Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version 12.2

Chapter 37. LXQt Desktop

kwindowsystem-6.5.0 for lxqt

Introduction to kwindowsystem

The kwindowsystem provides information about, and allows interaction with, the windowing system. It provides a high level API that is windowing system independent and has platform specific implementations.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 12.2 platform.

[Important]

Important

This package is extracted from the KF6 set of packages. If KDE Frameworks-6.5.0 is built, do NOT also build this package as presented here.

Package Information

kwindowsystem Dependencies

Required

extra-cmake-modules-6.5.0, plasma-wayland-protocols-1.13.0, Qt-6.7.2, and Xorg Libraries

Installation of kwindowsystem

Install kwindowsystem by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

cmake -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
      -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release  \
      -D BUILD_TESTING=OFF         \
      -W no-dev ..                 &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Library: libKF5WindowSystem.so
Installed Directories: $QT6DIR/qml/org/kde, $QT6DIR/plugins/kf6, /usr/share/qlogging-categories6, /usr/lib/cmake/KF5WindowSystem, and /usr/include/KF6

Short Descriptions

libKF5WindowSystem.so

contains the KF5 Windowing API functions