Re: kmysql install problem


Subject: Re: kmysql install problem
From: Matthew Weinstein (weinstein@macalester.edu)
Date: Sat Aug 12 2000 - 09:36:56 MDT


I think you actually need kde 2.xx, which you can get in pieces from
linuxppc.com. I found that I have to use some flag on ./configure to get it
to compile (--with-qt-dir or somesuch).

>john.newsom@bsd405.com wrote:
>>
>> Help! I am trying to install the source for kmysql, a KDE gui client
>>for mysql.
>> Running CS 1.2 on 99 PB G3 400 MHz (Lombard). I downloaded the tar.gz source
>> code, but when I do a ./configure, I get the following error (at end of
>>report)
>>
>> -----------
>>
>> creating libtool
>> checking whether NLS is requested... yes
>> checking for msgfmt... /usr/bin/msgfmt
>> checking for gmsgfmt... /usr/bin/msgfmt
>> checking for xgettext... /usr/bin/xgettext
>> checking for KDE... libraries /usr/lib, headers /usr/include/kde
>> checking for extra includes... no
>> checking for extra libs... no
>> checking for kde headers installed... yes
>> checking for kde libraries installed...
>> configure: error: your system fails at linking a small KDE
>> application!
>> Check, if your compiler is installed correctly and if you have used the
>> same compiler to compile Qt and kdelibs as you did use now
>>
>> -----------
>> I checked the KDE package install files, and it looks like the KDE
>>library files
>> are installed in the /usr/lib directory.
>>
>> Any ideas? Should I reinstall the KDE package from the YDL disk? Should I
>> download the latest KDE package from YDL?
>
>Most likely this is a QT1/QT2 issue. If the app uses QT2, before configure
>you should 'export QTDIR=/usr/lib/qt-2.XX' (obviously, fix the XX).
>
>And as with all configure errors, you can check config.log for specific
>errors.
>
>-Hollis

Matthew Weinstein
Director of Secondary Education
Macalester College

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