will be of type kf5-qt5. In kdesrc-buildrc in the "global" section you will have "branch-group kf5-qt5".
 
Edit the file <code>~/.config/kdesrc-buildrc</code>
* Replace all "5" with "6".
* Replace:
<pre>cmake-options -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo</pre>
with:
<pre>cmake-options -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo -DQT_MAJOR_VERSION=6 -DBUILD_WITH_QT6=ON</pre>
 
== Packages needed by kdesrc-build kf6-qt6 ==
 
"kdesrc-build --initial-setup" should install from your Operating System (OS) at least the packages that are needed for "kdesrc-build frameworks" to succeed.
 
"kdesrc-build --initial-setup" by default sets up kdesrc-build kf5-qt5 and installs packages from your OS that are needed for kdesrc-build kf5-qt5.
 
Below is the list of OS packages that kdesrc-build would install if it knew how to set up kdesrc-build kf6-qt6.
 
* Debian/Ubuntu: <code>sudo apt install qt6-tools-dev qt6-declarative-dev libqt6core5compat6-dev qt6-wayland qt6-wayland-dev qt6-wayland-dev-tools qt6-base-private-dev libqt6svg6-dev libqt6opengl6-dev libqt6shadertools6-dev</code>
* openSUSE Tumbleweed: <code>sudo zypper in patterns-kde-devel_qt6 qt6-wayland-private-devel</code>
* Arch Linux: <code>sudo pacman -S poppler-qt6 qca-qt6 qt6-5compat qt6-base qt6-charts qt6-declarative qt6-multimedia qt6-multimedia-ffmpeg qt6-positioning qt6-tools qt6-translations qt6-wayland qt6-webchannel qt6-webengine qt6-websockets qt6-webview qtkeychain-qt6 qcoro-qt6 qt6-svg qt6-shadertools</code>
* Fedora: <code>sudo dnf install qt6-qtwebengine-devel qt6-qt5compat-devel qt6-qtbase-devel qt6-qtbase-private-devel qt6-qtdeclarative-devel qt6-qtlocation-devel qt6-qtmultimedia-devel qt6-qtpositioning-devel qt6-qtwayland-devel qt6-qttools qt6-qtshadertools-devel qt6-qtsvg-devel qt6-linguist qt6-qttools-devel expat-devel libcurl-devel libyaml-devel gtk-doc</code>
* FreeBSD: <code>sudo pkg install qt6</code>
 
== Build Qt6 using kdesrc-build ==
 
A screen recording version is available https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDzX0376QyA
 
Note: If you cannot build the KDE frameworks using kdesrc-build and using the Qt6 provided by your OS (Linux distribution). Because the Qt6 is not complete. You might want to build Qt6 using kdesrc-build.
 
Note: Building Qt6 using kdesrc-build is an advanced topic.
 
Set up kdesrc-build clean from scratch following the same procedure as when using "Qt5 and KDE Frameworks 5".
 
Edit two files.
 
<code>~/.config/kdesrc-buildrc</code>:
{{Input|1=
<span style="color: #585858;"># This file controls options to apply when configuring/building modules, and</span>
<span style="color: #585858;"># controls which modules are built in the first place.</span>
<span style="color: #585858;"># List of all options: https://docs.kde.org/trunk5/en/kdesrc-build/kdesrc-build/conf-options-table.html</span>
 
<span style="color: #00875f; font-weight: bold;">global</span>
    <span style="color: #008787;">branch-group</span> <span style="color: #875f5f;">kf6-qt6</span>
 
    <span style="color: #585858;"># Finds and includes *KDE*-based dependencies into the build.  This makes</span>
    <span style="color: #585858;"># it easier to ensure that you have all the modules needed, but the</span>
    <span style="color: #585858;"># dependencies are not very fine-grained so this can result in quite a few</span>
    <span style="color: #585858;"># modules being installed that you didn't need.</span>
    <span style="color: #008787;">include-dependencies</span> <span style="color: #875f5f;">true</span>
 
    <span style="color: #585858;"># Install directory for KDE software</span>
    <span style="color: #008787;">kdedir</span> <span style="color: #875f5f;">~/kde/usr</span>
 
