Ok, I got another problem that seems to have me stumped.
I have recently downloaded a couple of KDE programs, namely WebMaker and KXICQ
and am trying to compile both of them.
To begin with, when I ran ./configure with either of them I would get an error
message telling me that it couldn't find QT. I reinstalled all of the QT rpms
from the CD numerous times but kept on receiving the same error message. I
finally gave up, downloaded the most recent version of the QT sources from
troll, compiled/installed, and that particular error message went away.
Then, when I tried to run ./configure I would get the following messages:
...
checking for KDE paths... compiling
checking for KDE headers installed... yes
checking for KDE libraries installed... configure: error: your system fails at
linking a small KDE application!
Check, if your compiler is installed correctly and if you have used the same
compiler to compile Qt and kdelibs as you did use now.
"Ok," I thought. "Perhaps compiling my own QT screwed things up." So today I
went to rufus (which I would have never had known about if it weren't for this
list - thanks!) and downloaded ALL of the QT and kdelib rpms, installed them,
rebooted, and tried a few Gregorian chants. No luck. I'm still getting the same
error about it failing to link a small KDE application.
Anyone ever experience this problem before? Any ideas on how I can get around
this so I can get back in action here?
I gotta say, I love Linux. I have learned a lot about it over the last month or
so but I have a lot to go. The power, and most of all, the kinship of the users
really do it for me. I may not take part in a lot of the help/discussions on
this list because I don't feel I can add anything of value yet. But I sure have
gotten a lot out of it and read every single message. I'm an IT professional
certified in a couple of "inferior" NOSs, and frankly, my home computer life
was becoming very boring. I'm 28 years old and have owned a computer
nonstop since I was 10. Alas, work really took away my hobby. With Linux I feel
as though I've got my hobby back and I couldn't be happier.
-Necro
