Patching KDE ?!? :O

MTT1k · 09-11-2005, 12:02 PM

Hello everyone

I Have just downloaded post-3.4.2-kdebase-kcheckpass.diff

And i want to apply it to my KDE 3.4.2 [i haven't got the source of KDE 3.4.2 ONLY the binary install package - the tgz-s ]

How you suggest to apply the patch? By downloading the src of 3.4.2/ i don't see another solution

***BUT i have downloaded the packages FOR Slackware 10.1

Matir · 09-11-2005, 12:47 PM

In order to patch the source, you'll need the source.

MTT1k · 09-11-2005, 05:06 PM

But these packages are compiled especially for slackware. Could something go wrong if i patch it and then compile it ?

Matir · 09-11-2005, 05:11 PM

I suppose it's possible, but unlikely. The worst case is having two copies of the same thing installed in two different places. Why do you need that patch? If it fixes a bug, is there no official package that fixes it as well?

MTT1k · 09-11-2005, 06:26 PM

You are right

Thank you very much

Although which version of KDE do you suggest and which QT?

I've downloaded the src of qt-x11-free-3.3.5.tar.gz

Thans

Matir · 09-11-2005, 07:04 PM

I honestly don't use KDE, but I'd just go with the latest stable version.

MTT1k · 09-11-2005, 07:31 PM

ok i wil install it

mgmax · 09-12-2005, 02:16 PM

But I think you'll have to uninstall your slackware KDE package and install a dummy one (that the dependencies are fullfilled). Dont know exactly, but thats the way it works on debian.

mgmax

tkedwards · 09-13-2005, 12:00 AM

Can't you download the source of the slackware KDE package and patch that instead?

mgmax · 09-13-2005, 06:24 AM

why dont you use a up-to-date slackware package??? I dont know about slackware but in Debian there are so-called unstable versions which are REALLY new.

mgmax

MTT1k · 09-13-2005, 03:27 PM

Of course, here is almost the same

I'll just update them

Thnx for the great ideas