Hi! I use SuSE 9.1 (kde 3.2.1) and want to compile kde 3.4.1. I have compiled kde 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, and 3.4 in the past on other distros, so I am not completely new to this procedure. I noticed tha SuSE installs kde in /opt/kde3, but has overriding icons and config files in /etc/opt/kde3. For example, /opt/kde3/share/icons/crystalsvg/128x128/apps has a kmenu.png icon, the kde default, and /etc/opt/kde3/share/icons/crystalsvg/128x128/apps has a kmenu.png, which is a lizard head, and is the kmenu icon. If I delete the lizard head, the icon goes back to the /opt/kde3/.../kmenu.png. I have seen the variable $KDEDIRS pop up in the past, but it isn't set in this case for me. How could I tell the kde I am going to compile to install in /opt/kde3, and look in but not write to /etc/opt/kde3 like SuSE has it? Do I need a patch for kde? Thanks! -Steven