Date: Mon, 7 Jun 1999 22:53:46 +0300 (EEST) From: Narvi <narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee> To: Joel Ray Holveck <joelh@gnu.org> Cc: Alex Zepeda <garbanzo@hooked.net>, Brett Taylor <brett@peloton.physics.montana.edu>, Tomer Weller <spud@i.am>, "<ports@freebsd.org>" <current@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: KDE programs won't compile Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990607224819.3570R-100000@haldjas.folklore.ee> In-Reply-To: <86g145dhi8.fsf@detlev.UUCP>
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On 6 Jun 1999, Joel Ray Holveck wrote: > >> I can only assume that we install our KDE headers somewhere different than > >> the developers (primarily on Linux machines). > > By default, KDE installs to /usr/local/kde. On RedHat, the RPM > installs it to /opt/kde. All the includes are in > /usr/local/kde/include, the libs in /usr/local/kde/lib, etc. > > >> where the headers are on the FreeBSD machines and then you'll have to > >> probably add a configure argument like: > >> --with_kde_includes= /some/dir/where/kde/includes/are > > Most KDE programs, including the configure scripts, look for the > KDEDIR environment variable. I believe that the correct thing to do > with FreeBSD's KDE install is to set KDEDIR to /usr/local. I do this > in /etc/profile and /etc/csh.cshrc here. (I have KDE in > /usr/local/kde here, too, so I haven't tested it as /usr/local.) > NO!!!! This can't be left to stand so. A port *should* set the KDEDIR to $PREFIX, not /usr/local. Just maybe I don't have my ports under /usr/local or have a separate test branch under something else? > > Yes, for better or for worse (I'd vote for worse), the FreeBSD ports > > install the kde headers in /usr/local/include.. However a simple > > --prefix=/usr/local *should* fix any configure problems, and if this > > is to make it into a FreeBSD port, use --prefix=$(PREFIX). > > --prefix specifies where it should install to. However, this app > needs to find some 3rd-party include files, so --prefix is not > appropriate. > --prefix=($PREFIX) is definately appropriate - you signal with $PREFIX what is the root of your "install to" tree. If you have your ports under /opt, $PREFIX=/opt -- by default $PREFIX=/usr/local. > FWIW, I've found that using /usr/local/kde instead of /usr/local has, > in my case, been most helpful. I don't advocate it for every tiny > library, but for something as large and complex as KDE, it works well. > It must definately be used with moderation. > Cheers, > joelh > > -- > Joel Ray Holveck - joelh@gnu.org > Fourth law of programming: > Anything that can go wrong wi > sendmail: segmentation violation - core dumped > Sander There is no love, no good, no happiness and no future - all these are just illusions. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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