== Introduction ==

In Linux, you can build either Gdk port or Qt port. Gdk, QT port means the GUI browser is implemented using those libraries. So, These ports need external dependent libraries pre-installed on the system to get build. NOTE: Gdk and QT port share the external dependencies.

== Dependencies ==

Check [BuildingGdk http://trac.webkit.org/projects/webkit/wiki/BuildingGdk] and [BuildingQT http://trac.webkit.org/projects/webkit/wiki/QtWebKit] to get a more detailed compilation steps. 

== Easy steps ==

=== Build Gdk Port ===

* Checkout the main trunk from SVN. It will take atleast 2 hrs to get this complete.

 
{{{
    $ svn co http://svn.webkit.org/repository/webkit/trunk WebKit
}}}

* The checkout is around 1.1GB of size and after build it grows to 1.5GB.

* While SVN checkout is going on, you time save by issuing the following command in a new terminal to install the external dependencies required for the Gdk port to be build,


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In Fedora,

    # yum install qt4 qt4-devel gperf sqlite-devel bison flex libxslt gtk+ libicu-devel libjpeg-devel libsqlite3-devel 

In Debain/Ubuntu, Not sure ;)

    # apt-get install qt4 qt4-devel gperf sqlite-devel bison flex libxslt gtk+ libicu-devel libjpeg-devel libsqlite3-devel 

In Gentoo, will not work.. some body can check ;)

    # emerge qt4 qt4-devel gperf sqlite-devel bison flex libxslt gtk+ libicu-devel libjpeg-devel libsqlite3-devel 
 

 NOTE: Some packages given in the above command may be already got installed by default. All the above packages are requirement for the Gdk port to get compiled.

}}}

* Export path variable using the command,


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    $ export QTDIR=/usr/lib/qt4
    $ export PATH=$QTDIR/bin:$PATH
}}}


* Build WebKit and the Gdk test browser with

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WebKit/WebKitTools/Scripts/build-webkit --gdk --default
}}}

* Testing the port 

A very simple test browser is built at 

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WebKit/WebKitBuild/Debug/WebKitTools/GdkLauncher/GdkLauncher
}}}

=== Building QT port ===

The same procedure upto build steps. After that use the following command,

* Build WebKit and the Gdk test browser with

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WebKit/WebKitTools/Scripts/build-webkit --gdk --default
}}}

* Testing the port 

A very simple test browser is built at 

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WebKit/WebKitBuild/Release/WebKitQt/QtLauncher/QtLauncher
}}}