Setting the Configuration Data
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Setting the Configuration Data

To use the script, you must have a file in your home directory called .tdesvn-buildrc, which sets the general options and sets the modules you would like to download and build.

Use the tdesvn-buildrc-sample file as a template, setting global options, and the modules you want to build.

Select the server used to check out from Subversion, by setting the svn-server global option. The default is the anonymous Subversion repository, svn://anonsvn.kde.org/, but change it if you have a KDE Subversion account, or if there is a mirror close to you.

Pay close attention to the tdedir and qtdir global variables, as the first sets where your KDE build is going to be installed, (by default to ~/kde), and the second where (and if) your qt library is going to be built and installed, (by default to ~/tdesvn/build/qt-copy). You will need to know the tdedir and qtdir location later, to set up the environment variables that are necessary to run your new installation. Check if the listed modules are in fact the modules you want to build. The default options from the tdesvn-buildrc-sample file should be enough to get a fairly complete KDE installation. Save the resulting as .tdesvn-buildrc in your home folder.

If you wish to fine tune your .tdesvn-buildrc, consult Chapter 4, The Format of .tdesvn-buildrc for detailed information about all configuration options.

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