Dependencies¶

In order to compile and use the new qt-gui there are a few dependencies which must be installed.

• qt5.3 or greater
• libdrm-dev
• libdiscount (libmarkdown2-dev)
• the following qt5 modules: declarative quickcontrols

Additionally, you may need qtdeclarative5-dev which is available in wheezy-backports.

Optional dependencies are (are automatically deactivated if dependencies are not found): - Qt5Svg for SVG icon themes - Qt5DBus so that qt-gui will be notified on changes.

I was able to install the correct dependencies on my system, running Kubuntu 14.10 using the command:
sudo apt-get install qt5-default qml-module-qtquick-controls qml-module-qtquick-dialogs qml-module-qtquick-layouts qml-module-qtgraphicaleffects libdrm-dev libmarkdown2-dev libqt5svg5-dev

Change Notification¶

It is recommended to use the viewer mode if DBus notifications are expected. Use "Settings -> Viewermode" to activate the viewermode.

To publish changes to KDB via DBus use:

kdb global-mount dbus

qt-gui also subscribes to DBus notifications and automatically synchronizes the configuration when notified.

Known Issue: On reload the current element in the tree view gets unselected, you need to click on the element of interest again.

Compiling¶

Compile Elektra as normal as per the COMPILE document /doc/COMPILE.md making sure to include the qt-gui tool using the -DTOOLS flag.

For instance: -DTOOLS=ALL or -DTOOLS=qt-gui

Note: If you install qt5 manually, you must either: - make sure the qt5 libraries are included in LD_LIBRARY_PATH - OR make sure to specify -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/opt/Qt5.3.0/5.3/gcc_64/lib/cmake

Installing¶

You can now install Elektra as you normally would or as described in the install documentation /doc/INSTALL.md.