kmatplot-general

[Kmatplot-general] build problems

[Sam H. <sa...@ne...>]

ANY advice on the build problems ofg Kmatplot.... i woudl REALLY liek to =
get=20
thsi version workign, sice after all i upgraded the whole of kde and qt j=
ust=20
to use the latest kmatplot.....

the error again...
checking for Qt... configure: error: Qt (>=3D Qt 2.2.2) (libraries) not f=
ound.=20
Please check your installation!

the config.log shows that it is looking for -lqt... this library doesnt r=
eally=20
exist in qt3, unless you build without threads, which sort of defeats the=
=20
purpose of upgrading to qt3.....

please please sombody help!!!! this program is why i use kde.....
Sam

Re: [Kmatplot-general] build problems

[Hugo v. d. M. <s13...@ba...>]

<blowing off steam> If people stop tripping the power here I'd also find
it easier to reply to emails... grrr </blowing off steam>

> please please sombody help!!!! this program is why i use kde.....

Note that KDE isn't necessary for kmatplot 0.4.

> ANY advice on the build problems ofg Kmatplot.... i woudl REALLY liek to get 
> thsi version workign, sice after all i upgraded the whole of kde and qt just 
> to use the latest kmatplot.....
> 
> the error again...
> checking for Qt... configure: error: Qt (>= Qt 2.2.2) (libraries) not found. 
> Please check your installation!

You know more about these things than I do, I believe, thus I doubt I
can help you. But I'll try anyway:

Try setting the "QTDIR" environment variable to the base of your QT3
installation / development files?

> the config.log shows that it is looking for -lqt... this library doesnt really 
> exist in qt3, unless you build without threads, which sort of defeats the 
> purpose of upgrading to qt3.....

Debian qt3 has a libqt.so ... What distro are you using, does it have
proper qt3 packages / support? (Or did you install qt3 from sources.)

Hugo van der Merwe

Re: [Kmatplot-general] build problems

[Sam H. <sa...@ne...>]

> <blowing off steam> If people stop tripping the power here I'd also fin=
d
> it easier to reply to emails... grrr </blowing off steam>
ah well, thats stellenbosch for ya ;)

> Try setting the "QTDIR" environment variable to the base of your QT3
> installation / development files?
thats not it, kmatplot is finding the directory OK, its looking for the w=
rong=20
file

> Debian qt3 has a libqt.so ... What distro are you using, does it have
> proper qt3 packages / support? (Or did you install qt3 from sources.)
LFS, but libqt.so is the non-threaded version of QT3 so it shouldnt reall=
y be=20
there.... what version of QT is needed? the website says Qt 3.0.1 but the=
=20
configure script says Qt 2.2.2... do i need both 2 and 3 versions?

cheers,
Sam

Re: [Kmatplot-general] build problems

[Hugo v. d. M. <s13...@ba...>]

> > <blowing off steam> If people stop tripping the power here I'd also find
> > it easier to reply to emails... grrr </blowing off steam>
> ah well, thats stellenbosch for ya ;)

<g>

> thats not it, kmatplot is finding the directory OK, its looking for the wrong 
> file

> > Debian qt3 has a libqt.so ... What distro are you using, does it have
> > proper qt3 packages / support? (Or did you install qt3 from sources.)
> LFS, but libqt.so is the non-threaded version of QT3 so it shouldnt really be 
> there.... what version of QT is needed? the website says Qt 3.0.1 but the 
> configure script says Qt 2.2.2... do i need both 2 and 3 versions?

I build kmatplot in a chroot which only has qt3, version 3.0.3. I have
not been building with the threaded lib either. Yes, it does seem
kmatplot specifically wants the non-threaded version...

I don't know enough of autotools to know how one would try to change
this...

BTW, in the words of Kamil: "KMatplot 0.4 needs Qt 3.0.1. It won't work
with earlier versions probably." The README needs updating too, it
claims 2.3

Hugo

[Kmatplot-general] /etc/kmatplotrc solved

[Laurent J. <lja...@fy...>]

Hello Hugo,

I have solved the problem of the not found /etc/kmatplotrc.
This problem comes from two points: one in the kmatplot source, the other=
 in=20
the compilation process.

To obtain a correct link of kmatplot with /etc/kmatplotrc, you have to
1=B0) add a line=20
	export QSETTINGSDIR=3D/etc
in the beginning of your kmatplot-0.4/debian/rules.
If you don't do that, the variable QSETTINGDIR is not set in the building=
 of=20
the main Makefile by configure, whatever is the --with-qsettings-dir opti=
on.

2=B0) uncomment the line 132 of /kmatplot-0.4/kmatplot/ksglobalsettings.c=
pp
// s.insertSearchPath( QSettings::Unix, "/etc" );

This seems to add the directory /etc to the list of places where kmatplot=
=20
search kmatplotrc (but it is not activate by default).
I have found that by applying=20
	egrep -r /usr/local *
on the global kmatplot source.


This works for me. I have modified /etc/kmatplotrc to test that and it ha=
s=20
been directly reported on the kmatplot Setting->Configure Kmatplot->Paths

Now it's time for me to sleep ;-)
Bye,
Laurent.

[Kmatplot-general] Re: /etc/kmatplotrc solved

[Hugo v. d. M. <s13...@ba...>]

> I have solved the problem of the not found /etc/kmatplotrc.

Thanks!

> 	export QSETTINGSDIR=/etc

This I already have for the call to configure, which is the only time
it's needed, it seems. (It works right now.)

> If you don't do that, the variable QSETTINGDIR is not set in the building of 
> the main Makefile by configure, whatever is the --with-qsettings-dir option.

QSETTINGSDIR was set etc. It's this that was missing:

> 2°) uncomment the line 132 of /kmatplot-0.4/kmatplot/ksglobalsettings.cpp
> // s.insertSearchPath( QSettings::Unix, "/etc" );

Thanks. Does --with-qsettings-dir then actually do anything? I have not
yet bothered testing what happens if I don't supply it.

Hugo

[Kmatplot-general] Re: /etc/kmatplotrc solved

[Laurent J. <lja...@fy...>]

On Thursday 23 May 2002 11:14, Hugo van der Merwe wrote:
> QSETTINGSDIR was set etc.=20

In my case, QSETTINGSDIR was empty in the main Makefile until I put the=20
export line in the debian/rules. Then, QSETTINGSDIR has been set to /etc =
in=20
the main Makefile.

> It's this that was missing:
> > 2=B0) uncomment the line 132 of /kmatplot-0.4/kmatplot/ksglobalsettin=
gs.cpp
> > // s.insertSearchPath( QSettings::Unix, "/etc" );
>
> Thanks. Does --with-qsettings-dir then actually do anything? I have not
> yet bothered testing what happens if I don't supply it.

I think it does something in the kmatplot configuration but not in the ma=
in=20
Makefile. Why ?

Not related: Kamil, do you receive our messages from the kmatplot mailing=
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list ?


Laurent.