k3b's configure provides the --without-arts switch - this is useful for people without whole KDE (it still requires kdelibs). A little modification to the ebuild allows k3b to have another USE variable: "arts". When enabled k3b will build as normal with arts, but when "arts" is disabled the configure script is executed with "--without-arts" switch and it disables use of arts sound server (in fact: k3b will still try to use it, but will not complain about missing arts).
Created attachment 33139 [details] k3b-0.11.10.ebuild This is the modified ebuild.
k3b 0.11.11 released today, FWIW.
Does it include 'arts' USE flag?
I tried it and makes not a big difference but I think it's a improve, now can compile k3b whithout arts... (but with no sound), not recommended because arts is a kdelibs dependency... but the option IMHO should be available.
Created attachment 34201 [details, diff] patch for k3b-0.11.10.ebuild with arts use flag available Tested. works fine.
Created attachment 34202 [details, diff] patch for k3b-0.11.11.ebuild with arts use flag available not tested, but should work :)
Created attachment 34203 [details, diff] patch for k3b-0.11.12.ebuild with arts use flag available tested. works fine.
added to k3b-0.11.12-r1
Thank You :) See also bug number 56028