To install KXicq :

if you have downloaded KXicq do the following things: 

cd <you src dir>
tar xfvz ~/kxicq-0.3.1.tgz
cd kxicq
./configure
make
make install ( as root )

This has to work ! if it fails check [Errors], if that that don't work mail me ! ( steehouwer@kde.org )

Socks:

for Socks, see ./configure --help for the socks options !

[Errors]
Most common errors:

* KDE 1.0 RPMS on KDE 1.0
  please use RPMs for KDE 1.0 NOT with KDE 1.1 !
* error on msgfmt
  please ignore this message, it is for translations
  you now have no translations, but KXicq will work !!
  type 'make install' to install ! 
* no egcs 1.x.x or GCC 2.8.x
* no KDE 1.0 or higher 
* no QT 1.40 or higher !!!!
* no KDE libs in you /etc/ld.so.conf ( linux user only ): 
     put /opt/kde/lib ( or where you kde libs are ) in
     /etc/ld.so.conf and run /sbin/ldconfig as root
  else:
     (bash) export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/opt/kde/lib
     (sh) setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/opt/kde/lib