    <span style="color: #585858;"># Directory for downloaded source code</span>
    <span style="color: #008787;">source-dir</span> <span style="color: #875f5f;">~/kde/src</span>
 
    <span style="color: #585858;"># Directory to build KDE into before installing</span>
    <span style="color: #585858;"># relative to source-dir by default</span>
    <span style="color: #008787;">build-dir</span> <span style="color: #875f5f;">~/kde/build</span>
 
    <span style="color: #008787;">qtdir</span>  <span style="color: #875f5f;">~/kde/usr</span> <span style="color: #585858;"># Where to install Qt5 if kdesrc-build supplies it</span>
 
    <span style="color: #008787;">cmake-options</span> <span style="color: #875f5f;">-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DQT_MAJOR_VERSION=6 -DBUILD_WITH_QT6=ON</span>
 
    <span style="color: #585858;"># kdesrc-build sets 2 options which is used in options like make-options or set-env</span>
    <span style="color: #585858;"># to help manage the number of compile jobs that happen during a build:</span>
    <span style="color: #585858;">#</span>
    <span style="color: #585858;"># 1. num-cores, which is just the number of detected CPU cores, and can be passed</span>
    <span style="color: #585858;">#    to tools like make (needed for parallel build) or ninja (completely optional).</span>
    <span style="color: #585858;">#</span>
    <span style="color: #585858;"># 2. num-cores-low-mem, which is set to largest value that appears safe for</span>
    <span style="color: #585858;">#    particularly heavyweight modules based on total memory, intended for</span>
    <span style="color: #585858;">#    modules like qtwebengine</span>
    <span style="color: #008787;">num-cores</span> <span style="color: #875f5f;">16</span>
    <span style="color: #008787;">num-cores-low-mem</span> <span style="color: #875f5f;">12</span>
 
    <span style="color: #585858;"># kdesrc-build can install a sample .xsession file for &quot;Custom&quot;</span>
    <span style="color: #585858;"># (or &quot;XSession&quot;) logins,</span>
    <span style="color: #008787;">install-session-driver</span> <span style="color: #875f5f;">false</span>
 
    <span style="color: #585858;"># or add a environment variable-setting script to</span>
    <span style="color: #585858;"># ~/.config/kde-env-master.sh</span>
    <span style="color: #008787;">install-environment-driver</span> <span style="color: #875f5f;">true</span>
 
    <span style="color: #585858;"># Stop the build process on the first failure</span>
    <span style="color: #008787;">stop-on-failure</span> <span style="color: #875f5f;">true</span>
 
    <span style="color: #585858;"># Use a flat folder layout under ~/kde/src and ~/kde/build</span>
    <span style="color: #585858;"># rather than nested directories</span>
    <span style="color: #008787;">directory-layout</span> <span style="color: #875f5f;">flat</span>
 
    <span style="color: #585858;"># Build with LSP support for everything that supports it</span>
    <span style="color: #008787;">compile-commands-linking</span> <span style="color: #875f5f;">true</span>
    <span style="color: #008787;">compile-commands-export</span> <span style="color: #875f5f;">true</span>
 
    <span style="color: #008787;">git-repository-base</span> <span style="color: #875f5f;">qt6-copy https://invent.kde.org/qt/qt/</span>
<span style="color: #00875f; font-weight: bold;">end global</span>
 
<span style="color: #585858;"># With base options set, the remainder of the file is used to define modules to build, in the</span>
<span style="color: #585858;"># desired order, and set any module-specific options.</span>
<span style="color: #585858;">#</span>
<span style="color: #585858;"># Modules may be grouped into sets, and this is the normal practice.</span>
<span style="color: #585858;">#</span>
<span style="color: #585858;"># You can include other files inline using the &quot;include&quot; command. We do this here</span>
<span style="color: #585858;"># to include files which are updated with kdesrc-build.</span>
 
<span style="color: #585858;"># Common options that should be set for some KDE modules no matter how</span>
<span style="color: #585858;"># kdesrc-build finds them. Do not comment these out unless you know</span>
<span style="color: #585858;"># what you are doing.</span>
<span style="color: #00875f; font-weight: bold;">include</span> <span style="color: #875f5f;">/home/username/kde/src/kdesrc-build/kf6-common-options-build-include</span>
 
