From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.1 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_NONE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from bigglesworth.mail.be.easynet.net (bigglesworth.mail.be.easynet.net [212.100.160.67]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id BBFC6150DD for ; Mon, 26 Nov 2001 02:45:58 -0600 (CST) Received: from 213-193-176-129.adsl.easynet.be ([213.193.176.129]) by bigglesworth.mail.be.easynet.net with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #1) id 168HNW-0002mv-00 for gentoo-dev@gentoo.org; Mon, 26 Nov 2001 09:44:38 +0100 Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Important instructions to manually compile kde apps From: Geert Bevin To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <0GND00K6KH6Q8X@mxout2.netvision.net.il> References: <0GND00K6KH6Q8X@mxout2.netvision.net.il> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Evolution/0.99.2 (Preview Release) Date: 26 Nov 2001 09:44:36 +0100 Message-Id: <1006764277.760.0.camel@inspiron.theleaf.office> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Developer discussion list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: 5daf2a4b-9772-420f-9a09-2eb853944a75 X-Archives-Hash: 468f9020a04ea579868b52fa1c4b83b1 Hi, about the kde 2.2.2 ebuilds. I merged kde-base/kde and there are some strange problems. When I start applications from within gnome, they work. However the startkde doesn't and just shows a blank screen. Any ideas? Gert. On Sun, 2001-11-25 at 21:07, Dan Armak wrote: > Hi all, > > Right now, with the "multi-kdelibs scheme", to compile a KDE app you need to > do: > --- > export KDEDIR=/usr/lib/kdelibs-$ver > ./configure --prefix=/usr[/local] > --- > (/usr/local being recommended for manually compiled apps) > Also, kdevelop requires a correct KDEDIR setting (like the one above) to run > configure scripts. > > I want to put this KDEDIR setting into /etc/env.d. This may cause people who > don't read the above instructions to run configure without parameters, and > their app will then install into KDEDIR=/usr/lib/kdelibs-* which is bad. They > won't be expecting that because /usr/local is the default, but KDEDIR > overrides it in this case. > > So, this needs to be put somewhere where many people will see it - a FAQ item > probably, but most people don't read the FAQs until they have a problem. > > Suggestions? Where should this go? > > -- > > Dan Armak > Gentoo Linux Developer, Desktop Team > Matan, Israel > _______________________________________________ > gentoo-dev mailing list > gentoo-dev@gentoo.org > http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev > -- Geert Bevin the Leaf sprl/bvba "Use what you need" Pierre Theunisstraat 1/47 http://www.theleaf.be 1030 Brussels gbevin@theleaf.be Tel & Fax +32 2 241 19 98