ksmoothdock error
 

i downloaded a program called KSMOOTHDOCK fromm www.kde-look.org. It is a Mac OS X-like dock, which i have been looking and waiting for since i've been using linux. i finally found one !!! I downloaded the .tar.gz, i unzipped it, and i read the installation instructions, which i might add, weren't very descriptive. they were good, but not very descriptive. i got to the first step, go to the directory containing the files, and do "./configure". i did that, and i get the error below.


linux:/home/dave/ksmoothdock-2.1 # ./configure
loading cache ./config.cache
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... (cached) /usr/bin/install -c
checking for -p flag to install... yes
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking whether make sets ${MAKE}... (cached) yes
checking for working aclocal-1.4... missing
checking for working autoconf... found
checking for working automake-1.4... missing
checking for working autoheader... found
checking for working makeinfo... found
checking for gcc... (cached) 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... (cached) yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... (cached) yes
checking how to run the C preprocessor... (cached) gcc -E
checking for c++... (cached) c++
checking whether the C++ compiler (c++ ) works... yes
checking whether the C++ compiler (c++ ) is a cross-compiler... no
checking whether we are using GNU C++... (cached) yes
checking whether c++ accepts -g... (cached) yes
checking whether c++ supports -fno-exceptions... (cached) yes
checking whether c++ supports -fno-check-new... (cached) yes
checking whether c++ supports -fexceptions... (cached) yes
checking how to run the C++ preprocessor... (cached) c++ -E
checking whether c++ supports -frepo... (cached) yes
checking for ld used by GCC... (cached) /usr/i486-suse-linux/bin/ld
checking if the linker (/usr/i486-suse-linux/bin/ld) is GNU ld... (cached) yes
checking for /usr/i486-suse-linux/bin/ld option to reload object files... (cached) -r
checking for BSD-compatible nm... (cached) /usr/bin/nm -B
checking whether ln -s works... (cached) yes
checking how to recognise dependant libraries... (cached) pass_all
checking for ranlib... (cached) ranlib
checking for strip... (cached) strip
checking for Cygwin environment... (cached) no
checking for mingw32 environment... (cached) no
loading cache ./config.cache within ltconfig
checking whether -lc should be explicitly linked in... (cached) yes
checking for objdir... .libs
checking for gcc option to produce PIC... -fPIC -DPIC
checking if gcc PIC flag -fPIC -DPIC works... (cached) yes
checking if gcc static flag -static works... (cached) yes
finding the maximum length of command line arguments... (cached) 73729
checking if gcc supports -c -o file.o... (cached) yes
checking if gcc supports -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions ... no
checking whether the linker (/usr/i486-suse-linux/bin/ld) supports shared libraries... yes
checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
checking whether stripping libraries is possible... yes
checking dynamic linker characteristics... GNU/Linux ld.so
checking command to parse /usr/bin/nm -B output... ok
checking if libtool supports shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build static libraries... no
checking for dlfcn.h... (cached) yes
checking whether a program can dlopen itself... (cached) yes
checking whether a statically linked program can dlopen itself... (cached) no
creating libtool
loading cache ./config.cache
loading cache ./config.cache within ltconfig
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
ltcf-cxx: with_gcc=yes ; with_gnu_ld=yes
checking for objdir... .libs
checking for c++ option to produce PIC... -fPIC -DPIC
checking if c++ PIC flag -fPIC -DPIC works... yes
checking if c++ static flag -static works... yes
finding the maximum length of command line arguments... (cached) 73729
checking if c++ supports -c -o file.o... (cached) yes
checking if c++ supports -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions ... yes
checking whether the linker (/usr/i486-suse-linux/bin/ld) supports shared libraries... yes
checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
checking whether stripping libraries is possible... yes
checking dynamic linker characteristics... GNU/Linux ld.so
checking command to parse /usr/bin/nm -B output... ok
checking if libtool supports shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build static libraries... no
checking for dlfcn.h... (cached) yes
checking whether a program can dlopen itself... (cached) yes
checking whether a statically linked program can dlopen itself... (cached) no
appending configuration tag "CXX" to libtool
checking for object suffix... o
checking for executable suffix... no
checking for msgfmt... /usr/bin/msgfmt
checking for gmsgfmt... /usr/bin/msgfmt
checking for xgettext... /usr/bin/xgettext
checking for main in -lutil... yes
checking for main in -lcompat... no
checking for crypt in -lcrypt... yes
checking for socklen_t... socklen_t
checking for dnet_ntoa in -ldnet... no
checking for dnet_ntoa in -ldnet_stub... no
checking for inet_ntoa... yes
checking for connect... yes
checking for remove... yes
checking for shmat... yes
checking for res_init... no
checking for killpg in -lucb... no
checking size of int... 4
checking size of long... 4
checking size of char *... 4
checking size of char... 1
checking for dlopen in -ldl... (cached) yes
checking for shl_unload in -ldld... no
checking for extra includes... no
checking for extra libs... no
checking for libz... -lz
checking for X... libraries /usr/X11R6/lib, headers /usr/X11R6/include
checking for IceConnectionNumber in -lICE... yes
checking for libXext... yes
checking for Xinerama... no
checking for pthread_create in -lpthread... yes
checking for libpng... -lpng -lz -lm
checking for libjpeg6b... no
checking for libjpeg... -ljpeg
checking for Qt... libraries /usr/lib/qt3/lib, headers /usr/lib/qt3/include using -mt
checking if Qt compiles without flags... no
checking for moc... /usr/lib/qt3/bin/moc
checking for uic... /usr/lib/qt3/bin/uic
checking whether uic supports -L ... yes
checking whether uic supports -nounload ... yes
checking if Qt needs -ljpeg... no
checking for rpath... yes
checking for KDE... configure: error:
in the prefix, you've chosen, are no KDE headers installed. This will fail.
So, check this please and use another prefix!
linux:/home/dave/ksmoothdock-2.1 #





