-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 [please don't cc: me. I'm on the list :-)]
On Tuesday 15 January 2002 02:41 pm, James Thorniley wrote: > On Tuesday 15 January 2002 8:06 pm, David Bishop wrote: > > The only problem I have with the > > packaging of kde is when I try to compile something like kpilot (to which > > I contribute very little) and install, I end up having to put stuff into > > /usr, just to get it to work (i've never successfully compiled a kde app > > into /usr/local and had it work). However, that is no different than if > > it was in /usr/kde2, or /opt/kde or whatever. IOW, it's a KDE problem, > > not a debian one :-) > > Speaking now as someone who programs apps for KDE (rather than a > disgruntled debian user ;), the reason for this is as follows > <snip what I already understood> If you re-read what I said, I was complaining about how KDE uses that approach: everything in the same directory. IOW, I already understand how it works, and even partly why, but don't like it :-) I would *like* to be able to have a debianized kde "base" system, and also be able to compile *some* apps locally (kpilot in particular) without having to worry about conflicts. IOW, the /usr prefix is fine, I just want /usr/local to work as well B-) Now, as I have not volunteered to get off my buttocks and figure out a clean way to achieve this goal, let alone actually *doing* it, all I can do is offer my opinion accompanied by smilies... I obviously like KDE (and debian!), so this isn't a showstopper for me, but it sure would be nice... - -- D.A.Bishop -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE8RKvOEHLN/FXAbC0RAqSBAJwOU08EOl6eFn/hFIL0IziPOsgIFgCg061J QxYvoKaBEVo0JBBF+lxkXZM= =Nbrf -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
