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+You need Qt >= 4.2 and glib >= 2.0. If you have QtDBus module QStarDict
+will be compiled with D-Bus support.
+
+To disable D-Bus support add
+ NO_DBUS=1
+to qmake arguments.
+
+To disable translations add
+ NO_TRANSLATIONS=1
+to qmake arguments.
+
+If you want to select plugins to compile add
+ ENABLED_PLUGINS="plugin1 plugin2 ..."
+to qmake arguments.
+Available plugins:
+ * stardict - supports StarDict dictionaries
+ * web - supports any web search engine
+ * swac - supports SWAC speaking system (http://shtooka.net)
+ * multitran - supports Multitran dictionaries (http://multitran.sourceforge.net)
+By default the only "stardict" and "web" plugins enabled.
+
+To build and install:
+1) qmake [switches]
+2) make
+3) make install
+
+If you want to compile KDE 4 plasmoid please read kdeplasma/COMPILING.