amarok

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Aug 2, 2010, at 12:19, Maxime.7259 wrote:

> I installed macports and Amarok this week-end.
> I had to go throught the process a couple of times so it would find all the dependancies.

It should not have been necessary to "sudo port install" more than once. If you tell us more about the dependency problems you encountered perhaps we can fix that.


> then I got:
> 
> ##########################################################
> # Don't forget that dbus needs to be started as the local
> # user (not with sudo) before any KDE programs will launch
> # To start it run the following command:
> # launchctl load /Library/LaunchAgents/org.freedesktop.dbus-session.plist
> ##########################################################
> ######################################################
> # Programs will not start until you run the command
> # 'sudo chown -R $USER ~/Library/Preferences/KDE'
> # replacing $USER with your username.
> ######################################################
> 
> I changed my permissions on  /users/maxime  recursively.

What did you change permissions to?

The message was telling you to change ownership (not permissions) of ~/Library/Preferences/KDE (not of ~).


> but for the first one this is what I get:
> 
> Last log in: Mon Aug  2 17:09:36 on console
> macbook-pro-de-maxime:~ maxime$ launchctl load /Library/LaunchAgents/org.freedesktop.dbus-session.plist
> nothing found to load
> macbook-pro-de-maxime:~ maxime$

This whole dbus business baffles me, and I'm not sure if the above is normal or if it is the source of the problem you're having.


> When I start Amarok, the icon will be jumping as usual for a couple of seconds and then disappears.
> I tried in the shell:
> 
> Last login: Mon Aug  2 19:12:55 on ttys000
> macbook-pro-de-maxime:~ maxime$ /Applications/MacPorts/KDE4/Amarok.app
> -bash: /Applications/MacPorts/KDE4/Amarok.app: is a directory

Of course; a .app is an application you double-click in the Finder; in the filesystem, it is in fact a directory and you don't use it in the Terminal like that.


> macbook-pro-de-maxime:~ maxime$ amarok
> -bash: amarok: command not found

Correct; there is no "amarok" in your PATH, nor, I'm guessing, is there expected to be; you're expected to launch Amarok.app by double-clicking.


> what's wrong with it?

After launching /Applications/MacPorts/KDE4/Amarok.app in the Finder by double-clicking it, I'd double-click /Applications/Utilities/Console.app and look for error messages.