On Tuesday 25 September 2007 09:48, you wrote: > On 25/09/2007, tom arnall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Monday 24 September 2007 19:32, you wrote: > > > On 25/09/2007, tom arnall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Monday 24 September 2007 17:54, you wrote: > > > > > On 25/09/2007, tom arnall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > On Monday 24 September 2007 16:24, you wrote: > > > > > > > On 24/09/2007, tom arnall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > On Monday 24 September 2007 14:19, Andrei Popescu wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Sep 24, 2007 at 02:05:45PM -0700, tom arnall wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I am trying to get the windows icq program QQ to work > > > > > > > > > > under etch. I can get it to install, but when I try to > > > > > > > > > > run it the thing dies and I get: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I know this is not a real solution, but do you have any > > > > > > > > > particular reason for using that client? Gaim can do ICQ as > > > > > > > > > far as I recall. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > > Andrei > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > No reason except that I can't connect to the QQ server using > > > > > > > > gaim. I get 'invalid password' and other such junk from it. > > > > > > > > So I tried using their QQ tool, since this is what they > > > > > > > > officially support. the installer worked, as well as the > > > > > > > > registration of QQ account info. but i can't get the actual > > > > > > > > agent to run. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > thanks, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > tom > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You need the "OpenQ [QQ] plugin" for Gaim, I'm not sure if a > > > > > > > deb package iv available or not but you can get the source from > > > > > > > http://sourceforge.net/projects/openq/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Peter > > > > > > > > > > > > no deb' avail', so i tried compiling from souve gotten from > > > > > > sourceforge. i get: > > > > > > > > > > > > checking for gaim... Package gaim was not found in the pkg-config > > > > > > search path. Perhaps you should add the directory containing > > > > > > `gaim.pc' to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable No package > > > > > > 'gaim' found configure: error: Library requirements (gaim) not > > > > > > met; consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable > > > > > > if your libraries are in a nonstandard prefix so pkg-config can > > > > > > find them. > > > > > > > > > > > > in path variable i have: > > > > > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/zips/openq/openq-0.3.2$ echo $PKG_CONFIG_PATH > > > > > > /home/kloro/zips/pidgin/pidgin-2.2.0/ > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/zips/openq/openq-0.3.2$ > > > > > > > > > > > > couldn't find any gaim.pc on my sys', > > > > > > only /home/kloro/zips/pidgin/pidgin-2.2.0/gaim.pc.in > > > > > > > > > > > > thanks, > > > > > > > > > > > > tom > > > > > > > > > > Do you have the appropriate dev packages installed (e.g. gaim-dev)? > > > > > > > > > > Peter > > > > > > > > didn't, but i installed gaim-dev and was able to configure. now i > > > > have a problem with 'make'. did you see my last email "trying to > > > > create openq plugin for gaim from source but can't do 'make'"? it has > > > > the error messages. > > > > > > > > thanks, > > > > > > > > tom > > > > > > The line > > > > > > qq.h:71: error: field 'dest_sin' has incomplete type > > > > > > is your problem. > > > > > > See http://www.binrev.com/forums/lofiversion/index.php?t24872.html for > > > more info, it is not a lot of help but it might point you in the right > > > direction. > > > > > > Peter > > > > like the site example, i'm missing 'internal.h'. the suggested fix is to > > install gaim-dev, but it's installed on my system. > > > > tom > > One quick thought, I notice there is a RPM package of the QQ plugin > for Gaim, have thought about using 'alien' to install the RPM? > http://packages.debian.org/etch/alien > > to use 'alien' cd the directory you downloaded the RPM and issue a > command along the lines of > > alien -i *.rpm > > as ever it is probably worth reading the man page for the full range > of options before use. > > Peter
Peter, when i try to do the alien route, i get debian:/home/kloro/zips/openqRH# alien -i *rpm mkdir: cannot create directory `gaim-openq-0.3.2/usr': File exists mv: cannot move `gaim-openq-0.3.2/usr' to a subdirectory of itself, `gaim-openq-0.3.2//usr/local/usr' dpkg: error processing gaim-openq_0.3.2-2.2_i386.deb (--install): trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/gaim/libqq.so', which is also in package gaim dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe) Errors were encountered while processing: gaim-openq_0.3.2-2.2_i386.deb debian:/home/kloro/zips/openqRH# debian:/home/kloro/zips/openqRH# tom -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
