kcheckers-0.8.1-1.i586.rpm
at
http://home.tiscali.be/raoul.linux/downloadSuSE10.0.htm

and

kcheckers-0.8.1-1.x86_64.rpm
at
http://home.tiscali.be/raoul.linux/downloadS10X64.htm


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I tried to install KCheckers-0.8 on my SuSE 9.3 system. I have Qt4 compiled and installed in my home directory, so I reset the PATH variables as follows before compiling KCheckers so that SuSE's Qt3 default would not be used:

export QTDIR=~/Qt4
export PATH=~/Qt4/bin:$PATH

(Note the "~" is the tilde characters)

I then ran:
qmake -o Makefile
make
make install (as root)

The program compiled without any errors.
However, when I run KCheckers it starts up fine, but crashes when I try to make my first move. The Konsole shows the following error message:

jsnyder@JBS_ALIENWARE:~> kcheckers
Your Locale: "en_US"
Prefix path: /usr/local
Loading Qt translations failed.
Loading KCheckers translations failed.
Object::connect: No such slot myTopLevel::slot_enable_history(bool,bool,bool)
ASSERT: "item" in file itemviews/qtreewidget.cpp, line 1957
Aborted

Is there anyway to fix this problem so that I can use KCheckers-0.8? Thanks.

Fixed in 0.8.1.

Hi. Ok, the missing slot is not the problem. It seems that QTreeWidget causes the problem. What GCC, Qt version are you using? Need output from "g++ -v" and "qmake -v". And - if possible - the complete kcheckers compilation output. You can contact me by email if you wish.

Here is output from g++ -v

snyder@JBS_ALIENWARE:~> g++ -v
Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-suse-linux/3.3.5/specs
Configured with: ../configure --enable-threads=posix --prefix=/usr --with-local-prefix=/usr/local --infodir=/usr/share/info --mandir=/usr/share/man --enable-languages=c,c++,f77,objc,java,ada --disable-checking --libdir=/usr/lib --enable-libgcj --with-slibdir=/lib --with-system-zlib --enable-shared --enable-__cxa_atexit i586-suse-linux
Thread model: posix
gcc version 3.3.5 20050117 (prerelease) (SUSE Linux)

Here is output from qmake -v with PATHs set as indicated in my first message to use Qt4

jsnyder@JBS_ALIENWARE:~> qmake -v
QMake version: 2.00a
Using Qt version 4.0.1 in /home/jsnyder/Qt4/lib

Here is the output from compiling KCheckers:

jsnyder@JBS_ALIENWARE:~/Software/kcheckers-0.8> qmake -o Makefile kcheckers.pro
jsnyder@JBS_ALIENWARE:~/Software/kcheckers-0.8> make
g++ -c -pipe -g -Wall -W -D_REENTRANT -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_SHARED -I../../Qt4/mkspecs/linux-g++ -I. -I../../Qt4/include/QtGui -I../../Qt4/include/QtCore -I../../Qt4/include -I. -I. -o pdn.o pdn.cc
g++ -c -pipe -g -Wall -W -D_REENTRANT -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_SHARED -I../../Qt4/mkspecs/linux-g++ -I. -I../../Qt4/include/QtGui -I../../Qt4/include/QtCore -I../../Qt4/include -I. -I. -o checkers.o checkers.cc
g++ -c -pipe -g -Wall -W -D_REENTRANT -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_SHARED -I../../Qt4/mkspecs/linux-g++ -I. -I../../Qt4/include/QtGui -I../../Qt4/include/QtCore -I../../Qt4/include -I. -I. -o echeckers.o echeckers.cc
g++ -c -pipe -g -Wall -W -D_REENTRANT -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_SHARED -I../../Qt4/mkspecs/linux-g++ -I. -I../../Qt4/include/QtGui -I../../Qt4/include/QtCore -I../../Qt4/include -I. -I. -o rcheckers.o rcheckers.cc
g++ -c -pipe -g -Wall -W -D_REENTRANT -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_SHARED -I../../Qt4/mkspecs/linux-g++ -I. -I../../Qt4/include/QtGui -I../../Qt4/include/QtCore -I../../Qt4/include -I. -I. -o field.o field.cc
g++ -c -pipe -g -Wall -W -D_REENTRANT -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_SHARED -I../../Qt4/mkspecs/linux-g++ -I. -I../../Qt4/include/QtGui -I../../Qt4/include/QtCore -I../../Qt4/include -I. -I. -o toplevel.o toplevel.cc
g++ -c -pipe -g -Wall -W -D_REENTRANT -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_SHARED -I../../Qt4/mkspecs/linux-g++ -I. -I../../Qt4/include/QtGui -I../../Qt4/include/QtCore -I../../Qt4/include -I. -I. -o view.o view.cc
g++ -c -pipe -g -Wall -W -D_REENTRANT -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_SHARED -I../../Qt4/mkspecs/linux-g++ -I. -I../../Qt4/include/QtGui -I../../Qt4/include/QtCore -I../../Qt4/include -I. -I. -o info.o info.cc
g++ -c -pipe -g -Wall -W -D_REENTRANT -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_SHARED -I../../Qt4/mkspecs/linux-g++ -I. -I../../Qt4/include/QtGui -I../../Qt4/include/QtCore -I../../Qt4/include -I. -I. -o board.o board.cc
g++ -c -pipe -g -Wall -W -D_REENTRANT -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_SHARED -I../../Qt4/mkspecs/linux-g++ -I. -I../../Qt4/include/QtGui -I../../Qt4/include/QtCore -I../../Qt4/include -I. -I. -o main.o main.cc
g++ -c -pipe -g -Wall -W -D_REENTRANT -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_SHARED -I../../Qt4/mkspecs/linux-g++ -I. -I../../Qt4/include/QtGui -I../../Qt4/include/QtCore -I../../Qt4/include -I. -I. -o newgamedlg.o newgamedlg.cc
g++ -c -pipe -g -Wall -W -D_REENTRANT -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_SHARED -I../../Qt4/mkspecs/linux-g++ -I. -I../../Qt4/include/QtGui -I../../Qt4/include/QtCore -I../../Qt4/include -I. -I. -o humanplayer.o humanplayer.cc
g++ -c -pipe -g -Wall -W -D_REENTRANT -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_SHARED -I../../Qt4/mkspecs/linux-g++ -I. -I../../Qt4/include/QtGui -I../../Qt4/include/QtCore -I../../Qt4/include -I. -I. -o computerplayer.o computerplayer.cc
/home/jsnyder/Qt4/bin/moc -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_SHARED -I../../Qt4/mkspecs/linux-g++ -I. -I../../Qt4/include/QtGui -I../../Qt4/include/QtCore -I../../Qt4/include -I. -I. field.h -o moc_field.cpp
g++ -c -pipe -g -Wall -W -D_REENTRANT -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_SHARED -I../../Qt4/mkspecs/linux-g++ -I. -I../../Qt4/include/QtGui -I../../Qt4/include/QtCore -I../../Qt4/include -I. -I. -o moc_field.o moc_field.cpp
/home/jsnyder/Qt4/bin/moc -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_SHARED -I../../Qt4/mkspecs/linux-g++ -I. -I../../Qt4/include/QtGui -I../../Qt4/include/QtCore -I../../Qt4/include -I. -I. toplevel.h -o moc_toplevel.cpp
g++ -c -pipe -g -Wall -W -D_REENTRANT -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_SHARED -I../../Qt4/mkspecs/linux-g++ -I. -I../../Qt4/include/QtGui -I../../Qt4/include/QtCore -I../../Qt4/include -I. -I. -o moc_toplevel.o moc_toplevel.cpp
