[kde-linux] trying to install KDE 3.5.1 using konstruct

[David Baron]

> i have been trying to upgrade this to 3.5.1 using konstruct, the "make
> install" works until it crashes with this error
>
> [code]
>
> => Trying ftp//ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/3.5.1/src/pkg-
> config-0.20.tar.gz
> make[7]: Entering directory
> `/home/damienb/Desktop/konstruct/konstruct/misc/pkgconfig'
> --11:41:45--  ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/3.5.1/src/pkg-
> config-0.20.tar.gz
>            => `download/pkg-config-0.20.tar.gz'
> Resolving ftp.kde.org... 131.220.60.97
> Connecting to ftp.kde.org[131.220.60.97]:21... connected.
> Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in!
> ==> SYST ... done.    ==> PWD ... done.
> ==> TYPE I ... done.  ==> CWD /pub/kde/stable/3.5.1/src ... done.
> ==> PASV ... done.    ==> RETR pkg-config-0.20.tar.gz ...
> No such file `pkg-config-0.20.tar.gz'.
>
> make[7]: *** [ftp//ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/3.5.1/src/pkg-
> config-0.20.tar.gz] Error 1
> make[7]: Leaving directory
> `/home/damienb/Desktop/konstruct/konstruct/misc/pkgconfig'
> *** GAR GAR GAR!  Failed to download download/pkg-config-0.20.tar.gz!
> GAR GAR GAR! ***

Konstruct is great but will never never work in one go. You will need to go to 
the appropriate directory .... misc/pkgconfig, make clean and then go back to 
meta and try again. You will need to repeat this until if flies.

What I usually do is make -k install. This will do everything it can do, 
passing errors like the above. If it ends with some ERROR #, now go back and 
make install (without the -k) and go through the clean and retry for each 
failing item (it may be just one or two or may be many) until it is done.

After this, you will need to go to various apps subdirectories and build the 
pieces you want, i.e. koffice, k3b, kdevelop, etc.

It takes a long time because KDE is big.