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

From: Mike Howard <mike@...>
Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:49:24 +0000
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.

Cheers,
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