i successfully compiled kiwixlib and i run the installation code:
in this path: /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig/ i find: kiwix.pc
but when trying to compile the kiwix desktop i get this error:
qmake .
Package kiwix was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing kiwix.pc' to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable Package 'kiwix', required by 'virtual:world', not found Package kiwix was not found in the pkg-config search path. Perhaps you should add the directory containing kiwix.pc’
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
Package ‘kiwix’, required by ‘virtual:world’, not found
how to solve this?
the kiwixlib in the AUR repo is not the latest version
edit: the kiwixlib in manjaro repo is not the latest version
Its in the repos … is there a reason you are trying to compile it from source?
… there is not an AUR package? Do you mean kiwix-desktop-git ? git packages build from current sources so the versions rarely matter.
If you mean the repo version of libkiwix … well … dependencies are a thing.
And how is it not latest? (12.1.1-1 is in all branches, current git release is 12.1.0)
the latest kiwixlib versiob is libkiwix-13.0.0 and not 12
i made some changes in kiwix desktop trying to make it in dark mode and i need to compile it. but it needs the version 13 of libkiwix to compile. i tried with version 12 and i get error.
so i need to compile the libkiwix then install it so as i can install the edited version of the kiwix desktop
edit: sorry i mean libkiwix in manjaro repo is old and not in AUR
by the way, manjaro is supposed to ave the latest packages while it is a rolling distro. why libkiwix is old?
$ pamac info libkiwix
Name : libkiwix
Version : 12.1.1-1
Description : Library providing the Kiwix software core
URL : https://github.com/kiwix/libkiwix
Licenses : GPL3
Repository : extra
Installed Size : 1,5 MB
Groups : --
Depends On : libzim>=9.0.0 pugixml xapian-core aria2 libmicrohttpd python curl
Optional Dependencies : --
Required By : kiwix-desktop kiwix-tools
Optional For : --
Provides : kiwix-lib
Replaces : kiwix-lib
Conflicts With : kiwix-lib
Packager : Justin Kromlinger <hashworks@archlinux.org>
Build Date : man 13 nov 2023 20:35:29 CET
Install Date : lør 02 dec 2023 09:01:54 CET
Install Reason : Installed as a dependency for another package
Validated By : Signature
Backup files : --
The v13 is not the latest release and therefore not in the Arch repo - a release is not necessarily stable - which is why Arch maintainer has not rebuild the package.
Or you can pull the Arch PKGBUILD and build v13 yourself.
i’m new in linux and manjaro
i followed the steps of compiling and installing mentioned in the readme file in kiwixlib. i will have a look in that documentation.
Linux distros have a package manager for a reason. So manually compiling and installing stuff is a big no-no.
And I’m not giving you line by line instructions for a reason. You should try and understand first how package management works, how they are built, etc.
i’ve build the downloaded file and build it then install and i get the same error
how to change the value of PKG_CONFIG_PATH so as i can add: /usr/local/lib/?
i run this command: makepkg
then it downloaded the file and build it
i tried also to install the downloaded file from the software manager: install local packages then choose the downloaded file
now the package manager shows that the version 13 is installed
now i think i should do the same thing with kiwix desktop? i need to download the PKGBUIL then i edit the files and then compile it with makepkg?
i go now to kiwix desktop folder and run the commands in the readme file and now it installed successfully
thank you for your help
