Description: A KControl tool for managing what programs start up with KDE. (~/.kde/Autostart and ~/.kde/env), run when KDE shuts down (~/.kde/shutdown)
Known Limitations and bugs: when launching apart for kcontrol: clicking "Cancel" with a properties dialog open will generate a crash. when launching inside kcontrol: option "Reset" does not work clicking "Reset" with a properties dialog open inserts a duplicate entry into the list of the entry which has the properties open.Last changelog:
0.5.0 - Added 4 new translations - Able to handle Autostart, env and shutdown. - Updated auto* tools to match those found in KDE 3.5.5
Hi !
Unfortunately, this autostart is unusable with KDE 3.5.10. I have this compilation error : http://pastebin.com/f4bab7c8a
Developers can do something ?
Thanks in advance !
It would be nice if the tool could automatically (or had an option to) exclude an app added to autostart from session maganagement to prevent from running two instances of the same app at startup.
Is it possible to code a Disabled mode but leave the Autostart entry there?
I.e., say I am debugging some problem, and temporarily want to turn of some apps from autostarting, I select Disabled (rather than Startup/Shutdown/ENV) to allow me to test without having to permanently remove my autostart entry (and having to remember/re-create them again).
I think this would be useful, if easy enough to do.
Thoughts?
I was checking the code and did some research. It appears that X-KDE-autostart-condition is an entry that can be placed in a .desktop file, and allows one to check an rc file for additional conditions.
So, this could be a place to start looking for a "disable" feature by setting the condition in the rc file to false.
autostart would need to be modified to read/write out an rc file with the entry, add the disable option to the list, etc. Should be simple enough.
If I can make this work, I'll submit a patch for your perusal.
I see distro's are starting to include this in the packaging. That's great.
Perhaps it will become a part of KDE in the main trunk someday.
I have added the package to the xeffects overlay for Gentoo users. Further details at http://www.gentoo-xeffects.org.
Thanks.
That is interesting.
I'll have to look into porting this and perhaps talk about getting it in kdeadmin. From the way things look at work currently I may have a lot more free time than normal.
At the moment I can't promise anything tho.
when I extract the tar.bz2 file I get:
tar: autostart/admin/pkg.m4.in: Not found in archive
tar: autostart/admin/oldinclude.m4.in: Not found in archive
tar: autostart/admin/libtool.m4.in: Not found in archive
tar: autostart/admin/Doxyfile.am: Not found in archive
tar: autostart/admin/deps.am: Not found in archive
tar: autostart/admin/acinclude.m4.in: Not found in archive
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
oddly enough that tarball was generated by kdevelop.
But I've fixed it and renamed the directory also to its normal autostart-version layout.
Sorry it took me so long to fix this.
>>> Unpacking autostart-0.5.tar.bz2 to /var/tmp/portage/autostart-0.5/work
/usr/portage/eclass/kde.eclass: line 148: cd: /var/tmp/portage/autostart-0.5/work/autostart-0.5: No such file or directory
>>> Source unpacked.
>>> Compiling source in /var/tmp/portage/autostart-0.5 ...
/usr/portage/eclass/kde.eclass: line 173: cd: /var/tmp/portage/autostart-0.5/work/autostart-0.5: No such file or directory
/usr/portage/eclass/kde.eclass: line 173: cd: /var/tmp/portage/autostart-0.5/work/autostart-0.5: No such file or directory
!!! ERROR: kde-misc/autostart-0.5 failed.
Call stack:
ebuild.sh, line 1546: Called dyn_compile
ebuild.sh, line 937: Called src_compile
ebuild.sh, line 1255: Called kde_src_compile
kde.eclass, line 170: Called kde_src_compile 'all'
kde.eclass, line 340: Called kde_src_compile 'myconf' 'configure' 'make'
kde.eclass, line 257: Called die
!!! no configure script found, generation unsuccessful
!!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if relevant.
i`m getting tis error:
checking for KDE... libraries /usr/lib, headers /usr/include/kde
checking if UIC has KDE plugins available... no
configure: error: you need to install kdelibs first.
i`m running KDE and kdelibs is installed.. all the kde developer packages are also installed.. what can be wrong?
Can't compile it on Arch-current, automake-1.9.6
Any suggestions?
Symlinking automate-1.6 to 1.9.6 fails:
configure.in: no proper invocation of AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE was found.
configure.in: You should verify that configure.in invokes AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE,
configure.in: that aclocal.m4 is present in the top-level directory,
configure.in: and that aclocal.m4 was recently regenerated (using aclocal).
Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at /usr/bin/automake-1.6 line 3664.
make: *** [Makefile.in] Error 1
==> ERROR: Build Failed. Aborting...
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Hi ! Unfortunately, this autostart is unusable with KDE 3.5.10. I have this compilation error : http://pastebin.com/f4bab7c8a Developers can do something ? Thanks in advance !
