If you are looking for an alternative to autotools to build KDE applications, you are right here. This directory contains files for creating KDE applications using cmake. cmake is an open source build system: http://www.cmake.org In the directory kde3/ you can find the files needed to build applications, libraries, ioslaves, KParts, KDEInit Loadable Modules etc. for KDE 3. For more information read kde3/README , visit the cmake homepage or join the cmake mailing list: http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake Alexander Neundorf, 2006 neundorf@kde.org