--- name: "fixincludes" section: "1" platform: "linux" package: "kde-dev-scripts" version: "26.08.2-1" release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01" platforms: ["linux"] url: "https://new.carta.tech/fixincludes" --- # fixincludes(1) Reduce the number of #includes in KDE source files ## NAME fixincludes - Reduce the number of #includes in KDE source files ## SYNOPSIS **fixincludes** \[**-v, --verbose**\] \[**-e, --experimental**\] \[**-m, --modify**\] \[*file*\] \[**--help**\] ## DESCRIPTION **fixincludes** tries to reduce the number of #includes in C++ source files. Much of it's processing is specific to KDE sources and so it might not work so well with sources for non-KDE applications. The following problems are identified by **fixincludes**: • Including headers that are no longer supported but which exist for compatibility with older Qt/KDE versions; • Including the same file multiple times. There is also an experimental mode which tries removing each #include one at a time (with a few exceptions) to see whether the source still compiles. Note that this experimental mode will modify the original sources. By default the sources will not be modified; the identified problems will simply be written to standard output. The list of C++ sources to examine should be given on the command-line. If no files are given, all C++ sources in or beneath the current directory will be examined (with the exception of directories whose Makefile.am contains **-UQT\_NO\_COMPAT** or **-UKDE\_NO\_COMPAT**) This utility is part of the KDE Software Development Kit. ## OPTIONS - **-v, --verbose** Verbose mode. Additional debugging output is written to standard output. - **-e, --experimental** Experimental mode, as described above in detail. Note that this option implies **--modify**. - **-m, --modify** As well as writing messages to standard output, actually modify the original sources to fix any problems that were found. ## AUTHORS **fixincludes** was written by Dirk Mueller \. ## AUTHOR **Ben Burton** \ Author.