I am running Mandrake 10.0 and am using http://www.linuxheadquarters.com/ for the HOWTO on how to install the new kernel.

Ok I was about to config the kernel 2.6.6 and it gives me this error:

[joseph@localhost joseph]$ su
Password:
[root@localhost joseph]# cd /usr/src/linux
[root@localhost linux]# make xconfig
*
* Unable to find the QT installation. Please make sure that the
* QT development package is correctly installed and the QTDIR
* environment variable is set to the correct location.
*
make[1]: *** [scripts/kconfig/.tmp_qtcheck] Error 1
make: *** [xconfig] Error 2
[root@localhost linux]#


After I got this error I installed QT. Or what I thought was QT:

qtc-3.2-1mdk.i586.rpm

I tried to install it and said I needed these to other files:

libkdec1-3.2-1mdk.i586.rpm
libqtc1-3.2-1mdk.i586.rpm

So I got them installed and I am still getting that error. Did I install the wrong packages? Or is it in the wrong location?

Thanks
Joseph

did u export the QTDIR in your ~/.bashrc? Seems to be missing.

i just installed the RPMs. How do I export the QTDIR?

in .bashrc add the location of Qt into your path (for me its /usr/lib/qt3. If it's not that for you, try locate qt3).
For example, in my .bashrc I have
Good luck!

Ok I added it to .bashrc and heres what it all looks like:

# .bashrc

# User specific aliases and functions

# Source global definitions
if [ -f /etc/bashrc ]; then
. /etc/bashrc
fi

export PATH=$PATH:/usr/lib/qt3



But I am still getting this error:

[joseph@localhost joseph]$ su
Password:
[root@localhost joseph]# cd /usr/src/linux
[root@localhost linux]# make xconfig
*
* Unable to find the QT installation. Please make sure that the
* QT development package is correctly installed and the QTDIR
* environment variable is set to the correct location.
*
make[1]: *** [scripts/kconfig/.tmp_qtcheck] Error 1
make: *** [xconfig] Error 2
[root@localhost linux]#

Did I set up the .bashrc incorrectly?


Joseph

Oh I forgot and I ran 'locate qt3' and got this error:

[joseph@localhost joseph]$ su
Password:
[root@localhost joseph]# locate qt3
warning: locate: could not open database: /var/lib/slocate/slocate.db: No such file or directory
warning: You need to run the 'updatedb' command (as root) to create the database.
[root@localhost joseph]#

Ok I did the 'updatedb' and then did the 'locate qt3' and it did this:

[joseph@localhost joseph]$ su
Password:
[root@localhost joseph]# updatedb
[root@localhost joseph]# locate qt3
/usr/lib/qt3
/usr/lib/qt3/plugins
/usr/lib/qt3/plugins/styles
/usr/lib/qt3/plugins/styles/libqcompactstyle.so
/usr/lib/qt3/plugins/styles/libqcdestyle.so
/usr/lib/qt3/plugins/styles/libqmotifplusstyle.so
/usr/lib/qt3/plugins/styles/libqmotifstyle.so
/usr/lib/qt3/plugins/styles/libqplatinumstyle.so
/usr/lib/qt3/plugins/styles/libqsgistyle.so
/usr/lib/qt3/plugins/sqldrivers
/usr/lib/qt3/lib
/usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqassistantclient.a
/usr/lib/qt3/lib/libdesignercore.a
/usr/lib/qt3/lib/libdesignercore.prl
/usr/lib/qt3/lib/libeditor.a
/usr/lib/qt3/lib/libeditor.prl
/usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqassistantclient.prl
/usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.la
/usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.prl
/usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
/usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3.2
/usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3.2.3
/usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqui.prl
/usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqui.so.1
/usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqui.so.1.0
/usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqui.so.1.0.0
/usr/lib/qt3/bin
/usr/lib/qt3/bin/qtconfig
/usr/lib/qt3/phrasebooks
[root@localhost linux]# locate qt3
/usr/lib/qt3
/usr/lib/qt3/plugins
/usr/lib/qt3/plugins/styles
/usr/lib/qt3/plugins/styles/libqcompactstyle.so
/usr/lib/qt3/plugins/styles/libqcdestyle.so
/usr/lib/qt3/plugins/styles/libqmotifplusstyle.so
/usr/lib/qt3/plugins/styles/libqmotifstyle.so
/usr/lib/qt3/plugins/styles/libqplatinumstyle.so
/usr/lib/qt3/plugins/styles/libqsgistyle.so
/usr/lib/qt3/plugins/sqldrivers
/usr/lib/qt3/lib
/usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqassistantclient.a
/usr/lib/qt3/lib/libdesignercore.a
/usr/lib/qt3/lib/libdesignercore.prl
/usr/lib/qt3/lib/libeditor.a
/usr/lib/qt3/lib/libeditor.prl
/usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqassistantclient.prl
/usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.la
/usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.prl
/usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
/usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3.2
/usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqt-mt.so.3.2.3
/usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqui.prl
/usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqui.so.1
/usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqui.so.1.0
/usr/lib/qt3/lib/libqui.so.1.0.0
/usr/lib/qt3/bin
/usr/lib/qt3/bin/qtconfig
/usr/lib/qt3/phrasebooks
/usr/lib/qt3/phrasebooks/norwegian.qph
/usr/lib/qt3/phrasebooks/danish.qph
/usr/lib/qt3/phrasebooks/dutch.qph
/usr/lib/qt3/phrasebooks/finnish.qph
/usr/lib/qt3/phrasebooks/french.qph
/usr/lib/qt3/phrasebooks/german.qph
/usr/lib/qt3/phrasebooks/italian.qph
/usr/lib/qt3/phrasebooks/russian.qph
/usr/lib/qt3/phrasebooks/spanish.qph
/usr/lib/qt3/phrasebooks/swedish.qph
/usr/lib/qt3/translations
/usr/lib/qt3/translations/assistant_de.qm
/usr/lib/qt3/translations/qt_ar.qm
/usr/lib/qt3/translations/qt_de.qm
/usr/lib/qt3/translations/qt_fr.qm
/usr/lib/qt3/translations/qt_iw.qm
/usr/lib/qt3/translations/qt_ru.qm
[root@localhost linux]#


then I tried the make xconfig for the kernel but got the same error I have been getting

Ahh ok, it doesn't want it in your path. what does
echo $QTDIR
display? If it doesn't display /usr/lib/qt3 then change it to that

Heres what it said for the 'echo $QTDIR' :

[joseph@localhost joseph]$ echo $QTDIR
/usr/lib/qt3/
[joseph@localhost joseph]$


Ok now I am starting to get confused. What should I try next?

I'm not too sure. Maybe its looking for the libraries and not finding them, thats happened to me a couple of times before. Try adding /usr/lib/qt3/lib to /etc/ld.so.conf -
If this doesn't work, d'you have any more information? Compile logs?

I went to ld.so.conf and /usr/lib/qt3/lib was already in there. Compile logs, for QT or the kernel? For the QT I just installed the RPM. Would the RPM have a compile log? If so how do I find it?

Someone? Anyone?