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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: kde-config creates .kde directory
From:       Andreas Pakulat <apaku () gmx ! de>
Date:       2010-04-09 16:20:17
Message-ID: 20100409162017.GB21512 () barmbek
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On 09.04.10 17:07:51, Marko Käning wrote:
> while trying to get some kde applications build for my Mac (using MacPorts) I \
> stumbled over the problem that kde-config actually creates the .kde directory in \
> the user's HOME directory... (https://trac.macports.org/ticket/24403) 
> > From kde-config's man page I understood that the app should only *return* paths \
> > for configuration purposes, but _not_ create any folder itself.
> 
> 	Is this assumption wrong?
> 
> See also:
> 
> 	https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kdelibs/+bug/268167
> 
> The .kde creation can get actually problematic if one installs software using \
> "sudo" without option "-H", since .kde would be created with admin user permissions \
> in a normal user's HOME directory. 
> Best regards,
> Marko
> 
> 
> P.S.: I use kde 3.5.10, which I know is not the actual version 4, but
> I think this kde-config issue is of general interest.

I doubt you'll see a fix for that, KDE 3.x is simply dead
(development-wise) in general (there are a few commercial vendors which
still have somewhat active branches). So I guess your only option is
patching it yourself.

Andreas

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