Better KDEDIRS default ( was Re: Debian KDE 3 packages using a different kde_htmldir )

2003-05-19 Thread Dominique Devriese
Dominique Devriese writes: domi> Daniel Stone writes: Daniel> On Tue, May 13, 2003 at 08:09:11PM +0100, David Pye wrote: >>> While perhaps related to debian, and packaging, I'd like to add >>> that third party KDE-based apps also seem unable to locate other >>> files, such as .ui files,

Re: Debian KDE 3 packages using a different kde_htmldir

2003-05-16 Thread Daniel Stone
On Fri, May 16, 2003 at 02:23:06PM +0200, Dominique Devriese wrote: > For reference, I sent a patch to Daniel Stone that adds this target, > and he told me he would be committing this. However, Stephan Kulow > told me he would not put any distribution-specific code in > acinclude.m4.in, so it does

Re: Debian KDE 3 packages using a different kde_htmldir

2003-05-16 Thread Chris Cheney
On Fri, May 16, 2003 at 02:23:06PM +0200, Dominique Devriese wrote: > Ralf> I wouldn't change anything on the current setup - you can > Ralf> install the packages but you can also, alongside, compile your > Ralf> own CVS and applications into /usr/local (did that here and it > Ralf> works f

Re: Debian KDE 3 packages using a different kde_htmldir

2003-05-16 Thread Dominique Devriese
Ralf Nolden writes: Ralf> On Freitag, 16. Mai 2003 10:57, Chris Cheney wrote: >> On Wed, May 14, 2003 at 08:41:00AM +0200, Dominique Devriese >> wrote: >> > "tell your users to use the option to ./configure", you mean, I >> > guess, which is why I don't like this option too much.. >> >

Re: Debian KDE 3 packages using a different kde_htmldir

2003-05-16 Thread Ralf Nolden
On Freitag, 16. Mai 2003 10:57, Chris Cheney wrote: > On Wed, May 14, 2003 at 08:41:00AM +0200, Dominique Devriese wrote: > > "tell your users to use the option to ./configure", you mean, I > > guess, which is why I don't like this option too much.. > > > > Do you think there is any way to make ./c

Re: Debian KDE 3 packages using a different kde_htmldir

2003-05-16 Thread Daniel Stone
On Fri, May 16, 2003 at 03:46:01AM -0500, Chris Cheney wrote: > Also I have a gripe about KStandardDirs in general. It forces me to put > crappy /usr/share/config fixup symlink to /etc/kde3 in Debian since it > is based off --prefix. IMHO it should use the kderc file like the other > function (forg

Re: Debian KDE 3 packages using a different kde_htmldir

2003-05-16 Thread Chris Cheney
On Wed, May 14, 2003 at 08:41:00AM +0200, Dominique Devriese wrote: > "tell your users to use the option to ./configure", you mean, I > guess, which is why I don't like this option too much.. > > Do you think there is any way to make ./configure auto-detect this ? > Could perhaps debianrules get a

Re: Debian KDE 3 packages using a different kde_htmldir

2003-05-16 Thread Chris Cheney
On Wed, May 14, 2003 at 10:40:56PM +0200, Dominique Devriese wrote: > Paul Cupis writes: > > Paul> On Wednesday 14 May 2003 14:41, Dominique Devriese > Paul> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> No, that's not the problem. The problem is in the patch > >> kdelibs.dirs.patch that only Debian

Re: Debian KDE 3 packages using a different kde_htmldir

2003-05-14 Thread Dominique Devriese
Paul Cupis writes: Paul> On Wednesday 14 May 2003 14:41, Dominique Devriese Paul> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> No, that's not the problem. The problem is in the patch >> kdelibs.dirs.patch that only Debian applies. It makes it such >> that for any given prefix ( whether it is /usr, /

Re: Debian KDE 3 packages using a different kde_htmldir

2003-05-14 Thread Paul Cupis
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 14 May 2003 14:41, Dominique Devriese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No, that's not the problem. The problem is in the patch > kdelibs.dirs.patch that only Debian applies. It makes it such that > for any given prefix ( whether it is /usr

Re: Debian KDE 3 packages using a different kde_htmldir

2003-05-14 Thread Frank Van Damme
On Wednesday 14 May 2003 08:47, Dominique Devriese wrote: > Hmm.. rereading your email, why can't the packages just set > KDEDIRS ( or the corresponding option ) to > "/usr/:/usr/local:/usr/local/kde", so that users won't have to deal > with problems like the above ? Agree, it's possible to insta

Re: Debian KDE 3 packages using a different kde_htmldir

2003-05-14 Thread Dominique Devriese
Dominique Devriese writes: domi> However, the damage is probably already done, since all domi> previous KDE versions in Debian have had the patch applied, so domi> I'm going to make a patch for the KDE build system that makes domi> it install HTML documentation in $prefix/share/doc/kde/HTM

