digiKam dependencies

digiKam requires a lot of libraries. So, before compiling yourself digiKam, you'll have to download and install them.

To get an up to date list, check the README file

If you are using a distribution based on apt-get (Ubuntu, debian, ...), an easy way to install the dependencies is to use the commands:
sudo apt-get build-dep digikam
sudo apt-get build-dep kipi-plugins
Note that this method will provide the dependencies of the packaged version of Digikam, current svn version may contain more dependencies.

Here's a partial list :

• libqt
  download it

• kdelibs
  download it

• libkipi/libkdcraw/libkexiv2
  download it

• libgphoto2
  download it

• liblcms
  download it

• libtiff
  download it

• libpng
  download it

• libjasper :
  download it
  Don't forget to configure it with --enable-shared

• libkdepimlibs (optional)
  download it