SO, due to this error, i now type in at the prompt "./configure /opt/kde3/include" and i get this error:




linux:/home/dave/ksmoothdock-2.1 # ./configure /opt/kde3/include/
configure: warning: /opt/kde3/include/: invalid host type
loading cache ./config.cache
checking host system type... Invalid configuration `/opt/kde3/include/': machine `/opt/kde3/include/' not recognized

checking target system type... Invalid configuration `/opt/kde3/include/': machine `/opt/kde3/include/' not recognized

checking build system type... Invalid configuration `/opt/kde3/include/': machine `/opt/kde3/include/' not recognized

checking for a BSD compatible install... (cached) /usr/bin/install -c
checking for -p flag to install... yes
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking whether make sets ${MAKE}... (cached) yes
checking for working aclocal-1.4... missing
checking for working autoconf... found
checking for working automake-1.4... missing
checking for working autoheader... found
checking for working makeinfo... found
checking for gcc... (cached) 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... (cached) yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... (cached) yes
checking how to run the C preprocessor... (cached) gcc -E
checking for c++... (cached) c++
checking whether the C++ compiler (c++ ) works... yes
checking whether the C++ compiler (c++ ) is a cross-compiler... no
checking whether we are using GNU C++... (cached) yes
checking whether c++ accepts -g... (cached) yes
checking whether c++ supports -fno-exceptions... (cached) yes
checking whether c++ supports -fno-check-new... (cached) yes
checking whether c++ supports -fexceptions... (cached) yes
checking how to run the C++ preprocessor... (cached) c++ -E
checking whether c++ supports -frepo... (cached) yes
checking for ld used by GCC... (cached) /usr/i486-suse-linux/bin/ld
checking if the linker (/usr/i486-suse-linux/bin/ld) is GNU ld... (cached) yes
checking for /usr/i486-suse-linux/bin/ld option to reload object files... (cached) -r
checking for BSD-compatible nm... (cached) /usr/bin/nm -B
checking whether ln -s works... (cached) yes
checking how to recognise dependant libraries... (cached) pass_all
checking for /opt/kde3/include/-ranlib... (cached) ranlib
checking for /opt/kde3/include/-strip... (cached) strip
checking for Cygwin environment... (cached) no
checking for mingw32 environment... (cached) no
loading cache ./config.cache within ltconfig
ltconfig: you must specify a host type if you use `--no-verify'
Try `ltconfig --help' for more information.
configure: error: libtool configure failed
linux:/home/dave/ksmoothdock-2.1 # ./configure /opt/kde3/libs
configure: warning: /opt/kde3/libs: invalid host type
loading cache ./config.cache
checking host system type... Invalid configuration `/opt/kde3/libs': machine `/opt/kde3/libs' not recognized

checking target system type... Invalid configuration `/opt/kde3/libs': machine `/opt/kde3/libs' not recognized

checking build system type... Invalid configuration `/opt/kde3/libs': machine `/opt/kde3/libs' not recognized

checking for a BSD compatible install... (cached) /usr/bin/install -c
checking for -p flag to install... yes
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking whether make sets ${MAKE}... (cached) yes
checking for working aclocal-1.4... missing
checking for working autoconf... found
checking for working automake-1.4... missing
checking for working autoheader... found
checking for working makeinfo... found
checking for gcc... (cached) 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... (cached) yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... (cached) yes
checking how to run the C preprocessor... (cached) gcc -E
checking for c++... (cached) c++
checking whether the C++ compiler (c++ ) works... yes
checking whether the C++ compiler (c++ ) is a cross-compiler... no
checking whether we are using GNU C++... (cached) yes
checking whether c++ accepts -g... (cached) yes
checking whether c++ supports -fno-exceptions... (cached) yes
checking whether c++ supports -fno-check-new... (cached) yes
checking whether c++ supports -fexceptions... (cached) yes
checking how to run the C++ preprocessor... (cached) c++ -E
checking whether c++ supports -frepo... (cached) yes
checking for ld used by GCC... (cached) /usr/i486-suse-linux/bin/ld
checking if the linker (/usr/i486-suse-linux/bin/ld) is GNU ld... (cached) yes
checking for /usr/i486-suse-linux/bin/ld option to reload object files... (cached) -r
checking for BSD-compatible nm... (cached) /usr/bin/nm -B
checking whether ln -s works... (cached) yes
checking how to recognise dependant libraries... (cached) pass_all
checking for /opt/kde3/libs-ranlib... (cached) ranlib
checking for /opt/kde3/libs-strip... (cached) strip
checking for Cygwin environment... (cached) no
checking for mingw32 environment... (cached) no
loading cache ./config.cache within ltconfig
ltconfig: you must specify a host type if you use `--no-verify'
Try `ltconfig --help' for more information.
configure: error: libtool configure failed
linux:/home/dave/ksmoothdock-2.1 # ltconfig
bash: ltconfig: command not found
linux:/home/dave/ksmoothdock-2.1 # ltconfig --help
bash: ltconfig: command not found
linux:/home/dave/ksmoothdock-2.1 #





SO, the /opt/kde3/include directory must not be it, it must want the /lib dir ??? I replace the include dir (as above) with the lib dir, and i get the exact same error.


So whats wrong ? i am using SuSE 8.2 pro, and im trying to fix my own linux problems with minimal consulting to LQ, but this one has me stumped completely.