[Kde-nonlinux] Multiply-defined Symbols Break Make of Kdelibs 3.3.0 on Openbsd 3.4

[Will Andrews]

On Fri, Sep 24, 2004 at 04:12:09PM -0500, Dave Feustel wrote:
> I have noticed also that I am practically the only person posting to
> this list and also that I am getting almost no responses. This surprises
> me since presumeably kde.org would like to see kde running on more
> platforms. Maybe kde is happy with linux only. 
> I have thought a lot about the possible reasons for the
> lack of response to my kde-nonlinux postings. I have especially
> wondered why no one from kde.org responds.

Actually, they do like to see it run on more platforms.  The
problem is, each person can only do so much work and most just
stick with what they know, Linux, and see little point in
themselves using <something else>.

I use FreeBSD but I can't help you because I don't see your
problem and I don't have any OpenBSD boxes.  Similar logic is
likely what other subscribers use.  No offense is intended.

What I would suggest is that you try and find other people
interested in pushing KDE on OpenBSD, and form your own group.
That's exactly what I did 3-4 years ago for FreeBSD.  Several of
us remain subscribed to this list in case someone posts a FreeBSD
question here instead of at our site.

If you can't find anybody, then maybe you should try working on
KDE with a different OS, at least until you have a strong enough
grasp of the tools KDE uses.

> The only reason I bother to post these questions is that I am dealing
> with so many unknowns trying to build a new version of kde on a new 
> platform for the first time using a whole bunch of new (to me) sw tools. 
> When I've got more experience with all of the software I'm
> working with now (I come to openbsd most recently from a windows 
> visual C background) I will not bother to post questions since I am fairly 
> good at figuring things out when I have a managable set of unknowns. 

Well, the tools may not be unknown to people here, but the
problems you are having are.  See above.

Regards,
-- 
wca
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