[sdk/kdesrc-build/docbook_historied_per_file] doc/getting-started: More kdesvn-build documentation improvements, including references to TechBase for minimum version requirements instead of sticking version numbers in the infrequently-updated docs.

Michael Pyne null at kde.org
Fri May 10 10:14:26 BST 2024


Git commit d3fa2ef8a27256e3eced6321f05d1103db25c841 by Michael Pyne.
Committed on 09/08/2008 at 23:14.
Pushed by ashark into branch 'docbook_historied_per_file'.

More kdesvn-build documentation improvements, including references to TechBase for minimum version requirements instead of sticking version numbers in the infrequently-updated docs.

svn path=/trunk/KDE/kdesdk/doc/scripts/kdesvn-build/; revision=844552

Original commit: 0b730d0b
https://invent.kde.org/sdk/kdesrc-build/-/commit/0b730d0b132e91957f43637feaf0e0faa1a76cef

M  +8    -7    doc/getting-started/before-building.docbook

https://invent.kde.org/sdk/kdesrc-build/-/commit/d3fa2ef8a27256e3eced6321f05d1103db25c841

diff --git a/doc/getting-started/before-building.docbook b/doc/getting-started/before-building.docbook
index 3a151cc0..10586be2 100644
--- a/doc/getting-started/before-building.docbook
+++ b/doc/getting-started/before-building.docbook
@@ -36,11 +36,12 @@ from the <ulink url="http://techbase.kde.org/">KDE TechBase</ulink>.
 <para>Here is a list of some of the things you will need:</para>
 <itemizedlist>
 
-<listitem><para>&automake; version 1.7, or higher. (&kde; 3 only)</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>If you are building &kde; 3, you will need the GNU Autotools (i.e. &automake;
+and &autoconf;).</para></listitem>
 
-<listitem><para>&autoconf; version 2.57, or higher. (&kde; 3 only)</para></listitem>
-
-<listitem><para>&cmake; 2.4.7, or higher.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>If you are building &kde; 4, you will need &cmake;.  The required
+version will vary depending on what version of &kde; 4 you are building, see the
+TechBase for specifics.</para></listitem>
 
 <listitem><para>The &subversion; client program, including support for Secure
 HTTP (https). To ensure needed support, you can run
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ to have it. If you do not want to use the &Qt; copy, you need to do these things
 <listitem>
   <para>If you do not already have &Qt; installed, install it, including any
   relevant -dev or -devel packages. You will need at least &Qt; 3.3 if you are
-  building &kde; 3.5, or &Qt; 4.3 if you are building &kde; 4.</para>
+  building &kde; 3.5, or &Qt; 4.4 if you are building &kde; 4.</para>
 
   <note><para>If you are building &kde; 4 it is highly recommended to use the
   qt-copy version of &Qt;, making sure to apply recommended patches (this is
@@ -94,8 +95,8 @@ development packages. You will need at least the program or library and
 its development package. If in doubt, install all. The libraries you need
 will change depending on the modules you intend to build, as each module
 has its own requirements. The
-<ulink url="http://quality.kde.org/develop/cvsguide/buildstep.php#step1">
-Building &kde; from Source Step by Step Guide</ulink> has more details
+<ulink url="http://techbase.kde.org/Getting_Started/Build/KDE4#Required_packages_from_your_distribution">&kde;
+TechBase</ulink> has more details
 about the specific tools and techniques used to install and find the
 required software.
 </para>



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