<span style="color: #585858;"># Qt and some Qt-using middleware libraries. Uncomment if your distribution's Qt</span>
<span style="color: #585858;"># tools are too old but be warned that Qt take a long time to build!</span>
<span style="color: #585858;"># comment next line after building, to not accidently rebuild qt6</span>
<span style="color: #00875f; font-weight: bold;">include</span> <span style="color: #875f5f;">/home/username/kde/src/kdesrc-build/qt6-build-include</span>
<span style="color: #585858;"># keep next line uncommented for both builds (kf6 and qt6)</span>
<span style="color: #00875f; font-weight: bold;">include</span> <span style="color: #875f5f;">/home/username/kde/src/kdesrc-build/custom-qt6-libs-build-include</span>
 
<span style="color: #585858;"># KF6 and Plasma :)</span>
<span style="color: #585858;"># keep next line commented for building qt6 build; later uncomment for kf6 build</span>
<span style="color: #585858;">#include /home/username/kde/src/kdesrc-build/kf6-qt6-build-include</span>
 
<span style="color: #585858;"># To change options for modules that have already been defined, use an</span>
<span style="color: #585858;"># 'options' block. See kf6-common-options-build-include for an example</span>
 
<span style="color: #585858;"># vim&#0058; set ft=kdesrc-buildrc:</span>
}}
}}


<code>~/kde/src/kdesrc-build/qt6-build-include</code>:
== Other CPU architectures than x86_64/amd64 ==
{{Input|1=
<span style="color: #585858;"># Downloads and installs Qt6 from the KDE mirror, using Qt6's CMake support</span>
<span style="color: #585858;"># exclusively.  Consider this an unofficial build that won't be supported by Qt</span>
<span style="color: #585858;"># upstream since we don't go through the init-repository script.</span>
<span style="color: #585858;"># It is probably better to install from your local distribution devel packages</span>
<span style="color: #585858;"># if possible!</span>
<span style="color: #00875f; font-weight: bold;">module-set</span> qt6-set
    <span style="color: #008787;">override-build-system</span> <span style="color: #875f5f;">qt6</span> <span style="color: #585858;"># technically optional for now</span>
 
    <span style="color: #008787;">repository</span> <span style="color: #875f5f;">qt6-copy</span> <span style="color: #585858;"># as defined in kdesrc-buildrc-kf6-sample</span>
    <span style="color: #008787;">branch</span>    <span style="color: #875f5f;">6.4</span>


    <span style="color: #585858;"># Controls where Qt6 is installed</span>
You can build and develop KDE projects using a Linux OS installed on an [[Get_Involved/development/ARM|ARM]] architecture CPU.
    <span style="color: #008787;">prefix</span> <span style="color: #875f5f;">${qtdir}</span>


    <span style="color: #585858;"># These have been manually placed in dependency order based on the</span>
== kde-builder issues ==
    <span style="color: #585858;"># .gitmodules file in https://code.qt.io/cgit/qt/qt5.git/tree/.gitmodules</span>
    <span style="color: #585858;"># in &quot;essential&quot; or &quot;addons&quot; categories with some additions</span>
    <span style="color: #585858;"># qtdoc should be last to give it best opportunity to make needed docs</span>
    <span style="color: #008787;">use-modules</span> <span style="color: #875f5f;">qtbase qttools qtshadertools qtdeclarative qtsvg  </span><span style="color: #ff8700;">\</span>
<span style="color: #875f5f;">        qtimageformats qtmultimedia qtwayland                    </span><span style="color: #ff8700;">\</span>
<span style="color: #875f5f;">        qtwebsockets qtwebchannel qtwebengine qtwebview qtsensors            </span><span style="color: #ff8700;">\</span>
<span style="color: #875f5f;">        qtnetworkauth qt5compat qtdoc qtpositioning              </span><span style="color: #ff8700;">\</span>
<span style="color: #875f5f;">        qtlocation qtvirtualkeyboard</span>


