Michael O'Henly wrote:
> 
> Hi...
> 
> I'm attempting to install Quanta 2.0 PR1 from sources under KDE 2.1 final.
> (Quanta was not released with this version of KDE and the Beta 2 RPM won't
> install without dependency problems.)
> 
> I can do the "make" and "make install" steps without any serious errors. But
> after installing, Quanta is evidently not in the executable path. Even if I
> go the directory in which it installed and enter "./quanta", it fails to
> locate things it needs and bugs out.
> 
> By default, "./configure" wants to use "/usr/local/kde/" as the install
> directory where it then creates "bin/", "lib/", and "share/" subdirectories.
> 
> My hunch is that Linux-Mandrake uses its own directory layout for KDE and
> that this doesn't jive with what the Makefile uses by default. What
> parameters should I be giving "./configure" to have things go where they
> actually should?

Try: ./configure --prefix=/usr <other options here>

> 
> Many thanks.
> 
> M.
No problem

> 
> --
> Michael O'Henly
> TENZO Design

Deven Phillips, CISSP, LCP
Network Architect
Viata Online, Inc.

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