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List:       kde-linux
Subject:    Re: [kde-linux] Can't find qt libs...
From:       Jerry McBride <mcbrides9 () comcast ! net>
Date:       2002-09-04 13:02:20
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On Tue, 03 Sep 2002 14:39:23 -0700 James Richard Tyrer <tyrerj@acm.org> wrote:


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This is what I think also, it's broken. Working with qt is an endless nightmare
with me.

> If not, my hypothesis is that the portion of the standard: "configure"
> script that deals with Qt is broken.
> 
> Specifically, even if you tell it where Qt is, it insists on looking for 
> it any way.
> 
> I suggest that:
> 
> 1.
> QTDIR should be set to the actual location of Qt, NOT a link.
> 
> 2.
> Qt should not be installed in any path with a "lib" in it.
> 
> That is, it should be installed in: "/usr/local/"
> 
> and QTDIR=/usr/local/qt-3.0.x
> 
> You can try this since Qt doesn't know where it is (but you have to tell 
> the system where it is.
> 
> 	su -
> 	mv /usr/lib/qt-3.0.4 /usr/local/qt-3.0.4
> 	
> EDIT "/etc/ld.so.conf"
> Chage your path to include: "/usr/lib/qt-3.0.4/bin"
> 
> 	ldconfig
> 	QTDIR=/usr/local/qt-3.0.4
> 	export QTDIR
> 	cd <where ever>
> 	./configure
> 

I'm in the process of recompiling qt 3.0.5 and once finished I'll try moving it
to usr/local. It's the most positive idea I've seen to date.

Thank you.



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