[kde-linux] Not installing KDE-4.5

[Dr.-Ing. Edgar Alwers]

On Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:49:06 +0000 (UTC)
Duncan <1i5t5.duncan at cox.net> wrote:

> 
> Gentoo requirements for kdelibs-4.5 include >=libdbusmenu-qt-0.3.2.  So 
> I'd suggest at least that, before trying to build 4.5.  

As I read today ( http://www.pro-linux.de/news/1/16037/gentoo-derzeit-ohne-kde-sc-45.html ), unfortunately in german, Gentoo's KDE-Team decided _not to include_ KDE-4.5.0 in their standard repository, due to the fact that an actual KDEPIM-Suite does not exist, and users could face problems. This could mean a delay until 2011.

> Which leaves you a choice.  I mentioned earlier, James, the choice of 
> trying gentoo, since the work is already being done there.  But the other 
> choice you have is that since you're pretty much already doing the work, 
> you might wish to contact LFS and see what it would take to do the scripts 
> for LFS directly.  Then they'd /have/ those scripts.  And you'd 
> potentially get more feedback and possibly development/testing cooperation 
> from other LFS users as well, helping you get them right. 

I would like this last approach. I do not think however, that the resources of the LFS/BLFS Team are not big enough to integrate KDE-4.5 in the BLFS Book. I presume rather, that the fact that the book still includes KDE-3.5 reflects the problems with KDE-4 releases up to now.

Edgar
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Dr.-Ing. Edgar Alwers <edgaralwers at gmx.de>