Subject: Re: A KDE3 question to anyone willing to help...
To: Sung N. Cho <sucho2@vt.edu>
From: Nick Hudson <skrll@netbsd.org>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 06/19/2002 00:13:52
On Tuesday 18 June 2002 6:20 pm, Sung N. Cho wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just got done installing KDE3 from the pkgsrc on NetBSD 1.6B (thanks to
> Nick Hudson). However, I have some issues in KDE3 and just want to make
> sure it's a KDE3 bug, not fault in building KDE from pkgsrc. First off,
> kcalc doesn't seem to open from the menu. However it runs when you open it
> from console, say, type kcalc in console.
I'll look into it.
> Secondly, when I open the file manager, I get an
> error saying "There was an error loading the module Navigation Panel."
> Other than that, it runs fine. Is anyone having the same hiccups from KDE3
> built from pkgsrc? Just want to make sure it's a KDE3 issue, instead of
> NetBSD pkgsrc one.
I get this occasionally also. I keep meaning to track it down.
> Lastly, anyone know how to erase the saved startup session under KDE3? I've
> accidently logged out of KDE3 with knode still on and now knode seem to open
> everytime I log in to KDE3. It's very annoying and driving me nuts! I just
> had to erase the .kde directory and reconfigure everything again.
These a "Save session for future logins" check box on the logon dialog.
Uncheck it.
> Also, what's the issue of this line in Makefile of
> /usr/pkgsrc/devel/pth-syscall: "CONFIGURE_ARGS+= --enable-syscall-hard" ?
>
> I've installed pth-syscall with that option in Makefile, then ran "make
> test" and the test fails on NetBSD 1.6B. So, I disabled that option,
> therefore, same as the Makefile in /usr/pkgsrc/devel/pth, compiled,
> installed then ran "make test" and the test now successful! So what's the
> deal with adding "CONFIGURE_ARGS+= --enable-syscall-hard" when the test
> fails?
The test suite in pth isn't --enable-syscall-hard ready. The option is
considered experimental by the pth maintainer, but as I've had no problems
with it and it gives "better" results I think we're ok to use it.
Nick