Re: Some constructive criticism for you

[Tom Gilbert <gilbertt tomgilbert freeserve co uk>]

* Ali Abdin (rafat@kcsnet.org) [990802 00:32]:
> Anyway, I just thought I'd provide my constructive criticism for you :)
> 
> Anyway, I have all the /LATEST/ RPMS from the gurulabs.com site.
> I have an applet problem. The basic/default apps work perfectly, but any
> new apps I install (i.e. gnomeicu or anything from the gnome-applets CVS
> package) don't work. They just do not add themselves if I right-click and
> select them. if I run them from gnome-terminal they work perfectly though
> and register with the panel. But right-clicking and selecting them just
> doesn't wokr. Any suggestions? it is very annoying
> 

This *must* be a FAQ by now. When you install an rpm, stuff goes under
the /usr/ tree. When you compile an app yourself, .configure and
.autogen.sh default to /usr/local. This is what stops your applets from
working from the right-click menu. The .desktop and .gnorba files are
in the wrong place.

When you have an rpm-based system, and compile apps yourself, you must
run ./configure --prefix=/usr (or ./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr for CVS).

Try running ./configure --help next time you build an app yourself,
it'll usually tell you its default prefix, and how to change it.

Tom.
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