/home/jsnyder/Qt4/bin/moc -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_SHARED -I../../Qt4/mkspecs/linux-g++ -I. -I../../Qt4/include/QtGui -I../../Qt4/include/QtCore -I../../Qt4/include -I. -I. view.h -o moc_view.cpp
g++ -c -pipe -g -Wall -W -D_REENTRANT -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_SHARED -I../../Qt4/mkspecs/linux-g++ -I. -I../../Qt4/include/QtGui -I../../Qt4/include/QtCore -I../../Qt4/include -I. -I. -o moc_view.o moc_view.cpp
/home/jsnyder/Qt4/bin/moc -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_SHARED -I../../Qt4/mkspecs/linux-g++ -I. -I../../Qt4/include/QtGui -I../../Qt4/include/QtCore -I../../Qt4/include -I. -I. info.h -o moc_info.cpp
g++ -c -pipe -g -Wall -W -D_REENTRANT -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_SHARED -I../../Qt4/mkspecs/linux-g++ -I. -I../../Qt4/include/QtGui -I../../Qt4/include/QtCore -I../../Qt4/include -I. -I. -o moc_info.o moc_info.cpp
/home/jsnyder/Qt4/bin/moc -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_SHARED -I../../Qt4/mkspecs/linux-g++ -I. -I../../Qt4/include/QtGui -I../../Qt4/include/QtCore -I../../Qt4/include -I. -I. board.h -o moc_board.cpp
g++ -c -pipe -g -Wall -W -D_REENTRANT -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_SHARED -I../../Qt4/mkspecs/linux-g++ -I. -I../../Qt4/include/QtGui -I../../Qt4/include/QtCore -I../../Qt4/include -I. -I. -o moc_board.o moc_board.cpp
/home/jsnyder/Qt4/bin/moc -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_SHARED -I../../Qt4/mkspecs/linux-g++ -I. -I../../Qt4/include/QtGui -I../../Qt4/include/QtCore -I../../Qt4/include -I. -I. newgamedlg.h -o moc_newgamedlg.cpp
g++ -c -pipe -g -Wall -W -D_REENTRANT -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_SHARED -I../../Qt4/mkspecs/linux-g++ -I. -I../../Qt4/include/QtGui -I../../Qt4/include/QtCore -I../../Qt4/include -I. -I. -o moc_newgamedlg.o moc_newgamedlg.cpp
/home/jsnyder/Qt4/bin/moc -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_SHARED -I../../Qt4/mkspecs/linux-g++ -I. -I../../Qt4/include/QtGui -I../../Qt4/include/QtCore -I../../Qt4/include -I. -I. player.h -o moc_player.cpp
g++ -c -pipe -g -Wall -W -D_REENTRANT -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_SHARED -I../../Qt4/mkspecs/linux-g++ -I. -I../../Qt4/include/QtGui -I../../Qt4/include/QtCore -I../../Qt4/include -I. -I. -o moc_player.o moc_player.cpp
/home/jsnyder/Qt4/bin/moc -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_SHARED -I../../Qt4/mkspecs/linux-g++ -I. -I../../Qt4/include/QtGui -I../../Qt4/include/QtCore -I../../Qt4/include -I. -I. humanplayer.h -o moc_humanplayer.cpp
g++ -c -pipe -g -Wall -W -D_REENTRANT -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_SHARED -I../../Qt4/mkspecs/linux-g++ -I. -I../../Qt4/include/QtGui -I../../Qt4/include/QtCore -I../../Qt4/include -I. -I. -o moc_humanplayer.o moc_humanplayer.cpp
/home/jsnyder/Qt4/bin/moc -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_SHARED -I../../Qt4/mkspecs/linux-g++ -I. -I../../Qt4/include/QtGui -I../../Qt4/include/QtCore -I../../Qt4/include -I. -I. computerplayer.h -o moc_computerplayer.cpp
g++ -c -pipe -g -Wall -W -D_REENTRANT -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_SHARED -I../../Qt4/mkspecs/linux-g++ -I. -I../../Qt4/include/QtGui -I../../Qt4/include/QtCore -I../../Qt4/include -I. -I. -o moc_computerplayer.o moc_computerplayer.cpp
/home/jsnyder/Qt4/bin/rcc -name kcheckers kcheckers.qrc -o qrc_kcheckers.cpp
g++ -c -pipe -g -Wall -W -D_REENTRANT -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_SHARED -I../../Qt4/mkspecs/linux-g++ -I. -I../../Qt4/include/QtGui -I../../Qt4/include/QtCore -I../../Qt4/include -I. -I. -o qrc_kcheckers.o qrc_kcheckers.cpp
g++ -Wl,-rpath,/home/jsnyder/Qt4/lib -o kcheckers pdn.o checkers.o echeckers.o rcheckers.o field.o toplevel.o view.o info.o board.o main.o newgamedlg.o humanplayer.o computerplayer.o moc_field.o moc_toplevel.o moc_view.o moc_info.o moc_board.o moc_newgamedlg.o moc_player.o moc_humanplayer.o moc_computerplayer.o qrc_kcheckers.o -L/home/jsnyder/Qt4/lib -L/home/jsnyder/qt-x11-opensource-src-4.0.1/lib -lQtGui_debug -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lpng -lSM -lICE -lXi -lXrender -lXrandr -lXcursor -lXinerama -lfreetype -lfontconfig -lXext -lX11 -lm -lQtCore_debug -lz -ldl -lpthread

