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    sierdzio
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    wrote on 9 Jan 2013, 16:41 last edited by
    #108

    Every module has a separate git repository, with the exception of QtCore, QtNetwork, QtGui, they are in qtbase.

    (Z(:^

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      wrote on 9 Jan 2013, 17:20 last edited by
      #109

      [quote author="sierdzio" date="1357749703"]Every module has a separate git repository, with the exception of QtCore, QtNetwork, QtGui, they are in qtbase.[/quote]Actually,

      qtbase.git contains:

      • Qt Concurrent
      • Qt Core
      • Qt D-Bus
      • Qt GUI
      • Qt Network
      • Qt OpenGL
      • Qt Print Support
      • Qt SQL
      • Qt Test
      • Qt Widgets
      • Qt XML

      qtdeclarative.git contains:

      • Qt QML
      • Qt Quick

      Qt Doc Search for browsers: forum.qt.io/topic/35616/web-browser-extension-for-improved-doc-searches

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        wrote on 9 Jan 2013, 17:23 last edited by
        #110

        Ah, I've been punished for my laziness, thank you for that ;)

        (Z(:^

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          yeckel
          wrote on 5 Feb 2013, 15:37 last edited by
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          Hi, I've succeed with compiling QT5 for arm (raspberry pi) what is not working for me is localized keyboard input in eglfs. When i use loadkeys de.kmap and than start an application. The keyboard is again Generic (US). But in console localized keyboard works. Did I miss something in compile or programming time?

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            wrote on 6 Feb 2013, 11:59 last edited by
            #112

            Hi yeckel,

            I don't have any experience with the Raspberry Pi, but I recommend posting your question in the "Qt Project Mobile and Embedded subforum":http://qt-project.org/forums/viewforum/11/ or the "Raspberry Pi forum":http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/

            Qt Doc Search for browsers: forum.qt.io/topic/35616/web-browser-extension-for-improved-doc-searches

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              maitai
              wrote on 25 Feb 2013, 17:51 last edited by
              #113

              Hello,

              I am trying to compile qt5.0.1 in 32bits mode using msvc2012 on a 64bits machine. I have succesfully build the exactly same sources in 64bits mode, many times.

              So I opened a "vs2012-x86 native tools command prompt" and just did exactly the same steps as i did to compile the 64bits version.

              After a long time, in the nmake phase, I encountered the following error:

              [code]Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 11.00.50727.1
              Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

                  cd windows\ && ( if not exist Makefile C:\qt5\qt5_32\qtbase\bin\qmake C:
              

              \qt5\qt5_32\qtbase\src\plugins\platforms\windows\windows.pro -o Makefile ) && "C
              :\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\VC\BIN\nmake.exe" -f Makefile

              Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 11.00.50727.1
              Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

                  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\VC\BIN\nmake.exe" -
              

              f Makefile.Debug all

              Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 11.00.50727.1
              Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

                  echo 2 /* CREATEPROCESS_MANIFEST_RESOURCE_ID */ 24 /* RT_MANIFEST */ "..
              

              \..\..\..\plugins\platforms\qwindowsd.dll.embed.manifest">........\plug
              ins\platforms\qwindowsd.dll_manifest.rc
              if not exist ........\plugins\platforms\qwindowsd.dll del ........
              \plugins\platforms\qwindowsd.dll.embed.manifest>NUL 2>&1
              if exist ........\plugins\platforms\qwindowsd.dll.embed.manifest copy
              /Y ........\plugins\platforms\qwindowsd.dll.embed.manifest ........\plugi
              ns\platforms\qwindowsd.dll_manifest.bak
              link /NOLOGO /DYNAMICBASE /NXCOMPAT /DEBUG /DLL /MANIFEST /MANIFESTFILE:
              ........\plugins\platforms\qwindowsd.dll.embed.manifest /OUT:........\plug
              ins\platforms\qwindowsd.dll @C:\Users\Philippe\AppData\Local\Temp\nm8E9D.tmp
              Creating library ........\plugins\platforms\qwindowsd.lib and object ....
              ....\plugins\platforms\qwindowsd.exp
              dlldata.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _Accessible2_ProxyFileIn
              fo
              dlldata.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _AccessibleAction_ProxyF
              ileInfo
              dlldata.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _AccessibleApplication_P
              roxyFileInfo
              dlldata.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _AccessibleComponent_Pro
              xyFileInfo
              dlldata.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol AccessibleEditableText
              ProxyFileInfo
              dlldata.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _AccessibleHyperlink_Pro
              xyFileInfo
              dlldata.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _AccessibleHypertext_Pro
              xyFileInfo
              dlldata.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _AccessibleImage_ProxyFi
              leInfo
              dlldata.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _AccessibleRelation_Prox
              yFileInfo
              dlldata.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _AccessibleTable_ProxyFi
              leInfo
              dlldata.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _AccessibleTable2_ProxyF
              ileInfo
              dlldata.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _AccessibleTableCell_Pro
              xyFileInfo
              dlldata.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _AccessibleText_ProxyFil
              eInfo
              dlldata.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _AccessibleValue_ProxyFi
              leInfo
              ........\plugins\platforms\qwindowsd.dll : fatal error LNK1120: 14 unresolved
              externals
              NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0
              \VC\BIN\link.EXE"' : return code '0x460'
              Stop.
              NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0
              \VC\BIN\nmake.exe"' : return code '0x2'
              Stop.
              NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'cd' : return code '0x2'
              Stop.
              NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'cd' : return code '0x2'
              Stop.
              NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'cd' : return code '0x2'
              Stop.
              NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'cd' : return code '0x2'
              Stop.
              NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'cd' : return code '0x2'
              Stop.[/code]

              Any idea what is wrong with my setup?

