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= Problems of KDE software on MacPorts =


== Why this page? ==

This page was initiated by [http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/kde-mac/2014-February/000849.html this post on KDE-MAC] and a PM discussion regarding [http://randa-meetings.ch/2014/02/19/randa-meetings-2014-the-date-is-set-please-register Randa Meetings participation] of MacPorts developers. It shall serve as a place to highlight certain KDE software related tickets which need special attention in order to bring the integration of KDE software on MacPorts forward.

Special maintainer/developer information - which is not covered in the [wiki:KDE KDE wiki page] - could be gathered here.

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== Tickets for specific KDE software issues  ==

All ticket information has been moved to a [wiki:KDEProblems/KDETickets dedicated page].

== Wishlist for new KDE ports  ==

It seems to be a good idea to have a common place to collect wishes for new ports of KDE applications. 

For now the list is very short, but perhaps it is going to grow with time:
 * [http://community.kde.org/KTp KDE Telepathy] - Real-Time Communication and Collaboration

== Upcoming new version 4.13 of KDE applications ==

There are ongoing discussions on KDE-DEVEL about
 * the upcoming replacement of nepomuk by baloo and
 * [http://lists.kde.org/?l=kde-devel&m=139690319125775&w=2 options to disable baloo] on OSX or reconfigure it in such a way that there is no interference with OSX' Spotlight


== Continuous Integration of KDE software ==

KDE's developers are running a [http://build.kde.org/ Jenkins-based CI system] for the most of the KDE software. While this is already fully functioning for Linux a similar Windows-CI system is in a similar state to the idea of a CI system for KDE application on Mac(ports).

There is also a set of [http://ebn.kde.org/ code-vetting software called English Breakfast Network] (EBN, for short) which supports all developers in writing cleaner code and documentation.

The KDE community has plans to introduce CI of KDE software also on OSX. Further details can be found on a dedicate [wiki:KDEProblems/KDEMacPortsCI KDE/MacPorts CI page].


== Qt5 and KF5 ==

The new Qt5 eventually leads to the new still-under-construction [http://community.kde.org/Frameworks KDE Frameworks].

 ''NOTE: At this stage there is not yet an official Qt5 port for MacPorts available due to lack of resources.''

#37331 - Discussions about a possible portfile for qt5-mac

[https://github.com/haraldF/homebrew-kf5 homebrew-kf5] - Already existing recipies for KF5 on Homebrew


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== Additional information ==

 * [wiki:WikiStart MacPorts-Wiki]
 * [wiki:KDE KDE] - Installing KDE applications with MacPorts
 * [http://techbase.kde.org/Getting_Started/Build/Mac_OS_X/MacPorts KDE Techbase Wiki: Installing a development environment using MacPorts] (somewhat outdated, still needs to be tested with current versions of OSX and KDE software)

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== Resources at BitBucket (using Mercurial so far, but we can put them also via git on GitHub) ==

 * [https://bitbucket.org/mkae/macports-kde/wiki/Home Dedicated MacPorts tree for tests of KDE software]
 * [https://bitbucket.org/mkae/macports-umconfigs/wiki/Home Repository containing helpful environment and bash files for MacPorts users and port maintainers]