Problems building on Ubuntu 21

[Hy Murveit]

Martin,

I really don't know the ins and outs of how the build is put
together--Jasem is certainly the expert on building KStars--but I do build
it all the time, and would like to share some things that have worked for
me when I've run into trouble.

1- I find that I need to install the released KStars and Indi before I
build from scratch. (I don't mean every time I build, but rather when I'm
first putting together the environment.) There are some things that are not
in the build that seem to be "put in place" by the install, e.g. perhaps
TZrules.dat is one of those.

2- Get familiar with the "sudo apt-cache search ..." command. For instance:

> *sudo apt-cache search kdoctools *
kdoctools-dev - transitional dummy package
kdoctools5 - Tools to generate documentation in various formats from DocBook
libkf5doctools-dev - Development files for kdoctools5
libkf5doctools5 - Tools to generate documentation in various formats from
DocBook


3- You're likely going to need a library that ends in "-dev" to help you
build.

For sure, the instructions should work, and you shouldn't "need" to know
these things, but libraries change, versions of Ubuntu are slightly
different, etc etc and it is useful to have these tools to help you
investigate.

Hy


On Tue, Nov 30, 2021 at 10:59 AM Jasem Mutlaq <mutlaqja at ikarustech.com>
wrote:

> thanks for the email Martin, I've updated the builds instruments in the
> README file, please check it out now.
>
> --
> Best Regards,
> Jasem Mutlaq
>
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 30, 2021 at 9:11 PM Martin West <amartinwest at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> So I downloaded the source tarball  and followed the instructions to
>> build kstars and encounter the following problems
>>
>> Package kdoctools-dev is not available, but is referred to by another
>> package.
>> This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
>> is only available from another source
>>
>> Package kio-dev is not available, but is referred to by another package.
>> This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
>> is only available from another source
>>
>> E: Package 'kio-dev' has no installation candidate
>> E: Package 'kdoctools-dev' has no installation candidate
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------
>>
>>  git clone --depth 1 git://anongit.kde.org/kstars.git
>> Cloning into 'kstars'...
>> fatal: remote error: Please use the https: protocol to connect to anongit
>>
>> ------------------------------------------
>>
>> sudo apt install kdoctools5
>> sudo apt install libkf5doctools-dev libkf5doctools5
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>  sudo cmake install
>> [sudo] password for andrew:
>> CMake Error: The source directory
>> "/home/andrew/Projects/build/kstars/install" does not exist.
>>
>> -----------------------------------------------------
>>
>> bin/kstars
>> Warning: Ignoring XDG_SESSION_TYPE=wayland on Gnome. Use
>> QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland to run on Wayland anyway.
>> org.kde.kstars: Failed to create local astrometry directory
>> Call to writableLocation without an application-based location.
>> org.kde.kstars: Welcome to KStars 3.5.7 Beta
>> org.kde.kstars: Build: 2021-11-30T16:48:57Z
>> org.kde.kstars: OS: "ubuntu"
>> org.kde.kstars: API: "x86_64-little_endian-lp64"
>> org.kde.kstars: Arch: "x86_64"
>> org.kde.kstars: Kernel Type: "linux"
>> org.kde.kstars: Kernel Version: "5.13.0-21-generic"
>> org.kde.kstars: Qt Version: 5.15.2
>> org.kde.kstars: "Critical File not Found: TZrules.dat"
>>
>>
>> Couldnt find a TZRules.dat in the tar ball or the git clone
>>
>> At which point I gave up
>>
>> regards Martin West
>> skype:amartinwest
>> mob:07525424513
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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