KAppTemplate v1.1 Kurt Granroth ---------------------------------------------------------------------- What is it? ----------- KAppTemplate is a shell script that will create the necessary framework to develop various TDE applications. It takes care of the autoconf/automake code as well as providing a skeleton and example of what the code typically looks like. Currently, KAppTemplate creates four different types of frameworks: 1) Full featured KDE application This is a "normal" KDE application with nearly every bleeding edge feature. 2) KPart application This creates a KDE application that uses KParts as both the Shell and the Part (KParts::MainWindow and KParts::ReadWritePart) 3) KPart plugin This creates a sample KPart plugin that acts on TDEHTMLPart 4) Existing application conversion This will take existing source and put it in a KDE automake/autoconf framework What is a framework? -------------------- When I say "framework", I mean all of the source files as well as the autoconf/automake stuff. When KAppTemplate is done, all you will need to do to compile and install your app is: ./configure make && make install What do I need to use this? --------------------------- o KDE 3.x o autoconf o automake How do I install it? -------------------- If you have a standalone kapptemplate.tar.bz2, do: ./configure make && make install If you are installing from tdesdk, then just make && make install If you are installing from .deb or .rpm, then install like any other normal package How does work? ------------------------- Before you email me, look through the kapptemplate file. It is a shell script so it should be pretty easy to understand what is going on. I have a suggest, question, or comment -------------------------------------- Well, email me, then! Have fun! Kurt Granroth