    <span style="color: #585858;"># if you want qtwebengine, add it to use-modules after &quot;qtwebchannel&quot; and</span>
=== "kde-builder kpat" fails because of black-hole-solitaire ===
    <span style="color: #585858;"># comment this out. Note qtwebengine has significant and different build</span>
    <span style="color: #585858;"># requirements of its own.</span>
    <span style="color: #585858;">#ignore-modules qtwebengine</span>
 
    <span style="color: #585858;"># Archiving API requires zstd support which may not be present in your CMake</span>
    <span style="color: #008787;">cmake-options</span> <span style="color: #875f5f;">-DQT_BUILD_TESTS=FALSE -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo </span><span style="color: #ff8700;">\</span>
<span style="color: #875f5f;">                  -DQT_AVOID_CMAKE_ARCHIVING_API=TRUE</span>
 
    <span style="color: #008787;">cmake-generator</span> <span style="color: #875f5f;">Ninja</span> <span style="color: #585858;"># comment out if you want the default CMake generator</span>
<span style="color: #00875f; font-weight: bold;">end module-set</span>
 
<span style="color: #00875f; font-weight: bold;">options</span> qtwebengine
    <span style="color: #585858;"># qtwebengine build system is weird, involving make as the top-level driver</span>
    <span style="color: #585858;"># and then calling ninja for the bulk of the build.  qtwebengine is a bulky</span>
    <span style="color: #585858;"># module and having ninja use all cores at once may run out of memory if</span>
    <span style="color: #585858;"># not careful, so we use make to pass less aggressive Ninja flags.</span>
    <span style="color: #585858;"># num-cores-low-mem needs to be defined in your kdesrc-buildrc.</span>
    <span style="color: #008787;">make-options</span> <span style="color: #875f5f;">NINJAFLAGS=-j${num-cores-low-mem}</span>
<span style="color: #00875f; font-weight: bold;">end options</span>
 
<span style="color: #585858;"># vim&#0058; set ft=kdesrc-buildrc: </span>
}}
 
== Portable installation of kdesrc-build ==
 
The current directory (pwd) is important when running kdesrc-build. If there exists a file kdesrc-buildrc in the the current directory (pwd), kdesrc-build will prefer that file over ~/.config/kdesrc-buildrc.
 
If you are interested in or need separate builds of KDE software, like when building with Qt5 or Qt6, you can create a self-contained, portable installation of kdesrc-build in its own folder. This way, you can manage your kdesrc-build configuration files each in their own environment without mixing configurations or having to rebuild the universe every time you want to test a different one.
 
{{Input|1=<nowiki>
# To not lose your previous build, make a backup:
mv ~/.config/kdesrc-buildrc ~/.config/kdesrc-buildrc~bak && mv ~/kde ~/kde~bak
# Edit ~/.bashrc file and remove the kdesrc-build block.
# Set up kdesrc-build by following just the chapter https://community.kde.org/Get_Involved/development#Set_up_kdesrc-build
# Make sure to answer "No" when it asks if you want to add the kdesrc-build block to ~/.bashrc.
# Do not source ~/.bashrc.
# Edit ~/.bashrc file and remove the kdesrc-build block.
# Reboot the computer or relogin such that the $PATH environment variable
# does not contain the string "~/kde" or sub directories of "~/kde".
# You should not have built anything using kdesrc-build yet.
# Then move the generated kdesrc-buildrc to inside the new ~/kde folder:
mv ~/.config/kdesrc-buildrc ~/kde
# This will make kdesrc-build use this file even if ~/.config/kdesrc-buildrc exists.
# Then link kdesrc-build and kdesrc-run to the root of the ~/kde folder:
cd ~/kde
ln -s src/kdesrc-build/kdesrc-build .
ln -s src/kdesrc-build/kdesrc-run .
# Edit the file paths in ~/kde/kdesrc-buildrc
cd ~/kde
# Calling ~/kde/kdesrc-build will then only use the current folder's kdesrc-buildrc:
./kdesrc-build frameworks
mv ~/kde ~/kde.5 # Or to any other directory.
# Edit the file paths in the file ~/kde.5/kdesrc-buildrc
cd ~/kde.5
./kdesrc-build frameworks --refresh-build # Because binary files contain file full paths starting with "~/kde".
</nowiki>}}
 
== Two independent kdesrc-build installations on the same machine: kf6-qt6 and kf5-qt5 ==
 
Make a backup of your existing kdesrc-build setup.
<code>mv ~/.config/kdesrc-buildrc ~/.config/kdesrc-buildrc~bak && mv ~/kde ~/kde~bak</code>
 
Set up a portable kdesrc-build from scratch in the directory <code>~/kde</code>. See the chapter [[#Portable installation of kdesrc-build]] for details. But do not run kdesrc-build to build anything.
 
