[Eug-lug] Re: Problems building an app from source

[Dave Compton]

Hi Paul,

I took another look at building knowit.  Here's a shortened recipe that is tailored for kubuntu.  After editing the knowit source code I checked the modified code and the patch into github.  The new, streamlined, "recipe" uses that code from github but if you want, you could download the code from sourceforge and apply the patch yourself.  If you run into problems, don't hesitate to let me know.

- Dave

-------------------INSTRUCTIONS FOR BUILDING KNOWIT----------------------
# using aptitude instead of apt-get due to apt-get "hash map" errors

# uncomment the two "backports" lines in /etc/apt/sources.list (to get git)

sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude safe-upgrade

sudo aptitude install git-core
sudo aptitude install build-essential
sudo aptitude install kdebase-dev
sudo aptitude install automake


# use git to fetch patch and knowit code with patch applied :
git clone git://github.com/dc25/knowit_0.11.git

cd knowit_0.11/knowit
make -f Makefile.cvs
./configure
make
sudo make install
# knowit should now be installed in /usr/bin/knowit and ready to run.
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marbux wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 1:19 PM, Dave Compton <to.dave.c at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I got this to work in two steps on ubuntu 8.04:
> 
> Dave, an update of sorts. My alligators unexpectedly went into
> overdrive the morning after your post. I am just now regaining a bit
> of time to work on system issues. Hopefully, I will be applying your
> recipe successfully within the next few days. I will install Kubuntu
> 8.04 to VirtualBox and work from there.
> 
> In looking back at what I wrote before, my thanks for your sleuthing
> was inadequate. KnowIt, despite its warts, is the only Linux-based
> outliner I've found that works for my purposes out of the box. This is
> vitally important to me for accessibility reasons. Two years ago,
> something went awry in the right lobe of my brain that impaired my
> brain's processing speed, putting me in an ADD -like condition of
> day-to-day variability in severity.
> 
>  I have many days when I cannot complete even simple tasks without
> mapping my tasks in an outline. When it comes to doing extensive
> research, writing, and fact checking on complex subjects, outlining
> both my notes and my work product is now a necessity for me every day.
> 
> One of the joys of aging, I guess, because when the episodes are
> severe one result of having my thought processes so scrambled that I
> cannot stay on task at all is a state of euphoria flowing from the
> flood of undisciplined thinking, much like a marijuana high.
> 
> When I first told a very old friend about my condition, I gave him the
> example of me showering until the water went cold, and not remembering
> whether the last part of my body I washed was the only one I washed
> during the entire shower. His quip in response was, "yeah, and we know
> which part that was." :-)
> 
> In any event, your efforts to assist me in getting KnowIt running
> again --- along with your clear recipe --- are far more appreciated
> than I indicated before. KnowIt isn't just a preference, it's the best
> work-around for my disability on my IT system that I have found,
> particularly when my alligators start snapping..
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Paul E. Merrell, J.D. (Marbux)
>