kdelibs-3.1

Download location (FTP):     ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/3.1/src/kdelibs-3.1.tar.bz2
Estimated build disk space:  115 MB
Estimated installed space:   41 MB
Package size:                7.2 MB
Estimated build time:        62 min (667 MHz)

The following package is required to install kdelibs:
arts-1.1

kdelibs can use many libraries and programs. The following are recommended:
openssl-0.9.7a, pcre-4.1, libxml2-2.5.6,
libxslt-1.0.29, libfam-2.6.9, and libart_lgpl-2.3.11

Other optional programs and libraries that can be used by kdelibs are:
cups-1.1.18, sane-1.0.9, and openldap-2.1.17

Install kdelibs with:
./configure --prefix=/opt/kde-3.1 --disable-debug \
     --disable-dependency-tracking --with-alsa --enable-fast-malloc=full &&
make &&
make install

kdelibs Installation Command explanations

--prefix=/opt/kde-3.1 : This option tells the process to install the package in /opt/kde-3.1.

--disable-debug : This option causes the system to be compiled without debugging code.

--disable-dependency-tracking : This option speeds up one time builds.

--with-alsa : This option tells the build process to search for and use Alsa for sound support.

--enable-fast-malloc=full : This option tells KDE programs to use an internal memory allocation scheme optimized for KDE.

Configuring kdelibs

There is no additional configuration to do for kdelibs.

Contents

kde-libs provides numerous libraries needed by kde programs.