Bug 77272 – KDE Application KRenamed is not installed in to KDE directory

• Status: RESOLVED INVALID
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Dominik Seichter 2005-01-09 13:35:56 UTC]

KRename which is located in kde-misc/krename is a kde application but does not get installed into the KDE directory. 

Adding this function to the ebuild should fix the problem:
<code>
src_compile() {
        PREFIX="`kde-config --prefix`"
        kde_src_compile configure make || die
}
</code>

This problem exists with all KRename ebuilds in this directory.

Thanks in advance,
Dominik


Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. emerge krename
2.
3.

Actual Results:  
KRename is installed in /usr  

Expected Results:  
KRename should get installed into the users kde directory /usr/kde/3.3/ for 
most people.

[Comment 1 Caleb Tennis (RETIRED) 2005-01-09 14:56:05 UTC]

All kde applications get installed into /usr - is there something special about this that it needs to go into the kdedir?

[Comment 2 Dominik Seichter 2005-01-10 12:51:36 UTC]

Indeed you are right. I had the misleading opinion that all KDE application should get installed into the KDE directory. If this is not the case this bug can be closed and ignored.

Is there any document or link to a discussion which explains why KDE applications go into /usr instead of the kde directory? Is it so that they work even if one upgrades from KDE 3.3 to let's say KDE 3.4?

CU Dom

[Comment 3 Caleb Tennis (RETIRED) 2005-01-10 13:04:04 UTC]

http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/desktop/kde/index.xml explains it.