ksirc seemingly will connect to and IRC server, but will not join a channel: A new 'eval' error appears: [23:39:17] Welcome to sirc version 2.211; type /help for help [23:39:17] *E* eval error: syntax error at (eval 9) line 1, at EOF [23:39:17] Loading filter parser... [23:39:17] Filter Parser Loaded [23:39:17] Unable to find SYS_gettimeofday, using LINUX default! [23:39:18] Loaded KSirc.pl ------------------------------------------ but there is no eval in the ksirc binaries: bash-2.05b$ locate sirc | grep bin /usr/bin/dsirc /usr/bin/ksirc bash-2.05b$ less bash-2.05b$ wc /usr/bin/dsirc /usr/bin/ksirc 2358 8603 70036 /usr/bin/dsirc 7 81 4791 /usr/bin/ksirc 2365 8684 74827 total bash-2.05b$ grep eval /usr/bin/ksirc /usr/bin/ksirc bash-2.05b$ ============================== Curiously also, the SRPM is allegedly rebuilt in December 2002 and just released? bash-2.05b$ rpm -qi ksirc Name : ksirc Relocations: /usr Version : 3.0.5a Vendor: Red Hat, Inc. Release : 1 Build Date: Tue Dec 24 13:43:52 2002 Install Date: Wed May 14 02:00:40 2003 Build Host: tweety.devel.redhat.com Group : Applications/Internet Source RPM: kdenetwork-3.0.5a-1.src.rpm
I have the same problem with Ksirc. I have only upgraded an RH8.0 system on a P4. The version, according to "Help" is 3.05a-4.
i can reproduce this bug
it's fixed in kde-3.1.1a, which you could download form ftp.kde.org