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                stephench77
                wrote on 25 Mar 2013, 04:48 last edited by
                #114

                I am trying to build qt5 on windows. However, I am not even able retrieve the soure code successfully. The inital command "git clone git://gitorious.org/qt/qt5.git qt5" completed successfully. But the next command "perl init-repository" failed with the following error information:

                • git submodule init
                  0 [main] us 0 init_cheap: VirtualAlloc pointer is null, Win32 error 487
                  AllocationBase 0x0, BaseAddress 0x68560000, RegionSize 0x170000, State 0x10000
                  c:\program files (x86)\git\bin\sh.exe: *** Couldn't reserve space for cygwin's h
                  eap, Win32 error 0
                  git submodule init exited with status 256 at init-repository line 268.
                  Qt::InitRepository::exe('Qt::InitRepository=HASH(0x32f290)', 'git', 'sub
                  module', 'init') called at init-repository line 373
                  Qt::InitRepository::git_submodule_init('Qt::InitRepository=HASH(0x32f290
                  )') called at init-repository line 569
                  Qt::InitRepository::run('Qt::InitRepository=HASH(0x32f290)') called at i
                  nit-repository line 590

                I am using msysgit (Git for Windows) 1.8.1.2, Active Perl 5.16.3 and Python 3.3.0.

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                  sierdzio
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                  wrote on 25 Mar 2013, 06:15 last edited by
                  #115

                  Run perl from cmd.exe, not Bash terminal.

                  (Z(:^

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                    stephench77
                    wrote on 25 Mar 2013, 06:36 last edited by
                    #116

                    I did run the command "perl init-repository" from cmd.exe directly.
                    [quote author="sierdzio" date="1364192137"]Run perl from cmd.exe, not Bash terminal.[/quote]

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                      dasun
                      wrote on 25 Mar 2013, 18:05 last edited by
                      #117

                      I'm trying to build source from the for new bug fix which critical for me.

                      I'm getting following linking error:

                      @ link /NOLOGO /DYNAMICBASE /NXCOMPAT /BASE:0x67000000 /DEBUG /DLL /VERSIO
                      N:5.02 /MANIFEST /MANIFESTFILE:....\lib\Qt5Cored.lib.embed.manifest /OUT:....
                      lib\Qt5Cored.lib @C:\Users\dasun\AppData\Local\Temp\nm9C85.tmp
                      Creating library ....\lib\Qt5Cored.lib and object ....\lib\Qt5Cored.exp
                      LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file '....\lib\Qt5Cored.lib'
                      NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0
                      \VC\BIN\link.EXE"' : return code '0x450'
                      Stop.
                      NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0
                      \VC\BIN\nmake.exe"' : return code '0x2'
                      Stop.
                      NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'cd' : return code '0x2'
                      Stop.
                      NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'cd' : return code '0x2'
                      Stop.
                      NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'cd' : return code '0x2'
                      Stop.@

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                        stephench77
                        wrote on 25 Mar 2013, 18:08 last edited by
                        #118

                        I am building from Windows 7. I use the following configuration command:

                        configure -developer-build -opensource -confirm-license -nomake examples -nomake tests -mp

                        I see the following errors at the end of configuration output:

                        Generating Visual Studio project files...
                        Project WARNING: You should probably load(qt_build_config) first in bootstrap.pr
                        o for QtBootstrap, as the latter also load()s qt_module.
                        Project MESSAGE: Not doing so may lead to qt_module.prf overriding compiler/link
                        er options in your .pro file.
                        Project MESSAGE: Ignore this warning with CONFIG+=no_qt_module_warning if you kn
                        ow what you are doing.
                        Project ERROR: Project has no top-level .qmake.conf file.
                        Qmake failed, return code 3

                        Generating Makefiles...
                        *** qtbase/configure exited with non-zero status.

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                          anshulsolanki
                          wrote on 5 Apr 2013, 16:06 last edited by
                          #119

                          I am getting following error
                          "STL functionality check failed! Cannot build Qt with this STL library."

                          when i run configure command i.e.
                          ./configure -developer-build -xplatform android-g++ -android-ndk YOUR_NDK_DIR -android-sdk YOUR_SDK_DIR -nomake tests -nomake examples

                          Exact dump

                          • /home/ubuntu/qt5/qtbase/configure -developer-build -xplatform android-g++ -android-ndk /home/ubuntu/anshul/android-ndk-r8e -android-sdk /home/ubuntu/anshul/replicant-sdk_linux-x86 -nomake tests -nomake examples -confirm-license
                            Which edition of Qt do you want to use ?

