fail to set system preference for hidding .dot files

[Zhang Weiwu]

Riccardo Mottola wrote:
> Hi,
>
>>> * How can I hide the .dot files in open document dialgue?
>>>     
>>
>> Install SystemPreferences and check all the options there, there'll be one
>> for hide dot files.
>>
>>   
>
> Exact.
> SystemPreferences -> FileSystem -> Hide dot files.
Hi. I checked Preferences.app which doesn't have this option; I checked
debian which doesn't have an official package for SystemPreferences.app;
I downloaded the source from
http://www.gnustep.it/enrico/system-preferences/ which fail to compile
with given instruction in INSTALL:

   1. cd PreferencePanes; make install (success)
   2. cd SystemPreferences; make install (fail):

cruella:~/GNUstep/systempreferences-1.0.1/SystemPreferences# make install
/usr/share/GNUstep/Makefiles/common.make:172: GNUSTEP_INSTALLATION_DIR is 
deprecated.  Please use GNUSTEP_INSTALLATION_DOMAI
N instead
This is gnustep-make 2.0.6. Type 'make print-gnustep-make-help' for help.
Making all for app SystemPreferences...
/usr/share/GNUstep/Makefiles/common.make:172: GNUSTEP_INSTALLATION_DIR is 
deprecated.  Please use GNUSTEP_INSTALLATION_DOMAI
N instead
 Compiling file SystemPreferences.m ...
In file included from SystemPreferences.m:26:
SystemPreferences.h:32:47: warning: PreferencePanes/PreferencePanes.h: No such 
file or directory
SystemPreferences.m: In function ‘-[SystemPreferences 
applicationDidFinishLaunching:]’:
SystemPreferences.m:131: error: ‘NSPreferencePane’ undeclared (first use in 
this function)
SystemPreferences.m:131: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only 
once
SystemPreferences.m:131: error: for each function it appears in.)
SystemPreferences.m:131: error: ‘pane’ undeclared (first use in this function)
SystemPreferences.m: In function ‘-[SystemPreferences 
applicationShouldTerminate:]’:
SystemPreferences.m:160: error: ‘NSPreferencePaneUnselectReply’ undeclared 
(first use in this function)
SystemPreferences.m:160: error: expected ‘;’ before ‘reply’
SystemPreferences.m:162: error: ‘reply’ undeclared (first use in this function)
SystemPreferences.m:162: error: ‘NSUnselectCancel’ undeclared (first use in 
this function)
SystemPreferences.m:164: error: ‘NSUnselectLater’ undeclared (first use in this 
function)
SystemPreferences.m: In function ‘-[SystemPreferences addPanesFromDirectory:]’:
SystemPreferences.m:190: error: ‘NSPreferencePane’ undeclared (first use in 
this function)
SystemPreferences.m:190: error: ‘pane’ undeclared (first use in this function)
SystemPreferences.m:194: warning: no ‘-initWithBundle:’ method found
SystemPreferences.m:194: warning: (Messages without a matching method signature
SystemPreferences.m:194: warning: will be assumed to return ‘id’ and accept
SystemPreferences.m:194: warning: ‘...’ as arguments.)
SystemPreferences.m: In function ‘-[SystemPreferences clickOnIconOfPane:]’:
SystemPreferences.m:220: warning: no ‘-loadMainView’ method found
SystemPreferences.m:228: warning: no ‘-willSelect’ method found
SystemPreferences.m:230: warning: no ‘-didSelect’ method found
SystemPreferences.m: In function ‘-[SystemPreferences showAllButtAction:]’:
SystemPreferences.m:242: error: ‘NSPreferencePaneUnselectReply’ undeclared 
(first use in this function)
SystemPreferences.m:242: error: expected ‘;’ before ‘reply’
SystemPreferences.m:244: error: ‘reply’ undeclared (first use in this function)
SystemPreferences.m:244: error: ‘NSUnselectNow’ undeclared (first use in this 
function)
SystemPreferences.m:246: error: ‘NSUnselectLater’ undeclared (first use in this 
function)
SystemPreferences.m: In function ‘-[SystemPreferences showIconsView]’:
SystemPreferences.m:263: warning: no ‘-willUnselect’ method found
SystemPreferences.m:265: warning: no ‘-didUnselect’ method found
make[1]: *** [obj/SystemPreferences.o] Error 1
make: *** [SystemPreferences.all.app.variables] Error 2


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What should I try next? (thanks)