I'am trying to install some KDE apps, but when i run the configure script it gives me the following output


loading cache ./config.cache
checking how to run the C++ preprocessor... g++ -E
checking for X... libraries /usr/X11R6/lib, headers /usr/X11R6/include
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking target system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking for a BSD compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking whether make sets ${MAKE}... yes
checking for ranlib... ranlib
checking for non-GNU ld... /usr/bin//ld
checking if the linker (/usr/bin//ld) is GNU ld... yes
checking for BSD-compatible nm... /usr/bin/nm -B
checking whether ln -s works... yes
checking for main in -lcompat... no
checking for main in -lcrypt... yes
checking for the third argument of getsockname... socklen_t
checking for dnet_ntoa in -ldnet... no
checking for dnet_ntoa in -ldnet_stub... no
checking for gethostbyname... yes
checking for connect... yes
checking for remove... yes
checking for shmat... yes
checking for killpg in -lucb... no
checking for Qt... libraries /usr/local/qt-x11-free-3.0.5//lib, headers /usr/local/qt-x11-free-3.0.5//include
checking if Qt compiles without flags... no
checking for moc... /usr/bin/moc
checking for rpath... yes
checking for bool... yes
checking for working aclocal... found
checking for working autoconf... found
checking for working automake... found
checking for working autoheader... found
checking for working makeinfo... found
checking for a C-Compiler...
checking for gcc... gcc
checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) works... yes
checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) is a cross-compiler... no
checking whether we are using GNU C... yes
checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
checking for a C++-Compiler...
checking for g++... g++
checking whether the C++ compiler (g++ -s) works... yes
checking whether the C++ compiler (g++ -s) is a cross-compiler... no
checking whether we are using GNU C++... yes
checking for g++ option to produce PIC... -fPIC
checking if g++ PIC flag -fPIC works... yes
checking if g++ static flag -static works... -static
checking if the linker (/usr/bin//ld) is GNU ld... yes
checking whether the linker (/usr/bin//ld) supports shared libraries... yes
checking command to parse /usr/bin/nm -B output... yes
checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
checking for /usr/bin//ld option to reload object files... -r
checking dynamic linker characteristics... Linux ld.so
checking if libtool supports shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build shared libraries... no
checking whether to build static libraries... yes
checking for objdir... .libs
creating libtool
checking whether NLS is requested... yes
checking for msgfmt... /usr/bin/msgfmt
checking for gmsgfmt... /usr/bin/msgfmt
checking for xgettext... /usr/bin/xgettext
checking for KDE... libraries /usr/lib, headers /usr/include/kde
checking for extra includes... no
checking for extra libs... no
checking for kde headers installed... configure: error: your system is not able to compile a small KDE application!
Check, if you installed the KDE header files correctly.


What is the problem. how do i rectify it?

i have installed kdelibs and kdebase devel

You need too install the kdelibs-dev & the kdebase-dev packages

i have those instaled

Use the ./configure --prefix= option, do ./configure --help for all the details.

I tried that as well . but doesn't seems to work

Then you need to double check that all required packages are installed correctly.

does some one known how to get rid of this prob

What version of KDE are you running?

#Garry

kde 2.2

I instaled kdelibs and kde-devel but still get the error. even tried giving options to the configure script. but of no use

can any one help me

you should have a config.log file or similar, open it up and see what it's missing, and if you have it somewhere else, or what package it comes from.

Have you done "make distclean" on the source?

i get stuck with the configure step it self.

make distclean gives the following error

make -- nothing to be done ***

some thing like that

still stuck with this problem
can any one help me out with this

What is the program name and version your trying to install?