Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > On Freitag 12 Juni 2009, Alex Alexander wrote: >> On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 23:07, Volker Armin >> >> Hemmann<volkerar...@googlemail.com> wrote: >>> please explain me why this option is bad? >>> >>> I can give you examples why it is good: >>> -you can have multiple versions of kde installed (well, you could in the >>> past, until someone started to put crap into python's directories). >>> and >> Its not that simple >> KDE wasn't designed to work like this, kdeprefix is a Gentoo Thing >> that is not supported by upstream. > > Do I need to remind you that kde's own documentation once said that you > should > install into /opt? into its own directory? > Maybe that changed, but the 'not designed for' is not correct. > >> Multiple issues can arise when using kdeprefix, things not working, >> misc kde4 apps linking to wrong kde4 versions, etc. > > and without prefix, you can not have multiple versions. > hmmm... > > >> If you know what you're doing (and how to fix stuff when it breaks ;) >> kdeprefix can be useful. But its primarily meant for developers who >> want to test newer kde versions. Most users should stick to -kdeprefix >> which is widely tested and its upgrade path is cleaner and thoroughly >> checked before each release. > > I give you an example: > KDe 3.4 is installed, you want to try 3.5, you install it and switch when you > are ready. After an hour you realize that 3.5.0 is very buggy, no problem, > you > just log in back to 3.4. > ... > Now, tell me, is that usefull for users or not? > And until recently it was the default. > >> imho its better to just keep binary packages of stuff you've installed. >> if your update fails and you need your system asap, you just emerge >> your binaries back in no time :) no cp'ing or other strange >> out-of-portage stuff > > binary packages don't help you with your config changes or ither stuff you > put > into the tree. > Wow, I didn't realize I was opening up such a hornet's nest. I don't /need/ kdeprefix as such. But, the fact is I used it because there were (and still are AFAIK) apps that require the KDE3.5 libs (k3b in particular) and felt like +kdeprefix was the best option. Once I know the apps I use regularly wil use the KDE4 libs, then I'll drop kdeprefix.
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