Re: Back to Amarok / building git on buster - built it
Hi,
>>> Ok, I try the hard way, building it from git source. I am a bit
>>> withlout knowledge, but lets try.
>>>
>>> Curerntly I hang at the MYSQL cmake task:
>>> Could NOT find MySQL (missing: MYSQL_LIBRARIES MYSQL_INCLUDE_DIR)
>>>
>>> As buster uses mariadb, which cmake options do I have to enter?
>>>
>>> thanks.
>>>
>>> (or has anyone a decent guide howto compile amarok git version on
>>> debian buster ?)
>>
>> You may like to ask on the Amarok upstream mailing list.
>>
>> https://amarok.kde.org/en/support
>>
>> https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/amarok
>>
>> Would be interested in your findings, i.e. whether it works at all. As
>> far as I saw Laurent put some KDE 4 => 5 migration code into Amarok.
>
> Ok, I did built amarok git 22.08.2019 on debian buster.
> It starts, it shows my collection, it shows my playlist and it plays
> music as expected.
> So far job done (as a start).
>
> (no wiki, no lyrics, but hey, it plays music).
>
> One note: it runs only from the directory it was built within.
> Even after a make install (which ruins the instlled debian package,
I would strongly recommend never do `make install` in your system.
If you cannot make a correct debian packages, than just use checkinstall tool.
It is very simple.
Best wishes,
Boris
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