[OE-core] RFC: Porting KDE Plasma Active (WIP)

[Samuel Stirtzel]

2012/4/5 Robert Yang <liezhi.yang at windriver.com>:
>
>
> On 04/01/2012 08:00 PM, Paul Eggleton wrote:
>>
>> On Sunday 01 April 2012 10:31:48 Robert Yang wrote:
>>>
>>> On 04/01/2012 08:47 AM, Paul Eggleton wrote:
>>>>
>>>> usr/bin/icemaker: No such file or directory
>>>
>>>
>>> This is a known issue, there is an work around, it seems that the MACHINE
>>> is
>>> qemux86, and host is x86_64, we can:
>>>
>>> cp
>>>
>>> tmp/work/i586-poky-linux/kdelibs4-4.8.0+git1+1439483a67135f483632f4c4cd239e9
>>> 6d2ed61fc-r0/git/build/bin/icemaker
>>> tmp/sysroots/x86_64-linux/usr/bin/icemaker
>>>
>>> The problem is that we don't have a kdelibs4-native, and it seems it is
>>> not
>>> easy to add it.
>>
>>
>> Ah, I see I neglected to install kdelibs-devel; but on the version of
>> Fedora I
>> am building on when I do install it that executable is not provided (at
>> version 4.6.5 perhaps it is too old). I've copied it as you suggested but
>> then
>> I run into the lack of kconfig_compiler. On this machine "yum
>> whatprovides"
>> tells me that the only package that provides kconfig_compiler is
>> kdelibs3-devel
>> which is clearly not what is needed.
>>
>
> For the kconfig_compiler issue, I used a hacked workaround:
>
> 1) cd /usr/bin
> 2) ln -s kconfig_compiler4 kconfig_compiler
> 3) ln -s kconfig_compiler4 makekdewidgets
>
> Fortunately, kdelibs4-native has been successfully ported currently, we will
> submit the patch sooner, so these problems would be fixed with
> kdelibs4-native.
>
> Other problems you may meet are:
>
> 1) Sometimes the raptor and rasqal_git.bb may fail, just rebuild them
>   would fix the error, seems strange errors.
>
> 2) After then build successed, we can start the kde:
>   $ runqemu qemux86
>   edit /usr/bin/startkde there is a host absolute path in it:
>   LD_BIND_NOW=true
> /host/path/to/tmp/sysroots/qemux86/usr/lib/kde4/libexec/start_kdeinit_wrapper
> kcminit_startup
>
>   Fix it to:
>
>   LD_BIND_NOW=true /usr/lib/kde4/libexec/start_kdeinit_wrapper
> +kcminit_startup
>
>   Then
>
>   $ startkde
>
> // Robert
>
>
>> I can't help feeling we need to have kdelibs4-native and forget the
>> consequences of having to extend qt4-native if that's what's required;
>> otherwise it's just too hard for people to build.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Paul
>>
>

Seems like it would be a good idea to provide a test image,
so testers have a quick and easy starting point.

I will see if I can create some low dependency images for
plasma-desktop and plasma-active.


-- 
Regards
Samuel