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for KDE4: From version 0.9.94 on KDiff3 supports KDE4. For installation on most distributions you usually also need these packages (names as on opensuse):. g (g, version 3.4 or newer). libqt4-devel (Qt4-libs, version 4.4.0 or newer). libkde4-devel (KDE4 Header files and development libraries). libkonq-devel (optional, needed for the kdiff3-plugin, if not installed then the contextmenu plugin for konqueror won’t be built.). cmake (>2.6, checks dependencies and creates the appropriate Makefiles for your system). Building KDiff3 with Qt4-libs, but without KDE. (End of KDiff3 with Qt4-instructions).
for KDE4: From version 0.9.94 on KDiff3 supports KDE4. For installation on most distributions you usually also need these packages (names as on opensuse):
g (g, version 3.4 or newer)
libqt4-devel (Qt4-libs, version 4.4.0 or newer)
libkde4-devel (KDE4 Header files and development libraries)
libkonq-devel (optional, needed for the kdiff3-plugin, if not installed then the contextmenu plugin for konqueror won’t be built.)
cmake (>2.6, checks dependencies and creates the appropriate Makefiles for your system) Typically in a terminal (e.g. konsole) you cd into the kdiff3-directory and run `./configure kde4`. This script is essentially the same as these commands: mkdir releaseKde cd releaseKde # Find out your KDE4-directory and note the result kde4-config --prefix # create Makefile, replace <KDE4-prefix> with the prior result cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=<KDE4-prefix> # run make (compile and link) make # install as root user sudo make install Now KDiff3 should be ready to use. Type `kdiff3` to start it. There should also be a entry in your KDE-start menu in "(Applications->)Development". For creating a debug version: mkdir debug cd debug # Find out your KDE4-directory and note the result kde4-config --prefix cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=<KDE4-prefix> -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=debugfull make sudo make install The `<KDE4-prefix>` depends on your distribution: The command `kde4-config --prefix` should tell you. - For opensuse 11 use `/usr`.
Building KDiff3 with Qt4-libs, but without KDE
for Linux/Un*x
for Windows
for Mac The version 0.9.97 requires Qt 4.4.0 or newer (from http://qt-project.org/) for compilation. You always need: - `kdiff3-0.9.97.tar.gz` - for Un*x: `gcc`, `g++` with version >=3.4.2 `Qt-X11-libraries` - for Windows: `Qt-win-libs` If you have the Qt4 commercial edition, then compile with Visual Studio.NET 2003 or newer. If you use the Qt4 open source edition, then you'll need MinGW. I verified that compilation and debugging works with these packages (probably newer ones will also work): - Use `MinGW-5.1.4.exe` or newer to install the following or newer: - `gcc-core-3.4.5-20060117-1.tar.gz` - `binutils-2.17.50-20060824-1.tar.gz` - `gcc-g++-3.4.5-20060117-1.tar.gz` - `mingw-runtime-3.14.tar.gz` - `mingw32-make-3.81-2.tar.gz` - `w32api-3.11.tar.gz` - `gdb-6.3-2.exe` (for debugging) - for Mac: `gcc`, `g++` with version >=3.4.2 Qt-Mac-libraries - Optional: Qt Creator IDE: Development environment optimized for Qt (from http://qt-project.org) Build-instructions (Un*x): Assuming Qt is correctly installed run "./configure qt4" which essentially does the same as: - `mkdir releaseQt` - `cd releaseQt` - `qmake ../src-QT4/kdiff3.pro` - `make` (or `gmake` for GNU-Make) Build-instructions (Windows): - If you use Qt Creator from the SDK just load the `src-QT4\kdiff3.pro` file and build. On the command line (cmd.exe): - `set QTDIR=<QT4-dir>` e.g.: `c:\qt\4.4.1` `set "PATH=%QTDIR%\bin;%PATH%` - Prepare compiler settings: For Visual Studio run the respective `vsvars32.bat` For MinGW add the path: E.g. set `PATH=c:\mingw\bin;%PATH%` - cd into the directory `kdiff3-0.9.97\src-Qt4` and type - `qmake kdiff3.pro` - Either `nmake` for Visual Studio or `mingw32-make` depending on what you have. Debugging with MinGW under Windows: - Qt Creator worked very well as debugger frontend too! - Debugging without gdb on the console: - The `qt-win-opensource-4.4.1-mingw.exe` only installs release dlls. You will have to compile the debug dlls yourself. Enter the `qt-4.4.1-directory` and run `configure -debug` and then `mingw32-make`. - cd into the directory kdiff3-0.9.97\src-Qt4 - edit the file `Makefile.Debug` and in the LFLAGS replace `-Wl,-subsystem,windows` with `-Wl,-subsystem,console` (this is necessary so that gdb can send a break signal to the running program) - `mingw32-make debug` (create a debuggable executable) - `gdb debug\kdiff3.exe` - At the "(gdb)"-prompt type `run` and enter to start. - While the program runs you can't set breakpoints, first interrupt it with Ctrl-C. - Use `help` to find out about how to use gdb. (Important commands: `run`, `break`, `backtrace`, `print`, `quit`) Using break with c++-methods requires to specify the parameter types too. Breakpoints in constructors might not work. Building KDiff3 (Qt4) for Mac OSX: 0) Build with Qt Creator from the SDK and src-QT4\kdiff3.pro. Building a universal binary (by Michael Schmidt, perhaps outdated): 1) Install Qt/Mac 4.x with thread support, static libraries and universal flag. (For Qt4 run "configure -static"; only necessary if the final binary should not require shared Qt4-libs.) 2) `cd .../kdiff3-0.9.97/src-QT4` 3a) Create a makefile for kdiff3 by executing: `qmake kdiff3.pro` 3b) optionally generate XCode-Project (for debugging purposes only) by executing: `qmake -spec macx-xcode kdiff3.pro` 4) Execute: `make` 5) After the build completes copy kdiff3 from the `kdiff3-0.9.97/src-QT4` directory to: `/Applications` Creating and installing the translation messages The po directory contains translations from the KDE-translation teams. If you use the Qt-only-version of KDiff3, then the installation described above won't install translations automatically. To create and install the translations: 1) `cd .../kdiff3-0.9.97/po` 2) `sh create_qm_files install` (asks for a super user password) Just to create the files in the po directory (as needed for the windows version): 2) `sh create_qm_files local`