Subject: Re: A KDE3 question to anyone willing to help...
To: Sung N. Cho <sucho2@vt.edu>
From: Nick Hudson <skrll@netbsd.org>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 06/19/2002 00:13:52
On Tuesday 18 June 2002 6:20 pm, Sung N. Cho wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I just got done installing KDE3 from the pkgsrc on NetBSD 1.6B (thanks to
> Nick  Hudson).  However, I have some issues in KDE3 and just want to make
> sure it's a KDE3 bug, not fault in building KDE from pkgsrc.  First off,
> kcalc doesn't seem to open from the menu.  However it runs when you open it
> from console, say, type kcalc in console.

I'll look into it.

> Secondly, when I open the file manager, I get an 
> error saying "There was an error loading the module Navigation Panel." 
> Other than that, it runs fine.  Is anyone having the same hiccups from KDE3
> built from pkgsrc?  Just want to make sure it's a KDE3 issue, instead of
> NetBSD pkgsrc one.

I get this occasionally also. I keep meaning to track it down.

> Lastly, anyone know how to erase the saved startup session under KDE3?  I've 
> accidently logged out of KDE3 with knode still on and now knode seem to open 
> everytime I log in to KDE3.  It's very annoying and driving me nuts!  I just 
> had to erase the .kde directory and reconfigure everything again.

These a "Save session for future logins" check box on the logon dialog. 
Uncheck it.

> Also, what's the issue of this line in Makefile of 
> /usr/pkgsrc/devel/pth-syscall: "CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--enable-syscall-hard" ?
> 
> I've installed pth-syscall with that option in Makefile, then ran "make
> test" and the test fails on NetBSD 1.6B.  So, I disabled that option,
> therefore, same as the Makefile in /usr/pkgsrc/devel/pth, compiled,
> installed then ran "make test" and the test now successful!  So what's the
> deal with adding "CONFIGURE_ARGS+= --enable-syscall-hard"  when the test
> fails?

The test suite in pth isn't --enable-syscall-hard ready. The option is 
considered experimental by the pth maintainer, but as I've had no problems 
with it and it gives "better" results I think we're ok to use it.

Nick