> On Fri, Nov 26, 1999 at 03:36:56PM +0530, Vinodh wrote:
> >         I have a few problems , please help me. One is versions of QT.
If I set
> > the QTDIR to point to QT2 libs , will it not interfere in QT1.4x
programs.
> > Again for KDE2 I need to set KDEDIR to kde2 directory. KDE1.1.x is
installed in
> > /opt/kde and KDE2 is in /usr/local/kde. If I set KDEDIR to
/usr/local/kde , how
> > can I ensure that KDE1.1.x apps get KDE1.1.x libs.
> >         And to run KOffice do I need to run the kded , or something like
that.
> > Please tell me how I can use KOffice with KDE1.1.x
> > 
> > thanx a lot
> > 
> > vinny
> 
> ok, here it is :
> you need to remove the path to the kde1.x libs from 
> /etc/ld.so.conf (or
> move the libs somewhere else (like /opt/kde1.x/lib))
> then modify your X startup scripts so that you
> have LD_LIBRARY_PATH including the path to the kde1x libs in this case
> ans to the kde2 libs in some other case.

The platforms with a linker supporting -rpath (i.e. most of them, AFAIK)
don't need LD_LIBRARY_PATH for KDE.
Because libtool makes the linker store the path to the libs into the binary 
when linking.

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David Faure
faure@kde.org - KDE developer
david@mandrakesoft.com - Mandrake
david.faure@cramersystems.com - Cramer Systems