Re: When does kbuildsycoca4 run?

2012-09-21 Thread Ian Wadham
On 20/09/2012, at 3:47 PM, Teemu Rytilahti wrote: > Ben Cooksley wrote: > >> kded4 provides a number of crucial mini processes which are crucial to >> the operation of KDE processes in certain areas (Timezone data and the >> determining of an active network connection at least) although it >> te

Re: When does kbuildsycoca4 run?

2012-09-21 Thread Ian Wadham
On 21/09/2012, at 12:03 AM, Andras Mantia wrote: > On Thursday, September 20, 2012 02:05:11 PM Ian Wadham wrote: >>> Which of those processes are necessary for running KDE apps? >>> Which can be omitted or "bound off" somehow if you are not running >>> on a KDE desktop? >> >> But still these other

Re: When does kbuildsycoca4 run?

2012-09-20 Thread Teemu Rytilahti
Ben Cooksley wrote: > kded4 provides a number of crucial mini processes which are crucial to > the operation of KDE processes in certain areas (Timezone data and the > determining of an active network connection at least) although it > tends to be more crucial with a Workspace. Just wanted to hop

Re: When does kbuildsycoca4 run?

2012-09-20 Thread Andras Mantia
On Thursday, September 20, 2012 02:05:11 PM Ian Wadham wrote: > > Which of those processes are necessary for running KDE apps? > > Which can be omitted or "bound off" somehow if you are not running > > on a KDE desktop? > > But still these other questions remain … Basically, what do you need to >

Re: When does kbuildsycoca4 run?

2012-09-19 Thread Ian Wadham
On 18/09/2012, at 6:17 PM, Ian Wadham wrote: > On my Linux system I have not had to run kbuildsycoca in all the > ten years or so I have been working on KDE. So when does KDE > run it? As part of the build and install process for KDE libs and apps? > Whenever you run an app? Whenever you start

Re: When does kbuildsycoca4 run?

2012-09-18 Thread Sune Vuorela
On 2012-09-18, mk-li...@email.de wrote: >> Technically it needs to be run if new .desktop files are installed. > > Is the assumption correct that the run would have to be carried out by the > user and not by root? Yes. (and kded takes care of running it (with a small delay of a minute or so (t

Re: When does kbuildsycoca4 run?

2012-09-18 Thread mk-lists
> Technically it needs to be run if new .desktop files are installed. Is the assumption correct that the run would have to be carried out by the user and not by root? >> Visit http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-devel#unsub to unsubscribe <<

Re: When does kbuildsycoca4 run?

2012-09-18 Thread Andras Mantia
On Tuesday, September 18, 2012 06:17:04 PM Ian Wadham wrote: > Hi guys, > [..] Technically it needs to be run if new .desktop files are installed. Be it KParts (plugins), new applications, new services. On Linux the directories where those files are installed are monitored, so the cache is auto

Re: When does kbuildsycoca4 run?

2012-09-18 Thread Ben Cooksley
On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 8:17 PM, Ian Wadham wrote: > Hi guys, > > Over on the mailing list for Macports, which provides ports of > open source software on Apple Mac OS X, we are having a > discussion about kbuildsycoca4, its effect on ports of KDE > libraries and applications and when and whether

When does kbuildsycoca4 run?

2012-09-18 Thread Ian Wadham
Hi guys, Over on the mailing list for Macports, which provides ports of open source software on Apple Mac OS X, we are having a discussion about kbuildsycoca4, its effect on ports of KDE libraries and applications and when and whether to run it. The other day I installed kdesdk4 on my Apple Macbo