I should point out that when I compiled and installed Qt4 I got no errors and that all the tests included in the Qt4 package ran correctly.

Thanks again for your help.

Well, there is nothing wrong within the output. Does SUSE 9.3 provide GCC 4.0? If so, you could try this one. If not, I'll provide you with a "debugging version" that will produce some extra output for me to analyze.

No, SuSE 9.3 does not have Qt4, only Qt3.

If you could get me a debugging version that would be great. I really enjoy KCheckers and would very much like to get 0.8 working on my machine.

Sorry, I met to say that SuSE doesn't have gcc 4.

I upgraded to kcheckers-0.6 on my SuSE 9.3 pro system. I got the program compiled by doing:

qmake -o Makefile
make
make install (as root)

It seems to run OK, but I can't get kcheckers to close when I am finished with it. The only way I can get it to completely stop is to kill the process manually. What am I doing wrong? Please help as I like the new version, but if I can't get it working I must revert back to kcheckers-0.5. Thanks.

well, it works well with debian testing and suse 9.1. i tried to send you an email asking about you kde/qt/etc but failed. so, would you please send me some more information. is kcheckers working/running using the process when you quit?

I finally noticed that this problem only arises if I have "Confirm aborting current game" checked under the Settings menu. If that is checked then kcheckers continues to run even after you confirm your intention to quit and try to close the game. If that option isn't checked then kcheckers exits properly without error.

aha, ok. this is not a bug but a misplaced feature. when a game is running and you want to start a new or just quit kcheckers asks whether this is your intend. with this option you can bypass this "annoying" dialog.
in the next kcheckers release there will be a settings dialog for options like these.

thanks for the pointer, managed to get it to work :)

I followed the instructions in the readme by using:

gmake -o Makefile kcheckers.pro

to which it responded with:

gmake: Nothing to be done for `kcheckers.pro'.

it should be qmake not gmake. qmake is part of qt's development tools.

Really like it, brings back good memories from childhood ;)

I've also big PLEASE ;) At the moment it seems not possible to play with another person simply behind the same screen... you know like the olden days "1 Player" and "2 Player" game ;)

It would be great on travel, a laptop would be enough to enoy it with a buddy.

Regards.

OK :)

I was able to compile kcheckers-0.5 on SuSE 9.1. To do so I had to execute the commands:
qmake
make
make install (as root)

The ReadMe file says to do "make qmake", but that generates an error. Doing simply "qmake" in the first step worked for me. I then used checkinstall to build an rpm.

Question: How do you use the new server feature? I didn't see anything about that.

New Server Feature.
Click "Game|New..." select "Create New Network Game". This will the the server. Or "Join Network Game" then you'll have to provide the server ip in order to connect.

Why are you registered as a ScreenSaver?

Sorry, fixed.