Show the build dependencies in the README

[chucktilbury]

I added a couple of lines in the README to show the build dependencies for a recent Debian system.

[hartwork]

@chucktilbury the current form seems to hurt more than help, please see details below. I recommend to clarify with @j6t what the requirements would be, and then I can jump back in for detailed review as needed.

[hartwork]

Did you mean Debian 12? Latest stable "trixie" is Debian 13, and I don't consider anything older than 13 to be worth supporting, personally.

[hartwork]

That's not all direct dependencies, as far as CI is concerned:

kdbg/.github/workflows/linux.yml

Lines 53 to 85 in 8268e3c

	- name: Install build dependencies
	env:
	kde_major: ${{ matrix.kde_major }}
	run: |-
	set -x
	if [[ ${kde_major} = 5 ]]; then
	extra_packages=(
	libkf5config-dev
	libkf5i18n-dev
	libkf5iconthemes-dev
	libkf5windowsystem-dev
	libkf5xmlgui-dev
	qtbase5-dev
	)
	else
	sudo sed 's,noble,questing,g' -i /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources # Ubuntu 25.10
	extra_packages=(
	binutils
	libkf6config-dev
	libkf6i18n-dev
	libkf6iconthemes-dev
	libkf6windowsystem-dev
	libkf6xmlgui-dev
	qt6-base-dev
	)
	fi
	sudo apt-get update
	sudo apt-get remove --yes libegl-mesa0 mesa-libgallium # addresses conflicts
	sudo apt-get install --yes --no-install-recommends \
	cmake \
	extra-cmake-modules \
	nasm \
	"${extra_packages[@]}"

[chucktilbury]

Sorry, I misread the version info. That is the kernel version. uname -a: Linux ------ 6.12.74+deb13+1-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.12.74-2 (2026-03-08) x86_64 GNU/Linux /etc/mx-version MX-25.1_Xfce_x64 Infinity Nov 9, 2025 /etc/debian-version 13.4 Those libraries are not installed by default since I am using XFCE. IDK whether my pull req is worth anything, but I need to figure this out ever time I do a major update on the OS. In any case, thanks very much for maintaining the repo. I really appreciate it. All the best, Chuck Tilbury

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On Saturday, April 4th, 2026 at 5:46 PM, Sebastian Pipping ***@***.***> wrote: @hartwork requested changes on this pull request. ***@***.***(https://github.com/chucktilbury) the current form seems to hurt more than help, please see details below. I recommend to clarify with ***@***.***(https://github.com/j6t) what the requirements would be, and then I can jump back in for detailed review as needed. --------------------------------------------------------------- In [README](#59 (comment)): > @@ -25,3 +25,6 @@ The homepage is at https://www.kdbg.org/ Johannes Sixt ***@***.***> + +Build dependencies for Debian 6.12 Did you mean Debian 12? Latest stable "trixie" is Debian 13, and I don't consider anything older than 13 to be worth supporting, personally. --------------------------------------------------------------- In [README](#59 (comment)): > @@ -25,3 +25,6 @@ The homepage is at https://www.kdbg.org/ Johannes Sixt ***@***.***> + +Build dependencies for Debian 6.12 +sudo apt install libkf6iconthemes-dev libkf6xmlgui-dev libkf6windowsystem-dev That's not all direct dependencies, as far as CI is concerned: https://github.com/j6t/kdbg/blob/8268e3cf04fe0cb8bfba756bc14ab8ddeb09dab7/.github/workflows/linux.yml#L53-L85 — Reply to this email directly, [view it on GitHub](#59 (review)), or [unsubscribe](https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AA5YUY4H5TMOZCRPYEHJWEL4UGGEBAVCNFSM6AAAAACXM37PYSVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43YUDVNRWFEZLROVSXG5CSMV3GSZLXHM2DANJYHEYDOMBRG4). You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[j6t]

Thank you for your contribution. A few comments.

• The text in the README file has a certain flow and structure. It isn't just a collection of random sentences, so that it would be fine to slap on another sentence at the end. Please do take the time to find the proper place where to insert the new text.
• I would prefer not to hard-code the list of dependencies in the README text again. A reference to an existing list of dependencies would be appreciated, for example, "see debian/control for a list of potential build dependencies".
• Please do not add fixup commits. Squash the commits into one commit that pretends it did everything perfectly the first time.