# KDeltaChat KDeltaChat is a [Delta Chat](https://delta.chat/) client using [Kirigami](https://develop.kde.org/frameworks/kirigami/) framework. # Dependencies KDeltaChat build depends on [libdeltachat](https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust/), Kirigami framework and several QML modules. ## libdeltachat `libdeltachat` is not packaged for most distributions, so the easiest way is to install it system-wide from the source. Building `libdeltachat` requires Rust. Install it from https://rustup.rs/ with ``` $ curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y --default-toolchain none ``` Then, clone the source, build `libdeltachat` and install it: ``` $ git clone https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust.git $ cd deltachat-core-rust $ cmake -B build . -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr $ cmake --build build $ sudo cmake --install build ``` ## Qt Install QtQuick and required QML modules using your system package manager. ### Debian Build time dependencies: - `qtbase5-dev` - `qtdeclarative5-dev` (for `/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/Qt5Quick/Qt5QuickConfig.cmake`) - `qtwebengine5-dev` - `cmake` - `extra-cmake-modules` - `pkg-config` Runtime dependencies: - `qml-module-qtquick-controls` - `qml-module-qtquick-controls2` - `qml-module-qtquick-dialogs` - used for account import file dialog - `qml-module-qtquick-layouts` - `qml-module-qtmultimedia` - `qml-module-qtwebengine` - `qt5-image-formats-plugins` - WebP support ### Arch Linux Install Kirigami: - `kirigami2` Install FileDialog: - `qt5-quickcontrols` Install `extra-cmake-modules`(https://api.kde.org/ecm/manual/ecm-kde-modules.7.html): - `extra-cmake-modules` WebP support: - `qt5-imageformats` HTML view: - `qt5-webengine` Media player: - `qt5-multimedia` ### OpenSUSE OpenSUSE Leap 15.2: ``` # Install Rust core dependencies zypper install -y curl zypper install -y libopenssl-devel perl-FindBin-Real # Install KDeltaChat dependencies zypper install -y cmake gcc-c++ zypper install -y libqt5-qtbase-devel libQt5QuickControls2-devel libqt5-quickcontrols ``` ## Kirigami Install system package for Kirigami, such as `kirigami2-dev` on Debian or Ubuntu, `kirigami2` on Arch Linux or `kirigami2-devel` on OpenSUSE. # Building In `kdeltachat` directory, run: ``` cmake -B build . cmake --build build ``` # Running Run `build/kdeltachat`. Import existing account from backup or setup a new one. # Using kdesrc-build If your distribution does not package recent enough versions of the Kirigami framework, or you don't want to install `libdeltachat` system-wide, you can use [kdesrc-build](https://kdesrc-build.kde.org/). Install it with: ``` mkdir -p ~/kde/src cd ~/kde/src git clone https://invent.kde.org/sdk/kdesrc-build.git cd kdesrc-build ./kdesrc-build-setup ./kdesrc-build kirigami ``` Run ``` source ~/.config/kde-env-master.sh ``` in your shell to enter `kdesrc-build` environment. To build `libdeltachat` with `kdesrc-build`, add module into `~/.kdesrc-buildrc` as follows ``` module deltachat repository https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust.git end module ``` Then build `libdeltachat` with `kdesrc-build deltachat`. Build Kirigami with `kdesrc-build kirigami`. Then build `kdeltachat` as described above. # Troubleshooting ## Button icons are replaced with black rectangles On Debian/Ubuntu, run `apt purge libqt5quick5-gles`. When `apt` offers to install `libqt5quick5` as a replacement, agree. Debian bugreport: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=976389 ## Buttons have no icons If you are not using KDE or another desktop environment with Qt 5 integration, you can install [qt5ct](https://sourceforge.net/projects/qt5ct/), configure icon theme for Qt 5 there and set `QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME=qt5ct` or `XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=qt5ct` environment variable. Setting `XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=GNOME` environment variable has also been reported to help in this case. This results in usage of Adwaita icon theme. # License This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. In addition, as a special exception, the author of this program gives permission to link the code of its release with the OpenSSL project's "OpenSSL" library (or with modified versions of it that use the same license as the "OpenSSL" library), and distribute the linked executables. You must obey the GNU General Public License in all respects for all of the code used other than "OpenSSL". If you modify this file, you may extend this exception to your version of the file, but you are not obligated to do so. If you do not wish to do so, delete this exception statement from your version. 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