Can't compile compiz since KDE 4.2

mattydee · 01-30-2009, 07:30 PM

Running
./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-gconf
gives me this:

Code:

checking for Qt headers... /opt/kde3/lib/qt3/include
checking for Qt libraries... /opt/kde3/lib/qt3/lib

Code:

the following optional plugins will be compiled:
  glib:     yes
  gconf:    no
  kconfig:  yes
  dbus:     yes
  annotate: yes
  svg:      yes
  inotify:  yes
  fuse:     yes

and the following optional features will be compiled:
  gtk:      yes
  metacity: no
  gnome:    no
  kde:      yes
  kde4:     no

How can I get the configure script to look for QT in /usr/lib/qt ?

allend · 01-30-2009, 07:57 PM

Have you tried Kicker -> System Settings -> Desktop Effects -> Enable Desktop Effects in KDE4.2?

mattydee · 01-30-2009, 10:10 PM

Hmm... ya i knew about those settings but I decided to take a closer look. They do seem to offer almost everything that compiz does.

Is it possible to get emerald working with the kde window manager to get nicer window decorations?

mattydee · 01-31-2009, 11:19 AM

I think these compile problems are related to problems I have compiling gtk-qt-engine. Which gives me an error during make and complains about qt... I'll start another thread concerning this, though.

If anyone can think of why qt4 doesn't get recognized by the compiz configure script, please let me know.

Thanks

mattydee · 02-10-2009, 02:13 PM

Bump:
Has anyone been able to compile Compiz on Slack with KDE4?

Thanks

marcusmercado · 02-10-2009, 07:21 PM

Since people have been really helpful with me and patient I thought I'd give my two cents back.

I am not sure if this is the right way to go about with it but what I done was to use the packages from the gsb-current. Go to your favourite slack mirror and go to gsb/gsbcurrent/gsb/packages/compiz and download the whole thing with kget etc. Install all of the packages and cross your fingers it worked like a charm for me. Hope it does for you too.

BTW there are some that you can skip like awn or so since its gnome specific but I know you know that anyways.

Good Luck

Alien Bob · 02-11-2009, 03:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marcusmercado

Since people have been really helpful with me and patient I thought I'd give my two cents back.

I am not sure if this is the right way to go about with it but what I done was to use the packages from the gsb-current. Go to your favourite slack mirror and go to gsb/gsbcurrent/gsb/packages/compiz and download the whole thing with kget etc. Install all of the packages and cross your fingers it worked like a charm for me. Hope it does for you too.

BTW there are some that you can skip like awn or so since its gnome specific but I know you know that anyways.

Good Luck

Yeah, but the question was not how to use compiz with Gnome, but how to compile it when KDE4 is present on your system. The compiz that is in Slackware 12.2 works well enough if you do not have KDE4 installed.

I successfully compiled compiz for -current with KDE4.2 and the KDE3 compatibility packages installed, but I needed to apply several patches. Now I have a kde4-window-decorator.

Still I prefer KDE4's own compositing desktop functionality (fully integrated) over using compiz (needs additional scripts and fiddling to work with KDE4).

Eric

marcusmercado · 02-11-2009, 01:18 PM

Yeah those packages from the gsb current worked well with mykde4 not requiring patches. Also I don't have gnome installed. So it doesn't require any gnome dependancy like gtk etc.

Alien Bob · 02-11-2009, 02:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marcusmercado

Yeah those packages from the gsb current worked well with mykde4 not requiring patches. Also I don't have gnome installed. So it doesn't require any gnome dependancy like gtk etc.

I did not mean that KDE4 needed patching. Instead, compiz needs patching if you want it to compile a window decorator for KDE4.
The GSB packages for compiz are actually compiz-fusion, with Gnome support but without KDE support.

Eric

marcusmercado · 02-11-2009, 02:22 PM

What do you mean by support. If it does not have Kde support why is it working both for my kde4.2 and xfce?

If you mean the windows decadotar then I disabl kde themes and use emerald anyways.

mattydee · 02-11-2009, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alien Bob

I successfully compiled compiz for -current with KDE4.2 and the KDE3 compatibility packages installed, but I needed to apply several patches.
Eric

Any tips on how to do that?
Like I said, the compiz configure script just doesn't seem to recognize the qt4 libs for me.

Alien Bob · 02-11-2009, 06:22 PM

I linked Pat through to the updated SlackBuild and patches required for a successful compilation. If that does not show up soon in -current I will see that I upload it somewhere.

Eric