Bug 64667

Summary:	Kdevelop have to include installer
Product:	[Applications] kdevelop	Reporter:	Charalambos Kanios <kaniosh>
Component:	general	Assignee:	KDevelop Developers <kdevelop-devel>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	wishlist
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	RedHat Enterprise Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description Charalambos Kanios 2003-09-21 17:59:03 UTC

Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.1.91)
Installed from:    RedHat RPMs
OS:          Linux

I think kdevelop  have to include an installer so when a project finished the other who download the project can install the project very easy. Also kde have to install by installer and not by tar files or rpms. Rpms are easy but it can by easier. The tar files are very very difficult who those are newbies and are very slow. If the problem are the $Prefix when you install a project you can select where is the $Prefix and also the qt dir and all those which are needed.

Sorry about my English..

Comment 1 Thiago Macieira 2003-09-22 02:04:42 UTC

The installer and buildsystem for KDevelop projects is the same as KDE's. 
 
Can you suggest a better way? Please bear in mind that KDE has to run on several different platforms, 
versions and processors.

Comment 2 Amilcar do Carmo Lucas 2003-09-22 09:38:08 UTC

We already do that!
Goto: Tools -> Project Distribuition & Publishing
It allows you to build a .rpm file from your project.

I'm sorry but this is LinuxWorld unlike Microsoft we support many many
processors (x86, Alpha, motorola, ...), many optimizations, many compilers (gcc,
icc ...) and Desktops (KDE, Gnome, ...) so the most flexible way to support all
that is a .tar file with source files.

The second best way is rpm. It's not flexible but you can install it with a
click of a mouse. :)

You're not the first one to complain about this. And I think you'll not be the
last... but ... these are currently the only solutions.