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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: developer beginner - configure etc..
From:       Matt Rogers <mattr () kde ! org>
Date:       2006-08-25 4:10:09
Message-ID: 200608242310.09940.mattr () kde ! org
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On Thursday 24 August 2006 22:10, Nasser wrote:
> thanks Matt, that does help.. just a little clarification needed..
>
> so that means if i modify the code, i do not need to do "configure
> --prefix" etc... cool..
>
> now, is doing the build and install through kdevelop equivalent to
> doing make and make install through konsole?
>

yes, it is.

> in other words, will the kdevelop build and install use the
> configuration settings i used when i configured from konsole? ..
> because i just don't want to overwrite the distro's version of the
> application
>

Yes, it will the same configuration settings. However, you should be sure to 
specify the same settings in KDevelop as well. There is a page in the project 
options dialog that allows you to set the parameters to pass to configure 
when you need to run it. Just look around the various kdevelop project 
options and you should be able to set things up just as if you were doing all 
of this from console.

> and is the rest of my procedure fine?
>

it looks ok to me.

> i'm currently looking at the KDE developer's corner website..  is
> there other tutorial for this procedure?
>
> thanks a lot.
> cheers,
> nas
>
> On 8/25/06, Matt Rogers <mattr@kde.org> wrote:
> > On Thursday 24 August 2006 21:46, Nasser wrote:
> > > hi,
> > >
> > > i'm new to developing KDE and open source etc.. i'm getting the idea
> > > slowly, but would appreciate some feedback from the pro's ;-)
> > >
> > > Step 1: SVN
> > > ---------------------
> > > yesterday, i saw an application i would like to work on, so i checked
> > > it out of KDE svn and therefore got my own copy on my machine...
> > >
> > > Step 2: Configure
> > > -------------------------
> > > i had the original version of that application running (it came with
> > > the distro) - and i did not want to interfere with this version...
> > >
> > > now, my source i checked out to /home/nas/svn/appname  and from this
> > > folder i did  > configure --prefix=/home/nas/devel_temp/appname
> > >
> > > Step 3: Make and Install
> > > -------------------------------
> > > then, i did > make  and then > make install
> > > this all went well (i didn't even need to be super user since it's
> > > installing to my home folder)
> > >
> > > Step 4: Development Time!
> > > ------------------------------------
> > > i opened KDevelop and told it "Project > Import Existing Project" ...
> > > i told KDevelop where the folder was (/nas/svn/appname) (this is where
> > > i did the configure and make and make install from, is that
> > > correct?)...  it saw it was KDE/C++ automake project, and i did next
> > > next etc..
> > >
> > > Now, where to from here?
> > >
> > > Step 5: I am lost here!!!
> > > -----------------------------------
> > > now that i have the source in /nas/svn/appname - when i modify this,
> > > where am i supposed to compile from??
> > >
> > > when i make modifications, do i do "run configure" and "build project"
> > > through KDevelop? .. or am i supposed to go to the folder again
> > > through konsole and do the configure etc through there?
> > >
> > >
> > > or do i even need to do the configure? .. or just do make and make
> > > install??
> >
> > if you make a modification and want to test it, you just need to do a
> > build project through KDevelop, and then also do an install (which can be
> > found in the build menu as well) Since you've already configured once,
> > you shouldn't need to do it again until you modify a Makefile.am
> >
> > > i'm lost as to the process to go through...
> > >
> > > any help is greatly appreciated
> > >
> > > cheers,
> > > nasser
> >
> > Hope this helps
> > --
> > Matt
> >
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