I had to do it this way and it's removing now. I will try the rest of the steps and report back to you and let you know if I can get kopete up and running.

d-1

I am very sorry, I was in a hurry to go somewhere and hence the typo ´urpmi.removemedi´, i meant removemedia, glad that you have figured that out.
I hope you get this issue resolved soon. I had this problem with msn messenger in windows, in linux i use amsn and it works like a charm.
Once again sorry about the typo.

Abattoir, I was able to remove media and do my updates and ran the command urpmi gcc-c++ successfully. When I ran ./configure command for kopete I did better than before, but still got the error at the end.

[root@localhost kopete-0.9.2]# ./configure
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking target system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking for -p flag to install... yes
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for gawk... gawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking for kde-config... /usr/bin/kde-config
checking where to install... /usr (as returned by kde-config)
checking for style of include used by make... GNU
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of executables...
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C... none needed
checking dependency style of gcc... gcc3
checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
checking for g++... g++
checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler... yes
checking whether g++ accepts -g... yes
checking dependency style of g++... gcc3
checking whether g++ supports -Wmissing-format-attribute... yes
checking whether gcc supports -Wmissing-format-attribute... yes
checking whether g++ supports -Wundef... yes
checking whether g++ supports -Wno-long-long... yes
checking whether g++ supports -Wnon-virtual-dtor... yes
checking whether g++ supports -fno-exceptions... yes
checking whether g++ supports -fno-check-new... yes
checking whether g++ supports -fno-common... yes
checking whether g++ supports -fexceptions... yes
checking how to run the C++ preprocessor... g++ -E
checking whether g++ supports -O0... yes
checking whether g++ supports -Wl,--no-undefined... yes
checking whether g++ supports -Wl,--allow-shlib-undefined... yes
not using lib directory suffix
checking for a sed that does not truncate output... /bin/sed
checking for egrep... grep -E
checking for ld used by gcc... /usr/bin/ld
checking if the linker (/usr/bin/ld) is GNU ld... yes
checking for /usr/bin/ld option to reload object files... -r
checking for BSD-compatible nm... /usr/bin/nm -B
checking whether ln -s works... yes
checking how to recognise dependent libraries... pass_all
checking for ANSI C header files... yes
checking for sys/types.h... yes
checking for sys/stat.h... yes
checking for stdlib.h... yes
checking for string.h... yes
checking for memory.h... yes
checking for strings.h... yes
checking for inttypes.h... yes
checking for stdint.h... yes
checking for unistd.h... yes
checking dlfcn.h usability... yes
checking dlfcn.h presence... yes
checking for dlfcn.h... yes
checking for g77... no
checking for f77... no
checking for xlf... no
checking for frt... no
checking for pgf77... no
checking for fort77... no
checking for fl32... no
checking for af77... no
checking for f90... no
checking for xlf90... no
checking for pgf90... no
checking for epcf90... no
checking for f95... no
checking for fort... no
checking for xlf95... no
checking for ifc... no
checking for efc... no
checking for pgf95... no
checking for lf95... no
checking for gfortran... no
checking whether we are using the GNU Fortran 77 compiler... no
checking whether accepts -g... no
checking the maximum length of command line arguments... 32768
checking command to parse /usr/bin/nm -B output from gcc object... ok
checking for objdir... .libs
checking for ar... ar
checking for ranlib... ranlib
checking for strip... strip
checking if gcc static flag works... yes
checking if gcc supports -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions... no
checking for gcc option to produce PIC... -fPIC
checking if gcc PIC flag -fPIC works... yes
checking if gcc supports -c -o file.o... yes
checking whether the gcc linker (/usr/bin/ld) supports shared libraries... yes
checking whether -lc should be explicitly linked in... no
checking dynamic linker characteristics... GNU/Linux ld.so
checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
checking whether stripping libraries is possible... yes
checking for shl_load... no
checking for shl_load in -ldld... no
checking for dlopen... no
checking for dlopen in -ldl... yes
checking whether a program can dlopen itself... yes
checking whether a statically linked program can dlopen itself... yes
checking if libtool supports shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build static libraries... no
configure: creating libtool
appending configuration tag "CXX" to libtool
checking for ld used by g++... /usr/bin/ld
checking if the linker (/usr/bin/ld) is GNU ld... yes
checking whether the g++ linker (/usr/bin/ld) supports shared libraries... yes
checking for g++ option to produce PIC... -fPIC
checking if g++ PIC flag -fPIC works... yes
checking if g++ supports -c -o file.o... yes
checking whether the g++ linker (/usr/bin/ld) supports shared libraries... yes
checking dynamic linker characteristics... GNU/Linux ld.so
checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
checking whether stripping libraries is possible... yes
checking for shl_load... (cached) no
checking for shl_load in -ldld... (cached) no
checking for dlopen... (cached) no
checking for dlopen in -ldl... (cached) yes
checking whether a program can dlopen itself... (cached) yes
checking whether a statically linked program can dlopen itself... (cached) yes
appending configuration tag "F77" to libtool
checking for msgfmt... msgfmt
checking for gmsgfmt... msgfmt
found msgfmt program is not GNU msgfmt; ignore it
checking for xgettext... :
checking if C++ programs can be compiled... yes
checking for strlcat... no
checking if strlcat needs custom prototype... yes - in libkdefakes
checking for strlcpy... no
checking if strlcpy needs custom prototype... yes - in libkdefakes
checking for main in -lutil... yes
checking for main in -lcompat... no
checking for crypt in -lcrypt... yes
checking for socklen_t... yes
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 sys/types.h... (cached) yes
checking for stdint.h... (cached) yes
checking sys/bitypes.h usability... yes
checking sys/bitypes.h presence... yes
checking for sys/bitypes.h... yes
checking for poll in -lpoll... no
checking CoreAudio/CoreAudio.h usability... no
checking CoreAudio/CoreAudio.h presence... no
checking for CoreAudio/CoreAudio.h... no
checking if res_init needs -lresolv... yes
checking for res_init... yes
checking if res_init needs custom prototype... no
checking for killpg in -lucb... no
checking for int... yes
checking size of int... 4
checking for short... yes
checking size of short... 2
checking for long... yes
checking size of long... 4
checking for char *... yes
checking size of char *... 4
checking for dlopen in -ldl... (cached) yes
checking for shl_unload in -ldld... no
checking for size_t... yes
checking size of size_t... 4
checking for unsigned long... yes
checking size of unsigned long... 4
checking sizeof size_t == sizeof unsigned long... yes
checking crt_externs.h usability... no
checking crt_externs.h presence... no
checking for crt_externs.h... no
checking for _NSGetEnviron... no
checking for vsnprintf... yes
checking for snprintf... yes
checking for X... configure: error: Can't find X includes. Please check your installation and add the correct paths!
[root@localhost kopete-0.9.2]#