In the directory <code>~/kde</code> there will be a new kdesrc-build installation of type <code>kf5-qt5</code>.
 
At the end of this procedure there will be two independent and portable kdesrc-build installations:
* <code>~/kde5</code> - <code>kf5-qt5</code>
* <code>~/kde6</code> - <code>kf6-qt6</code>
 
{{Input|1=<nowiki>
# kf5-qt5 kdesrc-build installation.
cp ~/kde ~/kde5 # Or to any other directory.
# Edit the file paths in the file ~/kde5/kdesrc-buildrc to point to "~/kde5" instead of "~/kde".
cd ~/kde5
./kdesrc-build frameworks --refresh-build # Because binary files contain file full paths starting with "~/kde".
# Now you have a kdesrc-build kf5-qt5 installation in ~/kde5
 
# kf6-qt6 kdesrc-build installation.
mv ~/kde ~/kde6 # Or to any other directory.
# Edit the file ~/kde6/kdesrc-buildrc such that the kdesrc-build installation becomes one of type kf6-qt6.
# See this wiki page for examples on how to convert a kf5-qt5 kdesrc-build installation to a kf6-qt6 kdesrc-build installation.
# Edit the file paths in the file ~/kde6/kdesrc-buildrc to point to "~/kde6" instead of "~/kde".
cd ~/kde6
./kdesrc-build frameworks --refresh-build # Because binary files contain file full paths starting with "~/kde".
# Now you have a kdesrc-build kf6-qt6 installation in ~/kde6
</nowiki>}}
 
Usage:
 
{{Input|1=<nowiki>
# Use different terminal windows or tabs (e.g. different Konsole tabs) for
# kf5-qt5 and kf6-qt6
 
# Go to the terminal window or tab for kf5-qt5.
cd ~/kde5
./kdesrc-build kcalc
./kdesrc-run kcalc
 
# Go to the terminal window or tab for kf6-qt6.
cd ~/kde6
./kdesrc-build plasma-systemmonitor
./kdesrc-run plasma-systemmonitor
</nowiki>}}
 
== What is the command line of the processes started by kdesrc-build ==
 
E.g. what are the command lines that are run by kdesrc-build in order to run the CMake configure step for the kconfig KDE git repository?
 
{{Input|1=<nowiki>
kdesrc-build kconfig --no-src --no-include-dependencies --debug --refresh-build |& tee ~/a.txt
kate ~/a.txt &
</nowiki>}}
 
Returns:
 
{{Input|1=<nowiki>
Building kconfig (build system KDE CMake) from frameworks (1/1)
Queueing PKG_CONFIG_PATH to be set to /home/username/kde/usr/lib/pkgconfig
Queueing LD_LIBRARY_PATH to be set to /home/username/kde/usr/lib
Queueing PATH to be set to /home/username/kde/usr/bin:/home/username/kde/src/kdesrc-build:/home/username/.local/bin:/home/username/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin
Not prepending /home/username/kde/usr/lib/pkgconfig to PKG_CONFIG_PATH as it appears to already be defined in PKG_CONFIG_PATH.
Queueing PKG_CONFIG_PATH to be set to /home/username/kde/usr/lib/pkgconfig
Not prepending /home/username/kde/usr/lib to LD_LIBRARY_PATH as it appears to already be defined in LD_LIBRARY_PATH.
Queueing LD_LIBRARY_PATH to be set to /home/username/kde/usr/lib
Not prepending /home/username/kde/usr/bin to PATH as it appears to already be defined in PATH.
Queueing PATH to be set to /home/username/kde/usr/bin:/home/username/kde/src/kdesrc-build:/home/username/.local/bin:/home/username/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin
Queueing CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH to be set to /home/username/kde/usr
Queueing CMAKE_MODULE_PATH to be set to /home/username/kde/usr/lib64/cmake:/home/username/kde/usr/lib/cmake
Queueing XDG_DATA_DIRS to be set to /home/username/kde/usr/share:/usr/share/plasma:/home/username/.local/share/flatpak/exports/share:/var/lib/flatpak/exports/share:/usr/local/share:/usr/share:/var/lib/snapd/desktop
Source update complete for kconfig: Skipped
cd /home/username/kde/build
 