Re: Debian KDE 3 packages using a different kde_htmldir

2003-05-14 Thread Dominique Devriese
Ralf Nolden writes: Ralf> export kde_htmldir=/usr/share/doc/kde/HTML >> >> I suppose I have to tell all Debian users to export this >> before >> configuring then ? >> Ralf> Then please turn to debian-devel and ask there to change their Ralf> standards to allow a global HTML directory

Re: Debian KDE 3 packages using a different kde_htmldir

2003-05-14 Thread Ralf Nolden
On Mittwoch, 14. Mai 2003 08:34, Dominique Devriese wrote: > Ralf Nolden writes: > > > I know, I've been playing around with creating a Debian package, but > this is not what I'm talking about.. > > Ralf> export kde_htmldir=/usr/share/doc/kde/HTML > > I suppose I have to tell all Debian users to

Re: Debian KDE 3 packages using a different kde_htmldir

2003-05-14 Thread Dominique Devriese
Daniel Stone writes: >> >> This patch breaks the documentation of all third party KDE >> >> applications, since these packages ( at least those that use the >> >> standard KDE build system to install docs ), install their >> >> documentation in "$prefix/share/doc/HTML", and this is never >

Re: Debian KDE 3 packages using a different kde_htmldir

2003-05-14 Thread Daniel Stone
On Wed, May 14, 2003 at 08:41:00AM +0200, Dominique Devriese wrote: > Daniel Stone writes: > Daniel> On Tue, May 13, 2003 at 07:39:02PM +0200, Dominique Devriese > Daniel> wrote: > >> The only Debian kdelibs patch, > >> kdelibs/debian/patches/kdelibs.dirs.diff changes KGlobals to only > >

Re: Debian KDE 3 packages using a different kde_htmldir

2003-05-14 Thread Dominique Devriese
Daniel Stone writes: Daniel> On Tue, May 13, 2003 at 08:09:11PM +0100, David Pye wrote: >> While perhaps related to debian, and packaging, I'd like to add >> that third party KDE-based apps also seem unable to locate other >> files, such as .ui files, which locate themselves in >> /usr/l

Re: Debian KDE 3 packages using a different kde_htmldir

2003-05-14 Thread Dominique Devriese
Daniel Stone writes: Daniel> On Tue, May 13, 2003 at 07:39:02PM +0200, Dominique Devriese Daniel> wrote: >> The only Debian kdelibs patch, >> kdelibs/debian/patches/kdelibs.dirs.diff changes KGlobals to only >> look for html resources that are named >> "$prefix/share/doc/kde/HTML" ( an

Re: Debian KDE 3 packages using a different kde_htmldir

2003-05-14 Thread Dominique Devriese
Ralf Nolden writes: Ralf> On Dienstag, 13. Mai 2003 19:39, Dominique Devriese wrote: >> Hi, >> >> ( i'm not sure if this is the debian kde development list, or if >> it's more of a user list, so please refer me to the right place >> if this isn't the place for this ) >> >> The only

Re: Debian KDE 3 packages using a different kde_htmldir

2003-05-13 Thread Daniel Stone
On Tue, May 13, 2003 at 07:39:02PM +0200, Dominique Devriese wrote: > The only Debian kdelibs patch, > kdelibs/debian/patches/kdelibs.dirs.diff changes KGlobals to only look > for html resources that are named "$prefix/share/doc/kde/HTML" ( and > changes some cgi-bin search path too.. ). And fai

Re: Debian KDE 3 packages using a different kde_htmldir

2003-05-13 Thread Daniel Stone
On Tue, May 13, 2003 at 08:09:11PM +0100, David Pye wrote: > While perhaps related to debian, and packaging, I'd like to add that third > party KDE-based apps also seem unable to locate other files, such as .ui > files, which locate themselves in /usr/local/kde/share/apps/. > > Even though comp

Re: Debian KDE 3 packages using a different kde_htmldir

2003-05-13 Thread Ralf Nolden
On Dienstag, 13. Mai 2003 19:39, Dominique Devriese wrote: > Hi, > > ( i'm not sure if this is the debian kde development list, or if it's > more of a user list, so please refer me to the right place if this > isn't the place for this ) > > The only Debian kdelibs patch, > kdelibs/debian/patches/kd

Re: Debian KDE 3 packages using a different kde_htmldir

2003-05-13 Thread Dominique Devriese
David Pye writes: David> Hi, While perhaps related to debian, and packaging, I'd like David> to add that third party KDE-based apps also seem unable to David> locate other files, such as .ui files, which locate David> themselves in /usr/local/kde/share/apps/. David> Even though compile

Re: Debian KDE 3 packages using a different kde_htmldir

2003-05-13 Thread David Pye
Hi, While perhaps related to debian, and packaging, I'd like to add that third party KDE-based apps also seem unable to locate other files, such as .ui files, which locate themselves in /usr/local/kde/share/apps/. Even though compiled locally, the apps themselves can't then find these files.