> kdepim needs libical, available from here:
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/freeassociation/
> 
> It's a relatively small parser for PIM files.
> 
> You will also need libcaldav and libcarddav, both of which
> are available
> on the Trinity home page under "Related Projects".

Are these new dependencies? Or options?

What benefit do they provide? For example, I have no need for most of the bling some people think they need with email. I use a very basic KMail. Do I need these added dependencies?