Re: [gentoo-dev] Important instructions to manually compile kde apps

[Collins Richey]

On Sun, 25 Nov 2001 13:37:12 -0700 Collins Richey <erichey2@××××.com>
wrote:

> On Sun, 25 Nov 2001 22:07:35 +0200 Dan Armak <danarmak@g.o>
> 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.
>

For example, I managed to slog my way through the post-install setup
for postgresql (see my earlier post), but I still can't get MySQL
setup properly.

-- 
Collins Richey
Denver Area
gentoo_rc6 k2.4.15-pre5+ext3+xfce+sylpheed+galeon