[rkward-devel] KDElibs 4c2a dependency prolem installing RKward 0.4.8

[meik michalke]

hello matthieu,

you filed a similar bug in july, didn't you? as prasenjit, i wonder if you are 
subscribed to the rkward-devel-list, because we've tried to solve your 
problem back then?

however, here we go again ;-)

am Donnerstag, 4. Oktober 2007 (17:42) schrieb Prasenjit Kapat:
> I guess it is not advisable to mix Debian/Sid with Ubuntu packages.

i totally agree. just don't do it...

> It is not difficult to compile rkward. Get the .tar.gz package from the
> same place and get the following packages from ubuntu repo (using
> apt-get install)
>
> $ apt-get install php4-cli r-base-dev kdelibs4-dev automake1.9
> autotools-dev

[just a hint: apt-get is absolutely ok, but i'd advise to use aptitude 
instead, because it logs which packages were installed only as a dependency.]

> Having done that, just follow the usual procedure... (cd into the
> rkward-0.4.8 dir first)

here i'd advise against the ordinary configute/make/install, because your 
package system won't know about that, and if there's a bug, say, in the 
install part, you might accidently overwrite files from an installed package 
without warning. but even without any bugs it's always a good idea to let the 
package system know what's installed, which version of it, and where its 
files reside.

but it's really simple to build your own .deb package from the rkward sources, 
which should resolve your dependency problems. all you need can be installed 
directly from the ubuntu-repositories or downloaded from the rkward page. 
i'll just repeat what i've written in july, with more comments... -- just 
follow these steps:

 sudo aptitude install dpkg-dev fakeroot

   # download rkward-0.4.8.tar.gz and rkward_0.4.8-1.diff.gz from the 
   # rkward homepage. unpack it:
 tar xzvf /path/to/rkward-0.4.8.tar.gz

   # change into the new directory:
 cd rkward-0.4.8/

   # now, apply the patch file. this will create the "debian" folder and its
   # content, that is needed by dpkg-buildpackage:
 zcat /path/to/rkward_0.4.8-1.diff.gz | patch -p1
 chmod a+x debian/rules

   # the next command will compile rkward, and build a .deb package out of the 
   # results afterwards, if all went well.
   # the "-D" option tells you if you have to install more packages first; 
   # just fetch them with "sudo aptitude install ..." and repeat this step:
 fakeroot dpkg-buildpackage -b -D
   # errors that the digital signature failed can be ignored, because you
   # don't have thomas' gnupg-key, i assume...

   # change into the higher directory:
 cd ..
   # you should now have your own .deb-package in this folder. install it:
 sudo dpkg -i ./rkward_0.4.8-1_i386.deb


i admit that it's some more commands than a "raw" compile/install. but believe 
me, your system will thank you for keeping it clean ;-)


viele gruesse :: m.eik

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