[KDE] emerge kde failed for kde-3.2.0 (on kio_ghelp.la)

mdflood · n00b Joined: 10 Mar 2004 Posts: 5

I'm a Gentoo newbie, trying to install the 20030910 release on a Dell D600. With many fits and starts, I've got the base system installed and happy, and X seems to be working fine. Now I'm trying kde, which fails to install very consistently.

The error belch starts with:

make[2]: *** [kio_ghelp.la] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory '/var/tmp/portage/kdelibs-3.2.0/work/kdelibs-3.2.0/kdoctools'

... and then:

!!! ERROR: kde-base/kdelibs-3.2.0 failed.
!!! Function kde_src_compile, Line 128, Exitcode 2
!!! died running emake, kde_src_compile:make

The forums indicated lots of people having similar problems -- most seem to do with missing dependencies -- but the only one I found referring specifically to this recommended emerging jpeg prior to emerge kdelibs. Been there, done that, still no joy.

What is line 128? What is kio_ghelp.la? How do I make this go away?

Thanks -- mf

mdflood · n00b Joined: 10 Mar 2004 Posts: 5

Here's an update on the situation:

I tried emerge -Uuv world, to bring everything on the system up to date, followed by etc-update. That all seemed to go smoothly.

But emerge kde still bombs in exactly the same way.

mdflood · n00b Joined: 10 Mar 2004 Posts: 5

Next update:

Ok, based on this bug report:

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=41432

I downgraded qt to qt-3.2.3 from qt-3.3.0-r1. This had the interesting effect of shifting the bug slightly. It now crashes on libartskde.la instead of kio_ghelp.la. The output is now very similar to Kahless's post (https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=138326&), but bombing on Line 128 still instead of Line 127.

Out of the frying pan, into the frying pan...

mdflood · n00b Joined: 10 Mar 2004 Posts: 5

Ok, next act in the drama:

Based on a comment in this link:

https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=136531&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=kde+3+2&start=25

I tried removing and re-emerging arts, and then attempting kde:

emerge -C arts
emerge arts
emerge kde

This moved the ball forward, but only a little bit. Now the crash occurs on

make[4]: *** [fontthumbnail.la] Error 1
make[4]: Leaving directory '/var/tmp/portage/kdebase-3.2.0/work/kdebase-3.2.0/kcontrol/kfontinst/thumbnail

At least it's progress...

mdflood · n00b Joined: 10 Mar 2004 Posts: 5

It's working!

A recap:

emerge kde

STATE: kio_ghelp.la error. This seems to be the fault of qt-3.3.0-r1. Solution: first clean everything and make it new -- just to be absolutely sure:

emerge -Uuv world
etc-update
emerge sync

STATE: same, I think, but I feel better about it. Now downgrade qt:

emerge -u qt-3.2.3-r1
emerge kde

STATE: libartskde.la error.

emerge -C arts
emerge arts
emerge kde

STATE: fontthumbnail.la error

emerge freetype
emerge kde

STATE: success!