Install from sources

Kipi must be compiled and installed before compiling the host applications.

Compiling libKipi

The dependencies are:

  • Common:
    • AutoConf >= 2.5

    • AutoMake >= 1.6.0
    • KDE 3.x
  • libkexif:
    • libexif >= 0.5.7
  • kipi-plugins:
    • gphoto2 2.x

    • imlib2 >= 1.1.0
    • ImageMagick >= 5.5.4
    • MJPEGTools >= 1.6.0
    • dcRAW >= 5.02

The procedure is listed below:

export WANT_AUTOCONF_2_5=1
export KDEDIR=KDE_installation_dir_on_your_system
make -f Makefile.cvs
./configure --enable-debug=full
make
su
make install


Enabling Kipi support in host applications

The host application compilation options to use Kipi are:

  • digiKam : no option. Native support.
  • KimDaBa : use --enable-libkipi option with the ./configure script in kdeextragear-2 CVS module.
  • ShowImg : use --enable-libkipi option with the ./configure script in kdeextragear-2 CVS module.
  • Gwenview : use --enable-kipi option with the ./configure script in kdeextragear-1 CVS module.