KDE build tool

[J. Preiss]

Hi again...

first of all... where it is:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/qbuildkde/
(for those who didnt find it)

> > Well, I read that page how to compile kde and only found shell scripts 
> > or nice hints. One app I found was on sf, but it was in python. So I
> > decided to create a new one... why aren't the apps you mentioned linked
> > on that page????
>
> The reason that the apps are shell scripts (actually, mine is Perl, but
> that's close enough) is probably because:
>
> a) They can be run from cron.

Qt apps sometimes too ;-) But cron's not always the best choice: I have an 
error compiling (I think) kdebase... 

> b) They don't require Qt to already be installed, which means the script
> can be used to install qt-copy.

My situation is the following: using Suse, I see that KDE 3.3 is releaased, 
and all updates I get is security stuff. Yes, this can be an advantage, but I 
want to break out. Last time I tried this (as I wrote) was a desaster.

But I already have already QT installed as, lets say, about 90% of interested 
users. Would you agree in that point? 
Now lets split out all debian users, admins and all other people who (should) 
know what they do... I think there are a few left who just want to get the 
latest sources by mouseclick. 
? Maybe a small tool is needed ? 
Maybe a little more beautiful than my current version, but it would be a 
start. Lets see what happens.
And I really do suggest that it never depends on kde libraries just as the 
scripts you already wrote. But maybe it can depend on these scripts.

Mmmh... they all build KDE, has one of them special advantages, or is there 
any particular difference between them? One is in python, I think this is on 
the one hand a disadvantage (another depency), on the other it probably has a 
nice GUI. Python is great, no question - but still assuming my mentioned 
situation: what is the chance that I already installed python?

Now to the authors of the other scripts: please calm down. I know it was work, 
I know that you did it, I know (well, I assume ;-)) everything works and fit 
your needs. Isnt it possible to put it all together into one great project 
which fits everything? To get the "linux (or unix, sorry about that) idea" , 
one program to fit the needs, but in an extravagant-super-working way? A 
project with the least depencies, but the most features? And depending on 
this project, other projects can be started in whatever-highlevel-language 
like python, tcl/tk, whatsoever?

Probably all of you have thousands of other problems, I know... but maybe it 
is worth to think about it, maybe a few other people can be involved into KDE 
this way. 


> Just being listed on kde-apps.org doesn't mean an app is imported into
> KDE. ;-)  You can find kdecvs-build listed on kde-apps.org for example.

I'll do the following: there is still lot of code missing. I want to implement 
at least the hard missing points like a working "right view" (not really, 
only the start button does not work), enter some basical options, remember 
some informations like "last build" or "last update", things like that. If 
this is done, I'll post it to kde-apps.