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Re: [trinity-users] Build kdebase fails - undefined reference to `kdemain'

From: "Timothy Pearson" <kb9vqf@...>
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 15:52:32 -0600
> On 07/02/2012 08:14, Mike Howard wrote:
>> On 07/02/2012 08:10, Timothy Pearson wrote:
>>>> On 06/02/2012 22:52, Timothy Pearson wrote:
>>>>>>> If you build from GIT you need to build and install each
>>>>>>> component in
>>>>>>> sequence.  Trying to mix and match non-GIT modules with GIT modules
>>>>>>> will
>>>>>>> not work.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Of course. But that's _exactly_ what I've done, a number of times
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> on
>>>>>> wheezy and squeeze. I've followed the build order on the wiki, as
>>>>>> I've
>>>>>> always done.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What mixing and matching do you think I've done? I'm using the
>>>>>> latest
>>>>>> source from git (unless there is more than one git repository).
>>>>> I just did a rebuild from GIT on Ubuntu and Debian a few days ago
>>>>> with
>>>>> no
>>>>> problems.  Given the nature of the problem you encountered (having to
>>>>> rename things that were already renamed in GIT some time ago) it
>>>>> seems
>>>>> as
>>>>> if some old header files or similar are present somewhere on your
>>>>> system.
>>>>>
>>>>> If this is not the case then I really have no idea why it won't
>>>>> compile
>>>>> for you--it works 100% here.
>>>>>
>>>>> Tim
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> How odd. Ok, I suspect a git issue (of my making) somewhere along the
>>>> line. Not sure how though.
>>>>
>>>> Ahh! Being away from my normal box I did a complete git clone
>>>> following
>>>> blindly the 'Trinity Project GIT Information' page. I guess that's out
>>>> of date now?*
>>>>
>>>> It's not often I'm right but I'm wrong again!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *
>>> Try running the ./scripts/switch_all_submodules_to_head_and_clean
>>> script
>>> mentioned on the GIT help page.  If you did have a local GIT problem
>>> (i.e.
>>> you were unlucky enough to check out while I was pushing a large
>>> changeset) that command will fix it.
>>>
>> Oh, I'm definitely unlucky enough :)
>>
>> I'll keep trying.
> Well, it's got the better of me, I think I'll give lxde a go, anything's
> better than kde4.
>

We will have at least unofficial Wheezy binary support for R14.0, so stay
tuned. :-)

Tim