I don't know what else to do to get kopete installed.

I also ran the make and the make install command and I got the following below:

[root@localhost kopete-0.9.2]# make install
make: *** No rule to make target `install'. Stop.
[root@localhost kopete-0.9.2]# make
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.
[root@localhost kopete-0.9.2]# ./install
bash: ./install: No such file or directory
[root@localhost kopete-0.9.2]# make
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.
[root@localhost kopete-0.9.2]# make
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.
[root@localhost kopete-0.9.2]# make install
make: *** No rule to make target `install'. Stop.
[root@localhost kopete-0.9.2]#

d-1

You need to have X development headers installed do
You may get other errors too asking for packages like qt, qt-devel etc.

Also, you must not run make without finishing ./configure
After configure you get a message -Good configure finished! start make now!
after the message you must run make.
Bye

I am installing urpmi xorg-x11-deve as I type, once installed what commands to run from the terminal to install kopete?

./configure
make?
make install?

Thanks for your help....

d-1

Since you seem to be having trouble running kopete, why dont you try amsn?
Though kopete can handle multiple accounts(yahoo,aol etc.), if your need is only for an msn based messenger, you could try amsn, it is similar to msn messenger.

YOU ARE RIGHT, its asking me for qt, qt-develop (see below), now what do I do?

abattoir, I tried installing gaim as well and I cannot get it to connect. I get a connecting to IRC pop-up display and that yellow bar goes across but nothing happens. All I can do is hit cancel, but once I do, I cannot go back into the gaim properties and mess with any of the settings.....

d-1

I installed amsn without a hitch and it works great. I still would like to figure out why I am having trouble with kopete and gaim.

d-1

Hey--

I'm keeping an eye on you. You are doing great and it's a bit scary when the compile stops.
Calm, breathe, then read the last few lines before it stops. So in your latest case:
your compile stopped because it can't find Qt. Also right before that it can't find jpeg. Your
solution is to install:

urpmi qt qt-devel libjpeg libjpeg-devel

The rule is to install whatever the missing package is and the missing package-devel. Then your compile
will find the required library. I assume urpmi can install multiple packages like how I wrote above. If not, follow
correct syntax for urpmi. There may be more dependencies where compile stops, just keep doing the same
thing, until all dependencies are installed and you get a msg:

Configure finished -- start make now!

Or some message close to that! Then type "make" (do not type the " ). Also ensure you did:

urpmi make

This should install the required make library in order to run make. Sorry I had to jump back in.

Good Luck! Mark

1. Yes after ./configure you should run ´make´ and then ´make install´
2. to install qt and qt-devel do and install dependencies if any.
3.I have an ´@msn.com´ account, and i faced similar problems with logging in in windows(msn messenger).What I am trying to say is that the problem may be with the msn servers.
If you are sure installing the latest version of kopete will solve the problem you can of course try that.

OK ran that command and I am working it out, will report back:

d-1

abattoir--

Keep it simple--

if you are logged into linux right now:

#1) Do the 'urpmi qt qt-devel'
#2) Do './configure' again and see if it finishes until the magic msg we gave you
#3) If it finishes, run 'make' then 'make install'
#4) If it does not finish, install whatever the missing library it's complaining about and the matching -devel library package

Be sure you are doing this as root user.

Now, in Windows:

I had problems with my @msn.com account. There is a new version of msn messenger out. I think 7.0. I upgraded
to the new version of messenger and set my password.

I went to linux, opened kopete, entered my msn messenger acct info, set my status as online, bingo kopete told me I
had 5 new messages and I was in!

Good Luck abattoir!

I still get this at the end:


d-1

Be sure qt and qt-devel are installed.