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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: [Fwd: KDE on AIX - various problems]
From:       weis () stud ! uni-frankfurt ! de
Date:       1997-07-30 12:39:30
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Hi,

you did a good job boy :-) We have AIX at university, too.

Perhaps I get a chance of running it there sometimes.
Anyone succeeded on HP-UX ? ( We have HPs, too )

Bye
Torben


On Tue, 29 Jul 1997, David McCanney wrote:

> Subject: KDE on AIX - various problems
> Date: Tue, 29 Jul 1997 09:02:10 +0200
> From: Kay Winkler <K.Winkler@gsi.de>
> Organization: GSI - Darmstadt
> To: kde-bugs@kde.org
> 
> 
> I'm happy to announce KDE running on AIX 3.2.5
> 
> But on compilation i discovered some problems, i want to report
> here. Many of the problems are small and easy solvable, some
> are due to the existence of AIX as OS, but the other problems
> are serious enough to have a look at and give some improvements
> due to the multi plattform to KDE software.
>  
>   http://www.gsi.de/~kay/KDE@AIX.html
> 
> 
> 
>                         Gruss
>                                 Kay
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
>                           KDE-static for AIX 3.2.5
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Requirements:
> 
>    * gcc-2.7.2.1 + libg++
>    * gnu make
>    * autoconf
>    * qt-1.2 (compiled with gcc/g++)
>    ---------------
>    * kdeapps-0.10.02
>    * kdebase-0.10.00
>    * kdelibs-0.10.01
>    * kdesupport-0.10.03
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Problems:
> 
> Configure doesn't recognice $QTDIR
>      status: solveable
>      where: in ever case of KDE
>      solved by: explicite calling configure with parameters
> 
>       ./configure  --with-qt-dir=/usr/local/X11/qt-1.2/ \
>                          
> --with-qt-includes=/usr/local/X11/qt-1.2/include \
>                           --with-qt-libraries=/usr/local/X11/qt-1.2/lib
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Linking error using option -s (stripping objects) does not work on AIX
> 3.2.5
>      status: solveable
>      where: LDFAGS = .. in all Makefiles
>      error:undefined reference to `errno'
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Libraries sequence & dependencies:
>      status: solveable
>      where:in kdelib/kdetest/Makefile
>      should be:-lkde* -lqt -lXext -lX11 -lgif -ljpeg
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> AIX Network Definitions (include file)
>      status: solveable
>      where: in kdebase/kfm/kioslave/ftplib.h
>      where: in kdeapps/ktetris/net.h
>      should have:
> 
>        #include <sys/select.h>
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> TTY Definition (include file)
>      status: solveable
>      where: in kdebase/kvt/command.h
>      should have:
> 
>         #include <sys/ioctl.h>    /* for TCGETS     */
>         #include <sys/termio.h>   /* for TIOCSPGRP */
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> rxvt on AIX
>      status: solveable
>      error:utmp.c:56: lastlog.h: No such file or directory
>      where: in kdebase/kvt/Makefile
>      should have:
> 
>         CFLAGS  = -g -O2  -DAIXV3
>         CXXFLAGS= -O2 -Wall -fno-strength-reduce -DAIXV3
> 
> 
>      where: in kdebase/kvt/utmp.c
>      solution:
> 
>      #ifndef __FreeBSD__
>      #ifndef AIXV3
>      #include <lastlog.h>
>      #endif
>      #endif
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Kfind Programming Error:
>      status: unsolved
>      where: in kdebase/kfind
>      error:
> 
>       kfind.cpp: In method `void Kfind::startSearch()':
>       kfind.cpp:148: call of overloaded method `resultSelected(int)' is
> ambiguou
> s
>       kfind.h:28: candidates are: Kfind::resultSelected(const char *)
>       kfind.h:34:                 Kfind::resultSelected(bool)
>       kfind.cpp: In method `void Kfind::newSearch()':
>       kfind.cpp:216: call of overloaded method `resultSelected(int)' is
> ambiguou
> s
>       kfind.h:28: candidates are: Kfind::resultSelected(const char *)
>       kfind.h:34:                 Kfind::resultSelected(bool)
>       kfind.cpp: In method `void Kfind::resultSelected(const char *)':
>       kfind.cpp:222: warning: unused parameter `const char * str'
>       gmake[1]: *** [kfind.o] Error 1
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> $KDEDIR - KFM Fallback
>      status: hopefully obsolete due to kfm II
>      where: starting kfm
>      error: serveral errors due to search under /lib/..
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> KFM Drawing Bug
>      status: hopefully obsolete due to kfm II
>      where: using kfm
>      error description: on top of File window i think there is a line
>      missing. Instead this line is drawn in the middle of the screen,
>      everytime the file window is redrawn.
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> KFM Cache Dir
>      status: hopefully obsolete due to kfm II
>      where: running kfm
>      solution: on kfm startup
> 
>              mkdir $HOME/.kfm
>              mkdir $HOME/.kfm/cache
> 
> 
>      error:
> 
>          Error: Could not write to file:/u/kay/.kfm/cache/869810327.0
>          >>'10 fatalError1 34 file:/u/kay/.kfm/cache/869810327.02 '
>          #################################
>          fatalError called 'file:/u/kay/.kfm/cache/869'
>          In file qgarray.cpp, line 109: Out of memory
>          ##### KIOSLAVE close
>          IOT/Abort trap(coredump)
> 
>      KFM Shouldn't die such hard!
> Kghostview
>      status: unsolved
>      where: in kdeapps/kghostview/kghostview.cpp
>      error:
> 
>      c++ -O2 -Wall -I/usr/local/X11/qt-1.2/include
> -I/usr/local/kde/include -I. 
> -I..  -DHAVE_CONFIG_H  -c kghostview.cpp
>      kghostview.cpp: In method `class QString
> KGhostview::print_file(class QStri
> ng, int)':
>      kghostview.cpp:1426: parse error before `('
>      kghostview.cpp:1426: confused by earlier errors, bailing out
>      gmake: *** [kghostview.o] Error 1
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> KSCD
>      status: unsolved
>      error: something like
>      could not find sony toshiba ..
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Krn
>      status: solvable
>      where: compiling
>      error:
> 
>      /usr/local/kde/lib/libkhtmlw.a(gif.o)(.pr+0x48):gif.cpp: undefined
>              reference to `DGifOpenFileName'
>      ...
> 
> 
>      should be: in Makefile:
> 
>          LDFLAGS =  -L/usr/local/X11/qt-1.2/lib \
>                     -L/usr/local/kde/lib \
>                     -lkdecore -lkdeui -lkhtmlw -lqt -lXext -lX11 \
>                     -lmimelib -luulib -lgif -ljpeg
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Kdisplay Window Configuration Change
>      status: unknown, after application restart it's alright
>      where: running kdisplay, applying the Motif/Win95 Style
>      error:
> 
>    * kpaint stops running
>    * kfm doesn't change anything
>    * kdehelp does it's best, but no shadowline under the Menubar
> (win95->
>      Motif)
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Kay Winkler        Planckstrasse 1         D-64291 Darmstadt 
> (49)6159/71-2551   Fax:(49)6159/71-2785     K.Winkler@gsi.de
> 
> -- 
> David McCanney:					 KDE Bug Reports:
> D.McCanney@udcf.gla.ac.uk		kde-bugs@kde.org
> 
> 
> 

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