PMC Runtime Black Screen

[Atul Dubey]

Thanks a lot Shantanu... I could successfully compile and make some changes
too in the source code....

I wish to be a part of the project under GSoC.. So where should I begin?


On Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 9:51 AM, Shantanu Tushar Jha <shantanu at kde.org>wrote:

> /usr/share was just an example. The executable should go to /usr/bin and
> you should be able to run it by running "plasma-mediacenter" from a
> terminal regardless of what directory you are in.
>
> If you make changes and want them to reflect, you have to just do make and
> make install again and it will work.
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 12:25 AM, Atul Dubey <ug201212007 at iitj.ac.in>wrote:
>
>> Oh wow!! That worked...
>> I found the executable in
>>
>> /usr/share/applications/kde4
>>
>>
>> Now, if i make any changes in the code and build it again, will it get
>> reflected in this executable??
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 12:15 AM, Shantanu Tushar Jha <shantanu at kde.org>wrote:
>>
>>> First of all, run "sudo make install" in your build dir. Then,
>>>
>>> make sure you pass it like this to cmake-
>>>
>>> -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=`kde4-config --prefix`
>>>
>>> ` is not a single quote, its a backquote, the key just above Tab. Once
>>> this is done, run make and make install, this time it should install stuff
>>> to /usr/share etc.
>>>
>>> (Also, use reply-to-all)
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 12:12 AM, Atul Dubey <ug201212007 at iitj.ac.in>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Output of make install is http://goo.gl/nN780M....
>>>>
>>>> Output of "kde4-config --prefix" is :-
>>>> */usr*
>>>>
>>>> Sorry for the late reply..
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 8:33 PM, Shantanu Tushar Jha <shantanu at kde.org>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> PMC will not build with Qt5. I think most probably the plugins are
>>>>> getting installed somewhere that they're not getting loaded. Please
>>>>> pastebin (using paste.kde.org) the output of "make install" and
>>>>> "kde4-config --prefix" commands.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 8:25 PM, Atul Dubey <ug201212007 at iitj.ac.in>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> No.. Its not working... I am trying to update my system qt libraries
>>>>>> as they are currently Qt 4.8.5... I am updating them to 5.2... Maybe that
>>>>>> would help with the QtMultimediaKit...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> thanks a lot...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 8:09 PM, Shantanu Tushar Jha <shantanu at kde.org
>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Run the command "kbuildsycoca4" and try again.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 8:04 PM, Atul Dubey <ug201212007 at iitj.ac.in>wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> What Bhushan suggested worked completely fine....  But, I get this
>>>>>>>> black screen on running... The snapshot is attached with the mail...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I get the following console output on KDevelop4...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Starting:
>>>>>>>> /home/atul/Opensource/plasma-mediacenter/build/shells/newshell/plasma-mediacenter
>>>>>>>> plasma-mediacenter(7381)/kdecore (trader)
>>>>>>>> KServiceTypeTrader::defaultOffers: KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType
>>>>>>>> "Plasma/MediaCenter/BrowsingBackend"  not found
>>>>>>>> plasma-mediacenter(7381)
>>>>>>>> MediaCenter::AbstractBrowsingBackend::availableBackends: no available
>>>>>>>> browsing backend
>>>>>>>> *** Exited normally ***
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> What to do now??
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 7:36 PM, Shantanu Tushar Jha <
>>>>>>>> shantanu at kde.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Please post the output you get from the terminal if what Bhushan
>>>>>>>>> suggested didn't work
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 7:32 PM, Bhushan Shah <bhush94 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 7:27 PM, Atul Dubey <
>>>>>>>>>> ug201212007 at iitj.ac.in> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> > I compiled the PMC source.. It was built successfully.. But on
>>>>>>>>>> execution, it
>>>>>>>>>> > gives a black screen with just the title... My OS is Opensuse
>>>>>>>>>> 13.1... Please
>>>>>>>>>> > help..
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Do you have QtMultimediaKit or qt-mobility installed?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Please check this article for reference :
>>>>>>>>>> http://sujithh.info/2013/12/plasma-media-center-on-opensuse-13-1/
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Regards.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>> Bhushan Shah
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> http://bhush9.github.io
>>>>>>>>>> IRC Nick : bshah on Freenode
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>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>> Shantanu Tushar    (UTC +0530)
>>>>>>>>> http://www.shantanutushar.com
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Shantanu Tushar    (UTC +0530)
>>>>>>> http://www.shantanutushar.com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Shantanu Tushar    (UTC +0530)
>>>>> http://www.shantanutushar.com
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Shantanu Tushar    (UTC +0530)
>>> http://www.shantanutushar.com
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>
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> Shantanu Tushar    (UTC +0530)
> http://www.shantanutushar.com
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