[kde-linux] kde4 and xorg git version

[James Richard Tyrer]

Beso wrote:
> 
> 2008/5/10 James Richard Tyrer <tyrerj at acm.org <mailto:tyrerj at acm.org>>:
> 
>     Beso wrote:
>      > hi,
>      >
>      > i was wondering if someone has managed to have kde4 installed on
>     a git
>      > version of xorg. i've tried it, since i needed as a dependency
>     for some
>      > recent mesa code needed to have my videoboard working well and kde4
>      > doesn't seems to start anymore, or better it starts, sets plasma and
>      > when i try to do something it kicks me to the kdm login screen.
>      > i've tried several days of googling around the issue but haven't been
>      > able to find something on the matter.
>      > thanks for the help.
>      >
>     In $HOME/.bash_profile:
> 
>     LIBXCB_ALLOW_SLOPPY_LOCK="true"
>     export LIBXCB_ALLOW_SLOPPY_LOCK
> 
> 
> i've been already using that option for preventing java apps from 
> locking with xcb. i have recompiled and retried but still no good news.
> 
> here's what .xsession-errors says:
> 
>     xset:  bad font path element (#23), possible causes are:
>         Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions
>         Directory missing fonts.dir
>         Incorrect font server address or syntax

You should fix this but it won't bother KDE because KDE doesn't use the 
old X font system.

>     startkde: Starting up...
>     kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/kde/svn/lib64/kde4/libexec/klauncher
>     kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/kde/svn/bin/kded4
>     kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/kde/svn/bin/kbuildsycoca4
>     kbuildsycoca4 running...
>     kdeinit4: preparing to launch
>     /usr/kde/svn/lib64/kde4/libexec/kconf_update
>     kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/kde/svn/bin/kcminit_startup
>     kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/kde/svn/bin/ksmserver
>     "kwin"(21455): ""fsrestore1" - conversion of "0,0,0,0" to QRect failed"
>     "kwin"(21455): ""fsrestore2" - conversion of "0,0,0,0" to QRect failed"
>     "kwin"(21455): ""fsrestore3" - conversion of "0,0,0,0" to QRect failed"
>     kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/kde/svn/bin/krunner
>     kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/kde/svn/bin/knotify4
>     "kwin"(21455): Couldn't start knotify from knotify4.desktop: 
>     "KDEInit could not launch '/usr/kde/svn/bin/knotify4'."

This appears to be the problem and it isn't an X issue.

-- 
JRT