Failure building index

[pwright2]

I'm a Windows power user but definitely a noob at linux. I tried Xubuntu but had too many things that I could not get to work (like flash in Firefox), so I thought I would try the more full featured version. So now I'm running Kubuntu 6.1. And still have problems. This one seems so basic that I hope maybe it contains a clue about my other problems.

So, I decided to explore Kontact. And I wanted to access the help system. Which told me it had to build an index for the Application Manuals. So I told it to do so. It appeared to happen instantaneously, which was pleasing, but on a whim I decided to look at Details. And I found this.
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X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 168
Major opcode: 145
Minor opcode: 3
Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 168
Major opcode: 145
Minor opcode: 3
Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
Global symbol "$kdekdehtmldir" requires explicit package name at /usr/bin/khc_docbookdig.pl line 94.
Execution of /usr/bin/khc_docbookdig.pl aborted due to compilation errors.
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Any idea what this is all about?

-----Paul-----

[nixternal]

Re: Failure building index

time to edit some files. Are you ready? This bug has been around forever and it irritates me that it has never been fixed.

Open as root /usr/bin/khc_docbookdig.pl
to do so with nano type:

sudo nano /usr/bin/khc_docbookdig.pl

with vi:

sudo vi /usr/bin/khc_docbookdig.pl

gui way with kwrite:

kdesu kwrite /usr/bin/khc_docbookdig.pl

goto line 94, and change the following

$kdekdehtmldir

to:

$kdehtmldir

save and close the file.
then install htdig
this will build the documentation, but for some reason I was still unable to search this. I will take this up and file a bug if it hasn't been.

[nixternal]

Re: Failure building index

https://bugs.launchpad.net/distros/u...ase/+bug/75317

That is the bug I just filed. I searched the KDE Bugs list and it is loaded with the same bug, just different wordings for it. This has been annoying me for a while now. I hope they toss KHelpCenter and build something better for future KDE releases (i.e., KDE 4 is supposedly going to have a new help center).

[pwright2]

Re: Failure building index

Thanks for the info. My problem now is that , since I installed KPilot, Kontact won't open at all. Will try your solution when I get that fixed.

-----Paul-----