> I'm attaching a text file of the build output. > > Regarding avahi, I just built and installed the avahi 0.6.25 package. Not > the latest version, but all I can install because I have an older GTK2 > package. > > I saw no error messages when trying to build kdelibs with avahi installed. > Thus, my concern about Debian-specific package names was unfounded. I > notice in the avahi package contents the files your build system seeks are > include files, which would be the same on any system. > > I installed avahi only to test the build process. I don't think avahi > should be a prerequisite and the stock Slackware does not provide that > package. Anyway, good news that the build works with or without avahi. > > I hope the attached file helps. Yes it does. Can you try this test: In the file kdelibs/kdecore/kxerrorhandler.h, insert the following line: #include <tqevent.h> directly before this block of text: #include <tqvaluelist.h> #include <tqwindowdefs.h> #include <kdelibs_export.h> #include <X11/Xlib.h> Retry the compilation; if it gets farther please let me know. > > Suspect messages I notice in the config process: > > lua.h was not found or was not usable, Lua 5.0 headers are required ! > ... > configure: WARNING: Could not find krb5-config > ... > configure: creating ./config.status > wrong input (flag != 4) at admin/conf.change.pl line 117, <> line 1998. > ... > config.status: creating kdecore/kde-config.cpp > config.status: WARNING: 'kdecore/kde-config.cpp.in' seems to ignore the > --datarootdir setting > > D. > > >