Can't install any Qt/KDE apps from source [solved]

[Guest chaos]

Hi everybody! I'm using Mandriva LE 2005 (Mandrake 10.1) 3-CD Download Edition.

Firstly, I had a problem with running ./configure with Qt-based software source code: no KDE headers were found. I've solved it by dowloading and installing libkdecore4-devel-3.3.2-123mdk.i586 and other needed packages. After that, both './configure' and 'make' commands were successful. 'Make install' didn't give any errors, but files were copied to the incorrect paths. I have kde libs in /usr/lib/kde3, .desktop files in /usr/share/apps, docs in /usr/share/doc, etc. It ('make install') have created /usr/local/kde directory and put all the files there. Libs were installed into /usr/local/kde/libs, .desktop files into /usr/local/kde/share/apps and so on. I managed to run a few programs by moving files to the correct places, but only a few of them...

P.S. Sorry for my bad English... :mellow:

 

 

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[devries]

Use the prefix option: ./configure --prefix=/usr

[scarecrow]

Before using prefix values at your config make sure the KDEDIR and QTDIR variables are set, else export them yourself:

export KDEDIR=/usr

export QTDIR=/opt

(or wherever they are located in your system).

The exports will last as long as your terminal session is running.

[Guest chaos]

Thank you very much... now it works. Worked... My system has just crashed from the power faliture I think, it's connected with the udev I have described my problem here: https://mandrivausers.org/index.php?showtopic=26748