> >> I really don't see a really easy option; there is > a third option > >> which would be to compile both with-X and > without-X versions of kdelibs and Qt3 but without > significant linker magic it is likely > >> to load both versions of kdelibs and Qt3 within a > Trinity session. > > > > Fair enough. Too bad. :( > > Here's an easy option: > > if [ -r ~/.kde/share/config/kcminputrc -a \ > "x`grep LeftHanded > ~/.kde/share/config/kcminputrc`" != "x" ]; then > echo left > else > echo right > fi Thanks much, but you must have missed my original post --- I'm already doing that. :) In my original message I asked why I saw specific Nvidia error messages when using an allegedly non-gui command in a console outside of X. I solved that mystery and was shown that the commands were built with X dependencies. The discussion since then is why those non-gui commands can't build without the X dependency. My "too bad" comment was in reference to building those commands otherwise. :) Darrell