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#1 2009-02-15 11:31:05

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[SOLVED] - KDE4.2 vanilla and compiz don't play

toad@archie ~> kde4-window-decorator --replace
kde4-window-decorator: error while loading shared libraries: libplasma.so.2: cannot open shared object file: Nosuch file or directory

A locate libplasma comes up with versions 3 and 4 but no 2 and a pacman -Qo tells me libplasma is part of kdebase-workspace which is prolly hard to downgrade (but what do I know!).

Not that I hate emerald, but I do prefer kde4 neutral

Any ideas out there?

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#2 2009-02-15 11:35:33

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Re: [SOLVED] - KDE4.2 vanilla and compiz don't play

does
kwin --replace &

helps you?


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#3 2009-02-15 11:38:09

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Re: [SOLVED] - KDE4.2 vanilla and compiz don't play

It works but it gets rid of compiz sad


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#4 2009-02-15 15:42:57

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Re: [SOLVED] - KDE4.2 vanilla and compiz don't play

Quick update: it appears to have something to do with a QT4.4 incompatibility.


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#5 2009-02-16 16:24:18

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Re: [SOLVED] - KDE4.2 vanilla and compiz don't play

probably because of kde 4.2 "special effects"


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#6 2009-02-23 02:09:02

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Re: [SOLVED] - KDE4.2 vanilla and compiz don't play

May be you need to recompile compiz/kde4-window-decorator (not sure which package contains it), against the current plasma lib. (( Anyway it's already strange that a window decorator depends of Plasma))
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#7 2009-02-23 03:48:34

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Re: [SOLVED] - KDE4.2 vanilla and compiz don't play

What darzephyr said. There's a sticky around here somewhere. Rebuild the package that owns kde4-window-decorator. If that fixes it, bug report.

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#8 2009-02-23 14:31:57

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Re: [SOLVED] - KDE4.2 vanilla and compiz don't play

darzephyr wrote:

May be you need to recompile compiz/kde4-window-decorator (not sure which package contains it), against the current plasma lib. (( Anyway it's already strange that a window decorator depends of Plasma))
Good luck

toad@archie ~> locate kde4-window-decorator
/usr/bin/kde4-window-decorator

toad@archie ~> pacman -Qo /usr/bin/kde4-window-decorator
/usr/bin/kde4-window-decorator is owned by compiz-decorator-kde 0.7.8-2

toad@archie ~> pacman -Qi compiz-decorator-kde
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/local/openjdk6-1.4-2/depends: No such file or directory
Name           : compiz-decorator-kde                                                             
Version        : 0.7.8-2
URL            : http://www.go-compiz.org/
Licences       : GPL2  LGPL2  MIT
Groups         : compiz  compiz-kde
Provides       : None
Depends On     : kdebase  compiz-core
Optional Deps  : None
Required By    : None
Conflicts With : compiz-git  compiz-decorator-kde-git
Replaces       : None
Installed Size : 208.00 K
Packager       : Ronald van Haren <ronald.archlinux.org>
Architecture   : x86_64
Build Date     : Fri 19 Sep 2008 11:06:50 CEST
Install Date   : Fri 13 Feb 2009 09:52:27 CET
Install Reason : Explicitly installed
Install Script : No
Description    : Decorator of Compiz for KDE

Okay, so now I know which package it belongs to. Thing is, I'm already proud that I've achieved that! As for compiling against the current plasma lib, I'm afraid I haven't got a clue what you are talking about (but more than willing to learn if some compassionate soul will hold my hand or point me in the right direction).


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#9 2009-02-23 16:16:34

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Re: [SOLVED] - KDE4.2 vanilla and compiz don't play

Find the PKGBUILD (should be in ABS, check the Arch Wiki), copy it into a dir, and run makepkg. Then use pacman -U to install the package you made smile

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#10 2009-02-23 16:24:05

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Re: [SOLVED] - KDE4.2 vanilla and compiz don't play

Coolio - thanks a bunch, Ranguvar!


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#11 2009-02-23 21:35:47

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Re: [SOLVED] - KDE4.2 vanilla and compiz don't play

Hm, it didn't work as I thought it would. On the contrary, my kde is shot tongue

Anyway, here the details of the package I built:

toad@archie ~/build/compiz-decorator-kde> pacman -Qi compiz-decorator-kde
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/local/openjdk6-1.4-2/depends: No such file or directory
Name           : compiz-decorator-kde
Version        : 0.7.8-2
URL            : http://www.go-compiz.org/
Licences       : GPL2  LGPL2  MIT
Groups         : compiz  compiz-kde
Provides       : None
Depends On     : kdebase  compiz-core
Optional Deps  : None
Required By    : None
Conflicts With : compiz-git  compiz-decorator-kde-git
Replaces       : None
Installed Size :  24.00 K
Packager       : Unknown Packager
Architecture   : x86_64
Build Date     : Mon 23 Feb 2009 22:00:06 CET
Install Date   : Mon 23 Feb 2009 22:23:26 CET
Install Reason : Explicitly installed
Install Script : No
Description    : Decorator of Compiz for KDE

In particular the size is interesting. Perhaps I should try again? Whatever, kde-window-decorator is simply not found, i.e. wasn't created at all.

What to do next? Thanks in advance for your input.


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#12 2009-02-24 10:32:24

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Re: [SOLVED] - KDE4.2 vanilla and compiz don't play

Okay - got an update in today to kde4-window-decorator version 0.8.0-1

It now works and I have my "keep on top" and "keep below" buttons visible again. Unfortunately they are not drawn properly but that is a minor annoyance. I will mark this thread as solved therefore.

I am still bothered by not being able to build it myself, though or rather it only turning out to be 24.00 K

Was it my fault? I don't think so, having followed the wiki to the letter.

Thanks anyway for getting me further down the path of the "Arch way" smile


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#13 2009-02-25 02:31:12

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Re: [SOLVED] - KDE4.2 vanilla and compiz don't play

I fount that the compiz-decorator-kde 0.8.0-1 didn't work for me. When I rebuilt it from ABS it said that I didn't have a version of intltool. After installing that it worked fine (except for that the edge/corner of the window border is ugly and in need of anti-aliasing).

intltool should be listed as a makedepends for compiz-decorator-kde.


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