Re: [Sheflug] Epplets

[Richard Lowe <nospam [at] Btinternet.com>]

* Harvey Kelly (kellyh [at] clara.co.uk) wrote:
> Hello everybody,
> 
> I've only just got around to investigating epplets - but I've hit a snag:
> SuSE doesn't supply a RPM, so it's got to be a .tar.gz.
> 
> I've downloaded epplet-base-0.5.tar.gz.  After ungzipping/tarring I
> < ./configure > and it seems fine - it tells me to < make >.  Which I do.
> It returns an error about imlib - which I have installed, the latest
> version fresh from ftp.suse.com.  This is the end bit:
> 
> 	gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I.. -I. -I.. -I..
> 	-I/usr/local/include -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -g
> 	-02 -c 	-fPIC -DPIC epplet.c -o .libs/epplet.lo
> 	In file included from epplet.c:4:
> 	epplet.h:17: Imlib.h: No such file or directory
> 	make[2]:*** [epplet.lo] Error 1
> 
> 	etc etc etc
> 
> When I first ran ./configure it couldn't find Enlightenment(!) so I put a
> symlink in to help it out (why do SuSE put things in silly places -
> /usr/X11/share/enlightenment?  I ask ya).  I've looked in
> /usr/share/doc/packages/imlib - but there's no info, and
> < find / -name imlib > didn't bring anything up.
> 
> Is it a case of just knowing where to put a symlink?  And should I expect
> any more trouble from it (!)
> 

Install the imlib1-dev rpm, (it wont be called that, but should be
something similar).

If the header is there, it should be found wherever it is. (assuming
the imlib-config program is in your $PATH), so more than likely you're
just missing the -dev package.

To be honest tho, I'm not keen on epplets.  They have a tendency to
confuse E's session management. (and if you're running gnome-session
too, doubly so), and start too many times, when you next log in.

I prefer gkrellm (http://gkrellm.net)  Mainly because it does (with a
couple of plugins) everything I used to use epplets for. (cpu usage,
load, disk usage, memory usage, disk usage, biff, volume settings, xmms
control, weather).  And takes up for less space on my desktop :)

-- 
[ Richard Lowe - richlowe - richlowe [at] btinternet.com ]
[       http://www.richlowe.btinternet.co.uk        ]

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