Here it is http://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/pardusrepo/sources/autostart-0.5.tar.bz2
Can anybody send this to me, please?
Download link doesn't work.
See full report: http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=150439
It would be nice if the tool could automatically (or had an option to) exclude an app added to autostart from session maganagement to prevent from running two instances of the same app at startup.
Is it possible to code a Disabled mode but leave the Autostart entry there? I.e., say I am debugging some problem, and temporarily want to turn of some apps from autostarting, I select Disabled (rather than Startup/Shutdown/ENV) to allow me to test without having to permanently remove my autostart entry (and having to remember/re-create them again). I think this would be useful, if easy enough to do. Thoughts?
I was checking the code and did some research. It appears that X-KDE-autostart-condition is an entry that can be placed in a .desktop file, and allows one to check an rc file for additional conditions. So, this could be a place to start looking for a "disable" feature by setting the condition in the rc file to false. autostart would need to be modified to read/write out an rc file with the entry, add the disable option to the list, etc. Should be simple enough. If I can make this work, I'll submit a patch for your perusal.
I see distro's are starting to include this in the packaging. That's great. Perhaps it will become a part of KDE in the main trunk someday. I have added the package to the xeffects overlay for Gentoo users. Further details at http://www.gentoo-xeffects.org. Thanks.
Maybe you will find this interesting: http://lists.kde.org/?l=kde-devel&m=116920800320602&w=2 And they mention your app here (in the same thread): http://lists.kde.org/?l=kde-devel&m=116924533130243&w=2
That is interesting. I'll have to look into porting this and perhaps talk about getting it in kdeadmin. From the way things look at work currently I may have a lot more free time than normal. At the moment I can't promise anything tho.
no *.po file in source,
Added them to the source and reposted.
je vous envoie tr.po et nl.po update source SVP.
when I extract the tar.bz2 file I get: tar: autostart/admin/pkg.m4.in: Not found in archive tar: autostart/admin/oldinclude.m4.in: Not found in archive tar: autostart/admin/libtool.m4.in: Not found in archive tar: autostart/admin/Doxyfile.am: Not found in archive tar: autostart/admin/deps.am: Not found in archive tar: autostart/admin/acinclude.m4.in: Not found in archive tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
I've run into the same issue with autostart-0.5. Perhaps the tarball is corrupt and needs to be repackaged.
oddly enough that tarball was generated by kdevelop. But I've fixed it and renamed the directory also to its normal autostart-version layout. Sorry it took me so long to fix this.
tnx for adding new kcontrol item..;) i would like to build a edgy package but..i cannot debianize
>>> Unpacking autostart-0.5.tar.bz2 to /var/tmp/portage/autostart-0.5/work /usr/portage/eclass/kde.eclass: line 148: cd: /var/tmp/portage/autostart-0.5/work/autostart-0.5: No such file or directory >>> Source unpacked. >>> Compiling source in /var/tmp/portage/autostart-0.5 ... /usr/portage/eclass/kde.eclass: line 173: cd: /var/tmp/portage/autostart-0.5/work/autostart-0.5: No such file or directory /usr/portage/eclass/kde.eclass: line 173: cd: /var/tmp/portage/autostart-0.5/work/autostart-0.5: No such file or directory !!! ERROR: kde-misc/autostart-0.5 failed. Call stack: ebuild.sh, line 1546: Called dyn_compile ebuild.sh, line 937: Called src_compile ebuild.sh, line 1255: Called kde_src_compile kde.eclass, line 170: Called kde_src_compile 'all' kde.eclass, line 340: Called kde_src_compile 'myconf' 'configure' 'make' kde.eclass, line 257: Called die !!! no configure script found, generation unsuccessful !!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if relevant.
Please update it to support automake 1.10 . Thanks.
i`m getting tis error: checking for KDE... libraries /usr/lib, headers /usr/include/kde checking if UIC has KDE plugins available... no configure: error: you need to install kdelibs first. i`m running KDE and kdelibs is installed.. all the kde developer packages are also installed.. what can be wrong?
Distro? What are you ./configure args? Does this have any affect? ./configure --prefix=`kde-config --prefix`
kcmshell autostart /usr/kde/3.5/lib/kde3/kcm_autostart.so: undefined symbol: _ZTV9autostart i use kde 3.5.5, kernel 2.6.18.3-62, xorg 7.1
Distro? Did you compile it yourself? Use a package?
Can't compile it on Arch-current, automake-1.9.6 Any suggestions? Symlinking automate-1.6 to 1.9.6 fails: configure.in: no proper invocation of AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE was found. configure.in: You should verify that configure.in invokes AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE, configure.in: that aclocal.m4 is present in the top-level directory, configure.in: and that aclocal.m4 was recently regenerated (using aclocal). Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at /usr/bin/automake-1.6 line 3664. make: *** [Makefile.in] Error 1 ==> ERROR: Build Failed. Aborting...