Hello

I am using arch linux
I have written a plasma app which works when installed into
/usr/lib/kde4
/usr/share/kde4/services

But I'd like to have it installed into
/usr/local/lib/kde4
/usr/local/share/kde4/services
How do I get plasma apps to work from /usr/local?

It will use files in
/usr/local/share/applications
/usr/local/share/pixmaps

Add a file into $(kde4-config --localprefix)/env/ with the following contents:

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export KDEDIR=/usr
export KDEDIRS=/usr/local:/usr
export PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin/:$PATH
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH

Thanx, I shall try adding the paths tonight
I'm after system wide use of /usr/local/lib not just user specific, where would I add the file in that case?

The /etc/ld.so.conf file usually lists include directories for libraries.

that doesnt seem to work

According to http://archive.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs ... x2141.html after editing /etc/ld.so.conf you need to run "ldconfig" as root to update the dynamic loader cache.

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ldconfig

I'm not a newbie, that doesnt work

Assuming KDEDIR, KDEDIRS, LD_LIBRARY_PATH and PATH are set correctly when startkde is run, then any KDE component installed in a directory listed in $KDEDIRS will be found and usable.

By setting them using an executable file in ~/.kde4/env/ this is accomplished. You may need to give the file the *.sh ending also.

I didnt end the ~/.kde4/env/ file with a .sh
It did work when I restarted kde and added it to the system profile
I only needed to add /usr/local to KDEDIRS