Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version r13.0-1338

Chapter 6. Text Editors

kate-26.04.3

Introduction to Kate

The Kate package contains an advanced KDE Frameworks-based graphical text editor.

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Note

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Package Information

Kate Dependencies

Required

KDE Frameworks-6.29.0

Installation of Kate

Install Kate by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

cmake -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$KF6_PREFIX  \
      -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release          \
      -D BUILD_TESTING=OFF                 \
      -W no-author .. &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Contents

Installed Programs: kate and kwrite
Installed Libraries: Several plugins under $KF6_PREFIX/lib/plugins
Installed Directories: $KF6_PREFIX/lib/plugins/ktexteditor, $KF6_PREFIX/lib/plugins/plasma/dataengine, $KF6_PREFIX/share/doc/HTML/*/{kate,katepart,kwrite}, $KF6_PREFIX/share/{kateproject,katexmltools}, and $KF6_PREFIX/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.katesessions

Short Descriptions

kate

is an advanced text editor for KDE

kwrite

is a minimal text editor for KDE