Preparing build system for kconfig.
Removing files in build directory for kconfig
Old build system cleaned, starting new build system.
cd /home/username/kde/build/kconfig
 
Running cmake targeting Unix Makefiles...
run_logged_p(): Module kconfig, Command: {'cmake', '-B', '.', '-S', '/home/username/kde/src/kconfig', '-G', 'Unix Makefiles', '-DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS:BOOL=ON', '-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug', '-DQT_MAJOR_VERSION=6', '-DBUILD_WITH_QT6=ON', '-DBUILD_TESTING=TRUE', '-DBUILD_WITH_QT6=ON', '-DEXCLUDE_DEPRECATED_BEFORE_AND_AT=5.99.0', '-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS:STRING=-pipe', '-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/home/username/kde/usr'} from /home/username/kde/build/kconfig
cd /home/username/kde/build/kconfig
 
log_command(): Module kconfig, Command: cmake -B . -S /home/username/kde/src/kconfig -G Unix Makefiles -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS:BOOL=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DQT_MAJOR_VERSION=6 -DBUILD_WITH_QT6=ON -DBUILD_TESTING=TRUE -DBUILD_WITH_QT6=ON -DEXCLUDE_DEPRECATED_BEFORE_AND_AT=5.99.0 -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS:STRING=-pipe -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/home/username/kde/usr
run_logged_p(): kconfig cmake complete: 0
</nowiki>}}
 
Therefore, kdesrc-build has run the following commands:
 
{{Input|1=<nowiki>
# Preparing build system for kconfig. Removing files in build directory for kconfig. Old build system cleaned, starting new build system.
rm -rf /home/username/kde/build/kconfig
mkdir -p /home/username/kde/build/kconfig
 
# Queueing X to be set to ...
PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/home/username/kde/usr/lib/pkgconfig
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/home/username/kde/usr/lib
PATH=/home/username/kde/usr/bin:/home/username/kde/src/kdesrc-build:/home/username/.local/bin:/home/username/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin
CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/home/username/kde/usr
CMAKE_MODULE_PATH=/home/username/kde/usr/lib64/cmake:/home/username/kde/usr/lib/cmake
XDG_DATA_DIRS=/home/username/kde/usr/share:/usr/share/plasma:/home/username/.local/share/flatpak/exports/share:/var/lib/flatpak/exports/share:/usr/local/share:/usr/share:/var/lib/snapd/desktop
 
cd /home/username/kde/build/kconfig
 
cmake -B . -S /home/username/kde/src/kconfig -G Unix\ Makefiles -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS:BOOL=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DQT_MAJOR_VERSION=6 -DBUILD_WITH_QT6=ON -DBUILD_TESTING=TRUE -DBUILD_WITH_QT6=ON -DEXCLUDE_DEPRECATED_BEFORE_AND_AT=5.99.0 -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS:STRING=-pipe -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/home/username/kde/usr
</nowiki>}}
 
== How to write the entire verbose STDOUT and STDERR of kdesrc-build to a file ==
 
<pre>
script -eq -c "kdesrc-build kconfig --no-src --no-include-dependencies --refresh-build --debug" ~/a.txt
</pre>
 
Note: you can remove the terminal ANSI color codes using e.g. <code>ansi2txt</code>, available e.g. in the package <code>colorized-logs</code>. E.g.
<pre>
sudo apt install colorized-logs
cat ~/a.txt | ansi2txt > ~/a_script.txt
</pre>
 
<code>script -eq -c "command" ~/a.txt</code> is better than <code>command |& tee ~/a.txt</code> because kdesrc-build behaves differently if it is run in a user interactive terminal session (<code>isatty</code>).
 
