A great screensaver!! I made an ebuild for gentoo for this.
Can be downloaded from my page http://flameeyes.web.ctonet.it/ .
If there aren't problems with this, I'll try to submit it to Gentoo tomorrow or sunday :)

Hi -- I'm having some trouble with the configure/make/make install. The configure seems to go OK, but the make errors out (see very bottom of below console output. Any thoughts? Thanks.
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[root@homebrew kfiresaver3D-0.3]# ./configure
checking build system type... i586-pc-linux-gnu
checking host system type... i586-pc-linux-gnu
checking target system type... i586-pc-linux-gnu
checking for a BSD compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking for -p flag to install... yes
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for gawk... gawk
checking whether make sets ${MAKE}... yes
checking for style of include used by make... GNU
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output... a.out
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for executable suffix...
checking for object suffix... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking dependency style of gcc... gcc3
checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
checking for g++... g++
checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler... yes
checking whether g++ accepts -g... yes
checking dependency style of g++... gcc3
checking whether g++ supports -Wundef... yes
checking whether g++ supports -Wbad-function-cast... yes
checking whether g++ supports -Wno-long-long... yes
checking whether g++ supports -Wnon-virtual-dtor... yes
checking whether g++ supports -fno-exceptions... yes
checking whether g++ supports -fno-check-new... yes
checking whether g++ supports -fexceptions... yes
checking how to run the C++ preprocessor... g++ -E
checking whether g++ supports -frepo... yes
checking for ld used by GCC... /usr/bin/ld
checking if the linker (/usr/bin/ld) is GNU ld... yes
checking for /usr/bin/ld option to reload object files... -r
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checking whether ln -s works... yes
checking how to recognise dependant libraries... pass_all
checking for ANSI C header files... yes
checking for sys/types.h... yes
checking for sys/stat.h... yes
checking for stdlib.h... yes
checking for string.h... yes
checking for memory.h... yes
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checking dlfcn.h presence... yes
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checking the maximum length of command line arguments... 32768
checking command to parse /usr/bin/nm -B output from gcc object... ok
checking for objdir... .libs
checking for ranlib... ranlib
checking for strip... strip
checking if gcc static flag works... no
checking if gcc supports -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions... no
checking for gcc option to produce PIC... -fPIC
checking if gcc PIC flag -fPIC works... yes
checking if gcc supports -c -o file.o... yes
checking whether the gcc linker (/usr/bin/ld) supports shared libraries... yes
checking whether -lc should be explicitly linked in... no
checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
checking whether stripping libraries is possible... yes
checking dynamic linker characteristics... GNU/Linux ld.so
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checking whether a program can dlopen itself... yes
checking whether a statically linked program can dlopen itself... yes
checking if libtool supports shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build static libraries... no
configure: creating libtool
appending configuration tag "CXX" to libtool
checking whether the g++ linker (/usr/bin/ld) supports shared libraries... yes
checking for g++ option to produce PIC... -fPIC
checking if g++ PIC flag -fPIC works... yes
checking if g++ supports -c -o file.o... yes
checking whether the g++ linker (/usr/bin/ld) supports shared libraries... yes
checking whether -lc should be explicitly linked in... yes
checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
checking whether stripping libraries is possible... yes
checking dynamic linker characteristics... GNU/Linux ld.so
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checking for dlopen... (cached) no
checking for dlopen in -ldl... (cached) yes
checking whether a program can dlopen itself... (cached) yes
checking whether a statically linked program can dlopen itself... (cached) yes
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checking if gcj supports -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions... (cached) no
checking for gcj option to produce PIC... -fPIC
checking if gcj PIC flag -fPIC works... no
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checking whether the gcj linker (/usr/bin/ld) supports shared libraries... yes
checking whether -lc should be explicitly linked in... yes
checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
checking whether stripping libraries is possible... yes
checking dynamic linker characteristics... GNU/Linux ld.so
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configure: creating ./config.status
fast creating ./Makefile
fast creating admin/Makefile
fast creating kfiresaver/Makefile
fast creating po/Makefile
config.status: creating config.h
config.status: config.h is unchanged
config.status: executing default-1 commands
[root@homebrew kfiresaver3D-0.3]#
[root@homebrew kfiresaver3D-0.3]#
[root@homebrew kfiresaver3D-0.3]#
[root@homebrew kfiresaver3D-0.3]#
[root@homebrew kfiresaver3D-0.3]#
[root@homebrew kfiresaver3D-0.3]#
[root@homebrew kfiresaver3D-0.3]#
[root@homebrew kfiresaver3D-0.3]# make
cd . \
&& CONFIG_FILES= CONFIG_HEADERS=config.h \
/bin/sh ./config.status
config.status: creating config.h
config.status: config.h is unchanged
config.status: executing default-1 commands
make all-recursive
make[1]: Entering directory `/data0/Common/Downloads/KFiresaver3d/kfiresaver3D-0.3'
Making all in kfiresaver
make[2]: Entering directory `/data0/Common/Downloads/KFiresaver3d/kfiresaver3D-0.3/kfiresaver'
source='kfiresaver.cpp' object='kfiresaver.o' libtool=no \
depfile='.deps/kfiresaver.Po' tmpdepfile='.deps/kfiresaver.TPo' \
depmode=gcc3 /bin/sh ../admin/depcomp \
g++ -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I.. -I/usr/lib/qt3/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -DQT_THREAD_SUPPORT -D_REENTRANT -Wnon-virtual-dtor -Wno-long-long -Wbad-function-cast -Wundef -Wall -pedantic -W -Wpointer-arith -Wmissing-prototypes -Wwrite-strings -ansi -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=500 -D_BSD_SOURCE -Wcast-align -Wconversion -O2 -fno-exceptions -fno-check-new -c -o kfiresaver.o `test -f kfiresaver.cpp || echo './'`kfiresaver.cpp
In file included from kfiresaver.cpp:36:
/usr/lib/qt3/include/qgl.h:73:21: GL/glu.h: No such file or directory
kfiresaver.cpp: In constructor `KFireSaver::KFireSaver(QWidget*, const char*)':
kfiresaver.cpp:71: warning: passing `float' for argument 1 of `int QObject::startTimer(int)'
make[2]: *** [kfiresaver.o] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/data0/Common/Downloads/KFiresaver3d/kfiresaver3D-0.3/kfiresaver'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/data0/Common/Downloads/KFiresaver3d/kfiresaver3D-0.3'
make: *** [all] Error 2
[root@homebrew kfiresaver3D-0.3]#
[root@homebrew kfiresaver3D-0.3]#
[root@homebrew kfiresaver3D-0.3]#
[root@homebrew kfiresaver3D-0.3]#

