[Kmatplot-general] Debian Install Problems Solution

[Timothy H. <ti...@po...>]

Hey,
I've just joined the list and looking back through the archives I've noticed 
that several people have had problems installing kmatplot under Debian, just 
as I have had.
1) The debian package wouldn't run due to difference in libpng versions (so 
I'm compiling kmatplot myself)
2) Got error, while compiling, about not having the KDE headers in the prefix 
(Solution: install kdebase-dev package)
3) Got error, while compiling, about missing qtgl reference (or something 
like that). Solution: install libqt-gl-dev package then give the configure 
script "--with-qgl-extension=/usr/lib/libqt-gl.a"
4) No octave integration. (Before configuring & compiling install octave2.1 
instead of 2.0 due to missing mkoctfile program)

Tips for Debian compilation:
Make sure you have the following packages:
kdebase-dev
libqt-gl-dev
octave2.1 (and associates)
configure with:
"./configure --prefix=/usr --with-qgl-extension=/usr/lib/libqt-gl.a"
The --prefix=/usr is there so that kmatplot goes in with all the other KDE 
apps and doesn't have any problems finding it's resources.

Hope this helps,
Tim