DJ Lucas wrote: > Well, I had started to send this to support, but then tried to dig in a > little deeper. I only use msn and yahoo, but for both as soon as I send > a message, gaim exits. I started gaim from the console with the -d > option, and here is the last part of the output: > > util: Writing file prefs.xml to directory /home/dj/.gaim > conversation: typed... > Creating link /home/dj/.kde/socket-name1. > can't create mcop directory > dns[2765]: Oops, father has gone, wait for me, wait...! > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# dns[2763]: Oops, father has gone, wait for me, wait...! > > Seems a bit interesting being that I don't have 'kde' installed, but QT > and Arts. Someone made a bad assumption somewhere. Doesn't look like > an option to disable qt/kde in configure. Anyway, _a_ working solution > is to create the directory before running gaim...now why this is > required I'm not certain. > > 'mkdir -p $HOME/.kde/socket-$(hostname)' should do the trick for the > book or wiki. > > Getting to the bottom of the problem, libao was linked against arts. > This _might_ explain a little, however, without kdelibs or kdebase, I > wouldn't expect to see any software looking for ~/.kde. This is an > error someplace! 'Should it be using ~/.qt or ~/.arts?' and 'How _was_ > the directory supposed to be created?' are the remaining questions that > need to go strait to gaim...I think (libao?). > > I just wanted my little analysis to be verified and see if anyone else > has seen this before I go bugging upstream maintainers. I think I'll > remove the directory and install kdelibs next (and step my way up if > needs be). I'll need it and base anyway for k3b. Looking at it now, I > have a pretty good idea that this will turn out to be an arts error.
Do you know what package is "Creating link /home/dj/.kde/socket-name1" ? I strongly suspect aRts which *is* tied pretty tightly to KDE. Installing aRts without kdelibs and kdebase is not common. The $HOME/.kde directory is normally created when the user starts KDE for the first time. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
