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Phrodo_00

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From: Seattle, WA

Registered: 2006-04-09

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xmonad and gnome

Hi, I'm trying to use xmonad as window manager. I used the config in Basic Desktop Integration, but I get

 Error detected while loading xmonad configuration file: /home/phrodo_00/.xmonad/xmonad.hs

xmonad.hs:2:7:
    Could not find module `XMonad.Config.Gnome':
      it is not a module in the current program, or in any known package.

Please check the file for errors.

it seems that it doesn't come with the package... any sugestions?

BTW... I do have xmonad-contrib installed...

Last edited by Phrodo_00 (2008-09-11 13:07:35)

X/ax

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From: Oost vlaanderen, Belgium

Registered: 2008-01-13

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Re: xmonad and gnome

Well, I have following packages installed:

[cpf@galactica .xmonad]% y -Ss xmonad
community/xmonad 0.8-1 [installed]
    A lightweight X11 tiled window manager written in Haskell
community/xmonad-contrib 0.8-1 [installed]

And in my xmonad.hs I have iport XMonad.Config.Gnome.

[cpf@galactica .xmonad]% ghci xmonad.hs
GHCi, version 6.8.2: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/  :? for help
Loading package base ... linking ... done.
Ok, modules loaded: Main.

Kind of means all modules are there properly.
Perhaps you should post your xmonad.hs?

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Phrodo_00

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From: Seattle, WA

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Re: xmonad and gnome

here it is:

import XMonad
import XMonad.Config.Gnome
 
main = xmonad gnomeConfig

Somehow, I fixed it...

Last edited by Phrodo_00 (2008-09-11 16:17:32)

X/ax

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From: Oost vlaanderen, Belgium

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Re: xmonad and gnome

That happens, great it's fixed though

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caminoix

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From: cracow, poland

Registered: 2005-07-12

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Re: xmonad and gnome

Somehow, I fixed it...

could you please try to explain how you fixed it or at least can you remember what you did?
i have a similar problem and can't understand why it doesn't work

moljac024

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From: Serbia

Registered: 2008-01-29

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Re: xmonad and gnome

Haskell is real bitchy about indentation so you have to watch out for that.

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caminoix

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From: cracow, poland

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Re: xmonad and gnome

heh, i know a little haskell and knew about indentation but your answer made me re-read what i wrote very carefully and i realised that i've spelled "Xmonad" instead of "XMonad". now everything works fine thanks!

olga

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Registered: 2008-10-20

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Re: xmonad and gnome

Hi. I'm afraid I have the exact same problem. This is my xmonad.hs:

import XMonad
import XMonad.Config.Gnome

main = xmonad gnomeConfig

And yet I get this error:

Error detected while loading xmonad configuration file: /home/olga/.xmonad/xmonad.hs

xmonad.hs:2:7:
    Could not find module `XMonad.Config.Gnome':
      it is not a module in the current program, or in any known package.

Please check the file for errors.

I can't install xmonad-contrib. I can only install xmonadcontrib.

Apt-get says libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev replaces that package, so I installed it instead. Still no-go.

What am I to do? I'd be very grateful for any help! ^^

Last edited by olga (2008-10-20 21:19:15)

SamC

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From: Calgary

Registered: 2008-05-13

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Re: xmonad and gnome

olga: Are you sure you're using arch? apt-get is for debian-based systems, as far as I know.

Intrepid

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Registered: 2008-06-11

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Re: xmonad and gnome

I have the same EXACT problem as Olga here, but I am using arch and have xmonad & xmonad-contrib installed.  It cannot even import only XMonad!  It's like it's not detected.  Does anyone have a workaround?

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caminoix

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From: cracow, poland

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Re: xmonad and gnome

i don't know if this will help but see if you have /usr/lib/ghc-6.8.2/site-local/xmonad-contrib-0.8 in your $PATH. if not, you can try adding

PATH=$PATH:/usr/lib/ghc-6.8.2/site-local/xmonad-contrib-0.8

to your ~/.bashrc.

i haven't used xmonad for some time (switched to awesome) but recently found this line in my .bashrc. i guess i must have needed it if it's there, even if i can't remember it.

vogt

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From: Toronto, Canada

Registered: 2006-11-25

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Re: xmonad and gnome

ghc has a database of install libraries.

It does not depend on your path; the required binaries are in the regular /usr/bin ....

You can query that database by way of the ghc-pkg command;
if you reinstall ghc, you have to re-run all your: /usr/share/haskell/xmonad-contrib/register.sh : and if its a different version of ghc, you most likely have to recompile xmonad.

I don't know how debian manages ghc libraries, but I would expect it to be similar.