If using <code>tee</code>, part of the output of kdesrc-build will not be written to file. E.g. the output of the <code>cmake</code> step, the final part of the <code>make -j</code> step, the final part of the <code>make install</code> step.
 
== Other CPU architectures than x86_64/amd64 and x86 ==
 
You can build and develop KDE projects using a Linux OS installed on an  [[Get_Involved/development/ARM|ARM]] architecture CPU.
 
== kdesrc-build issues ==
 
=== "kdesrc-build kfilemetadata" fails because of appimage ===
 
This happens on KDE neon.
 
Solution:
<pre>
sudo apt remove libappimage-dev
</pre>
 
=== wayland-protocols is too old, e.g. "kdesrc-build kidletime" fails ===
 
<pre>
mkdir -p ~/kde/misc && cd ~/kde/misc
wget https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland-protocols/-/releases/1.31/downloads/wayland-protocols-1.31.tar.xz
tar -xJvf wayland-protocols-*.tar.xz && mv wayland-protocols-*/ wayland-protocols
cd wayland-protocols
meson setup builddir --prefix $HOME/kde/usr
meson compile -C builddir
meson install -C builddir
</pre>
 
=== "kdesrc-build kpat" fails because of black-hole-solitaire ===


This happens on Debian/Ubuntu/Kubuntu. Because there is no Linux distribution binary package for https://github.com/shlomif/black-hole-solitaire.
This happens on Debian/Ubuntu/Kubuntu. Because there is no Linux distribution binary package for https://github.com/shlomif/black-hole-solitaire.
Line 638: Line 145:
     cmake-options -DWITH_BH_SOLVER=OFF
     cmake-options -DWITH_BH_SOLVER=OFF
end options
end options
</pre>
=== "kdesrc-build frameworks" fails because of qtwebkit ===
Note: qtwebkit and kdewebkit are Qt5 only.
Some Linux OSes do not have a package for qtwebkit anymore. E.g. the Arch Linux family.
When you want to build all of the KDE Frameworks 5 using kdesrc-build, exclude kdewebkit.
<pre>
kdesrc-build frameworks --ignore-modules kdewebkit
</pre>
=== libdisplay-info is not available ===
If your Linux OS does not have a package for libdisplay-info.
Append at the end of the file <code>kdesrc-buildrc</code>:
<pre>
module libdisplay-info
  repository https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/emersion/libdisplay-info.git
end module
</pre>
=== OS packages to install ===
* Qt6 - kdesrc-build frameworks
** Debian family
<pre>
sudo apt build-dep appstream
sudo apt install doxygen xsltproc xmlto texinfo libcanberra-dev
</pre>
</pre>

Latest revision as of 23:17, 22 December 2024

This page is the continuation with more advanced topics of the page Get_Involved/development.

kde-builder has replaced the previous KDE build framework named kdesrc-build.

Develop in a Linux container

When you start programming for KDE, it is recommended that you use kde-builder in your main operating system or in a virtual machine running on a Linux operating system that is better supported by kde-builder.

As an alternative, you can run kde-builder in a Linux container (docker, podman, toolbx, distrobox).

distrobox

It is possible to start developing KDE software using container images that are able to see inside your home folder. This can be done using distrobox and podman.

This solution is particularly useful for users on immutable distributions like Fedora Kinoite, openSUSE Kalpa or Valve's SteamOS 3

To learn how to build KDE software with distrobox, see: https://develop.kde.org/docs/getting-started/building/containers-distrobox/

Other operating systems

Kubuntu >= 24.10

The default configuration of kde-builder requires Qt version 6.7. Kubuntu 24.10 has Qt version 6.6. It is recommended that you use a Linux OS that is better supported by kde-builder.

If you are a more seasoned developer you might be able to use Kubuntu for kde-builder by installing Qt6 using the Qt online installer or by building Qt6 using kde-builder.

Alpine Linux

apk add git perl doas-sudo-shim

FreeBSD

Install the latest release of FreeBSD with KDE Plasma Desktop on your hardware computer or in a virtual machine.

