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=-1.1 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_NONE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, NICE_REPLY_A autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from femail18.sdc1.sfba.home.com (femail18.sdc1.sfba.home.com [24.0.95.145]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6C68AEFA4 for ; Sun, 25 Nov 2001 14:37:21 -0600 (CST) Received: from g2r61.home.com ([24.255.149.198]) by femail18.sdc1.sfba.home.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.20 201-229-121-120-20010223) with SMTP id <20011125203609.WCMB1435.femail18.sdc1.sfba.home.com@g2r61.home.com> for ; Sun, 25 Nov 2001 12:36:09 -0800 Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2001 13:37:12 -0700 From: Collins Richey To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Important instructions to manually compile kde apps Message-Id: <20011125133712.7fc615a6.erichey2@home.com> In-Reply-To: <0GND00K6KH6Q8X@mxout2.netvision.net.il> References: <0GND00K6KH6Q8X@mxout2.netvision.net.il> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.6.4 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i686-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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: 3eee77b0-4483-4902-9561-22279f72ce26 X-Archives-Hash: 83dca5adc987586e06b329db01cdd1a4 On Sun, 25 Nov 2001 22:07:35 +0200 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? > My $.02 worth. There should be an item like the excellent "From Source Cd Install Guide" with installation, warnings, and post-install usability and setup instructions for every major package. -- Collins Richey Denver Area gentoo_rc6 k2.4.15-pre5+ext3+xfce+sylpheed+galeon