Hello I had many problems with my instalation of kdevelop 3.0b1 when i execute the configure file this messages appear:
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checking target system type... i586-pc-linux-gnu
[root@localhost kdevelop-031111]# ./configure --prefix=/usr
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checking target system type... i586-pc-linux-gnu
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking for -p flag to install... yes
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for gawk... gawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking for style of include used by make... GNU
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output... a.out
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of executables...
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C... none needed
checking dependency style of gcc... gcc3
checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
checking for g++... g++
checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler... yes
checking whether g++ accepts -g... yes
checking dependency style of g++... gcc3
checking whether g++ supports -Wmissing-format-attribute... yes
checking whether g++ supports -Wundef... yes
checking whether g++ supports -Wno-long-long... yes
checking whether g++ supports -Wnon-virtual-dtor... yes
checking whether g++ supports -fno-exceptions... yes
checking whether g++ supports -fno-check-new... yes
checking whether g++ supports -fno-common... yes
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checking how to run the C++ preprocessor... g++ -E
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not using lib directory suffix
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checking for /usr/bin/ld option to reload object files... -r
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checking whether ln -s works... yes
checking how to recognise dependent libraries... pass_all
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checking the maximum length of command line arguments... 32768
checking command to parse /usr/bin/nm -B output from gcc object... ok
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checking for strip... strip
checking if gcc static flag works... yes
checking if gcc supports -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions... no
checking for gcc option to produce PIC... -fPIC
checking if gcc PIC flag -fPIC works... yes
checking if gcc supports -c -o file.o... yes
checking whether the gcc linker (/usr/bin/ld) supports shared libraries... yes
checking whether -lc should be explicitly linked in... no
checking dynamic linker characteristics... GNU/Linux ld.so
checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
checking whether stripping libraries is possible... yes
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configure: creating libtool
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checking whether the g++ linker (/usr/bin/ld) supports shared libraries... yes
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Hm...you may have issues with your configure script. Despite a properly-set KDEDIR variable and a KDE install in /usr/local/bin, your screensaver wound up in /usr/local/kde/bin after the install.
Did I break it on my end? FreeBSD 5.0-DP2, KDE 3.0.4.

Why's the install process create /usr/lib/menu and drop a file in it? Seems strange. Perhaps change the make file to only drop the file in if the dir already exists; if it doesn't exist, chances are good the OS doesn't use it. :-)

I keep getting flashes that don't look intended while running this screen saver. I'll look again, but is anyone else seeing similar?

Oh, BTW nice screen saver!

When I run it says it can't load the textures. Which lib do need for this to work?

It sounds like you havn't done the "make install" stage, and you are running the kfiresaver.kss file on it's own.
The screensaver looks for it's textures in $KDEDIR/share/apps/kfiresaver, where $KDEDIR is /opt/kde3 or /usr depending on your distribution. Have a look in these folders for the three files particle.bmp, tux.png and kde.png. If they do exist, it sounds like a problem with the screensaver. If not, typing "make install" should install them, failing that, copy them over by hand as root.

This is really the best fireworks screensaver I've ever seen! Great work! But perhaps you can make the flickering of the screen less, this is not very good for my eyes ;)
Keep up the great work,

Niek.

Your fireworks animate so smoothly on my laptop and look great! I love the occasional surprise explosion shapes, too.

It would be nice to be able to configure it so that there were no bright flashes. Or maybe you could make the flashes more localized around the explosions and not fill the whole screen?

Otherwise, it's my favourite screensaver!

here is a patch to disable the flashes:
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> #define EXPLODE_FLASH 0
>
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if(EXPLODE_FLASH) {
> glClearColor( 0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 0.0 );
> glClear( GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT );
> glClearColor( 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 );
> }
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if(EXPLODE_FLASH) {
> glClearColor( 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.0 );
> glClear( GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT );
> glClearColor( 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0 );
> }

save the stuff above to a file called patch_info and apply it to the kfiresaver.cpp file under the kfiresaver directory:

patch kfiresaver.cpp patch_info

patching file kfiresaver.cpp
patch: **** `>' expected at line 3 of patch

meuh :(

It's much more realistic with them!

I love the new fireworks - they're fantastic, well done :-) Not too sure about the flashes though...
I'll try to incorporate your changes into my next version.