Your user should be member of the "wheel" user group (e.g. this can be configured in the FreeBSD installer, when creating your user you can select additional user groups for your user). Your user should be able to use sudo: 

pkg install sudo
visudo
# Uncomment the line: %wheel ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL

Then set up kde-builder using the same procedure as when installing kde-builder on a Linux operating system. FreeBSD is currently supported by kde-builder. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhDHUg81M_I and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRiKzaw8cAw .

OpenBSD >= 7.5

Install OpenBSD version greater than or equal to 7.5. In the installer keep the defaults, the user created by the installer is named "administrator" in this example. 

# Enable doas
su -
cp /etc/examples/doas.conf /etc/doas.conf
exit
# kde-builder needs sudo.
mkdir -p ~/.local/bin ; ln -s /usr/bin/doas ~/.local/bin/sudo
echo "export PATH=~/.local/bin:\$PATH" >> ~/.bashrc

# Test doas.
doas su
# kde-builder needs bash.
pkg_add bash
chsh -s /usr/local/bin/bash
exit

# As user administrator
chsh -s /usr/local/bin/bash

# As per https://rsadowski.de/posts/2024-01-09-openbsd-kde/ , https://openports.pl/path/meta/kde,-plasma
doas su
pkg_add kde-plasma kate

# I recommend that you use tigervnc. https://nmariusp.github.io/install-os.html#openbsd--75

After you install kde-builder: 

# Edit the kdesrc-buildrc file e.g.:
cmake-options -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo -DKF_IGNORE_PLATFORM_CHECK=ON

# Also set environment variable:
export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/usr/local/lib/qt6/cmake
# Or
export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/usr/local/lib/qt5/cmake

Microsoft Windows

You can build and develop KDE projects using the Microsoft Windows operating system.

Apple macOS

You can build and develop KDE projects using the Apple macOS operating system.

Project Documentation

kf6-qt6 vs. kf5-qt5

Many KDE git repositories can build correctly and run correctly using "kde-builder kf6-qt6".

The KDE git repositories that can build correctly and run correctly using "kde-builder kf6-qt6" have two long lived git branches:

  • A long lived git branch that does not contain the deprecated symbols from kf5-qt5, named e.g. "master".
  • And another long lived git branch for qt5-kf5, where the deprecated symbols still exist.

What is "kf6-qt6"? You just set up kde-builder following the procedure. The resulting kde-builder installation will be of type kf6-qt6. In kde-builder.yaml in the "global:" section you will have "branch-group: kf6-qt6". The git repositories that have only one long lived git branch e.g. named "master" will use that. The git repositories that have a second long lived git branch, will use the git branch where the deprecated symbols do not exist e.g. named "master".

What is "kf5-qt5"? Follow the chapter "kde-builder Qt5". The resulting kde-builder installation will be of type kf5-qt5. In kde-builder.yaml in the "global:" section you will have "branch-group: kf5-qt5". The git repositories that have only one long lived git branch e.g. named "master" will use that. The git repositories that have a second long lived git branch where the deprecated symbols still exist e.g. named "kf5" will use that.

Two independent kde-builder configurations: kf6-qt6 and kf5-qt5

You can switch between configurations with --rc-file command line option. Generate another config, make the changes for the source-dir, build-dir, install-dir, and other changes you want. Make sure you use different value for persistent-data-file option, to not mix things up.

As an alternative, you can utilize custom variable to make switch from a single config: 

global
    _ver 5  # <-- Change this to switch
    source-dir ~/kde${_ver}/src
    build-dir ~/kde${_ver}/build
    install-dir ~/kde${_ver}/usr
    persistent-data-file ~/kde${_ver}/persistent-options.json
end global

include ~/.local/share/kdesrc-build/data/build-include/kf${_ver}-qt${_ver}.ksb

Other CPU architectures than x86_64/amd64

You can build and develop KDE projects using a Linux OS installed on an ARM architecture CPU.

kde-builder issues

"kde-builder kpat" fails because of black-hole-solitaire

This happens on Debian/Ubuntu/Kubuntu. Because there is no Linux distribution binary package for https://github.com/shlomif/black-hole-solitaire.

Solution: append at the end of kdesrc-buildrc file: 

options kpat
    cmake-options -DWITH_BH_SOLVER=OFF
end options
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