> This is off-subject for this list, my apologies. I've read the archives of > kde-developer and kde-bugs and found nothing. Also the kde-compilation-faq > seems to have nothing relevant. It has to do with failure to compile kde2.1. > Please ignore this if it's too far off-subject. But...if anyone has a clue > or a pointer... . For example, where should I ask this question? > > Sources: > qt-2.3.0-beta1 from ftp.trolltech.com/qt/source/qt-x11-2.3.0-beta1.tar.gz > kde2.1 sources from > ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/2.1/distribution/tar/generic/src/kdelibs-2.1.tar.bz2, > etc., for the other packages. > > System: > Up-to-date VALinuxRedHat, version 6.2.4-beta 12 > X-windows 3.3.6 > kernel 2.2.18-pre11 from VALinux > (gcc version egcs-2.91.66 19990314/Linux (egcs-1.1.2 release)) > > > Report: > (1) Qt seems to compile correctly. No evident errors. > (Used options: -sm -gif -system-jpeg -no-opengl) > By default: Xft support (Anti-Aliased Fonts) was set to "no".
that's good as it would fail otherwise as you only have X3.3.6. :) > (4) Kde2 kdelibs begins to compile. But there seems to > be what I take to be a link error, as shown below, in kdeui. > > (5) I even tried copying the Qt-libs from my debian box over to this one and > trying to compile against them. Still, same error. > > -lqt -lpng -lz /usr/lib/libjpeg.so -lXext -lX11 -lSM -lICE > -L/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/egcs-2.91.66 > -L/usr/i386-redhat-linux/lib -lstdc++ -lm -lc -lgcc -Wl,--rpath > -Wl,/usr/local/kde2/lib > .libs/ktoolbar.o(.data+0x190): undefined reference to > `QToolBar::styleChange(QStyle &)' > collect2: ld returned 1 exit status why the heck is it trying to pull in redhat stuff? there are several things your doing differently here that I can't really help you out with...your using rpath (which is against debian policy)...your pulling in redhat libs or it's just something I'm not familiar with... I can only truely support that which I'm familiar with..your obviously not using the kde source+diffs I've created let along the qt+diffs I've created. Your best bet for help then is to consult KDE and QT. Ivan -- ---------------- Ivan E. Moore II [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://snowcrash.tdyc.com GPG KeyID=90BCE0DD GPG Fingerprint=F2FC 69FD 0DA0 4FB8 225E 27B6 7645 8141 90BC E0DD