                          Type 'c' if you want to use the Commercial Edition.
                          Type 'o' if you want to use the Open Source Edition.

                          o

                          This is the Qt Open Source Edition.

                          You are licensed to use this software under the terms of
                          the Lesser GNU General Public License (LGPL) versions 2.1.

                          You have already accepted the terms of the license.

                          <srcbase> = /home/ubuntu/qt5/qtbase
                          <outbase> = /home/ubuntu/qt5/qtbase
                          Creating qmake...
                          make: Nothing to be done for `first'.
                          Running configuration tests...
                          Warning: Disabling pkg-config since PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR is not set.
                          Warning: Disabling pkg-config since PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR is not set.

                          Could not determine the target architecture!
                          Turn on verbose messaging (-v) to see the final report.
                          STL functionality check failed! Cannot build Qt with this STL library.
                          Turn on verbose messaging (-v) to /home/ubuntu/qt5/qtbase/configure to see the final report.
                          *** qtbase/configure exited with non-zero status.

                          and i am referring this link for building
                          http://qt-project.org/wiki/Qt5ForAndroidBuilding

                          Please help

                          -Anshul

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                            PauloPina
                            wrote on 7 Apr 2013, 18:33 last edited by
                            #120

                            Hello,

                            I am having some problems compiling Qt 5.1 in MAC OSX. I've followed all the steps from here: http://qt-project.org/wiki/Building_Qt_5_from_Git ...

                            But... when I called "make -j 4", after about one hour of compilling work, I've got this error:

                            @make[3]: *** No rule to make target /Users/paulopina/PlexusDynamics/qt5/qtbase/lib/libQt5QmlDevTools.a', needed by /Users/paulopina/PlexusDynamics/qt5/qtbase/bin/qmlmin'. Stop.
                            make[2]: *** [sub-qmlmin-make_first] Error 2
                            make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
                            make[3]: Nothing to be done for first'. make[3]: Nothing to be done for first'.
                            make[3]: Nothing to be done for `first'.
                            make[1]: *** [sub-tools-make_first] Error 2
                            make: *** [module-qtdeclarative-make_first] Error 2@

                            This it the return i've got at "./configure -developer-build -opensource -nomake examples -nomake tests":

                            @Creating qmake...
                            make: Nothing to be done for `first'.
                            Running configuration tests...
                            WARNING: Unable to find file .device.vars

                            Build type: macx-clang
                            Architecture: x86_64, features: mmx sse sse2 sse3 ssse3
                            Host architecture: x86_64, features: mmx sse sse2 sse3 ssse3

                            Build .................. libs tools
                            Configuration .......... qpa largefile precompile_header sse2 sse3 ssse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 avx avx2 absolute_library_soname pcre warnings_are_errors minimal-config small-config medium-config large-config full-config build_all debug_and_release no-pkg-config coreservices accessibility opengl shared qpa reduce_exports getaddrinfo ipv6ifname getifaddrs png freetype system-zlib nis cups iconv openssl rpath corewlan concurrent audio-backend v8 v8snapshot release debug qt_framework private_tests
                            Debug .................. yes (combined)
                            Default Link ........... debug
                            Force debug info ....... no
                            C++11 support .......... no
                            pkg-config ............. no
                            Qt D-Bus module ........ no
                            Qt Concurrent code ..... yes
                            Qt GUI module .......... yes
                            Qt Widgets module ...... yes
                            JavaScriptCore JIT ..... To be decided by JavaScriptCore
                            QML debugging .......... yes
                            PCH support ............ yes
                            SSE2/SSE3/SSSE3......... yes/yes/yes
                            SSE4.1/SSE4.2........... yes/yes/yes
                            AVX/AVX2................ yes/yes
                            IPv6 ifname support .... yes
                            getaddrinfo support .... yes
                            getifaddrs support ..... yes
                            Accessibility .......... yes
                            NIS support ............ yes
                            CUPS support ........... yes
                            Iconv support .......... yes
                            Glib support ........... no
                            GStreamer support ...... no
                            PulseAudio support ..... no
                            Large File support ..... yes
                            GIF support ............ plugin
                            JPEG support ........... plugin (qt)
                            PNG support ............ yes (qt)
                            zlib support ........... system
                            Session management ..... auto
                            libudev support ........ no
                            Use system proxies ..... no
                            OpenGL support ......... yes (Desktop OpenGL)
                            OpenVG support ......... no
                            XShape support ......... auto
                            XVideo support ......... auto
                            XSync support .......... auto
                            Xinerama support ....... runtime
                            Xcursor support ........ runtime
                            Xfixes support ......... runtime
                            Xrandr support ......... runtime
                            Xi support ............. runtime
                            Xi2 support ............ auto
                            MIT-SHM support ........ auto
                            FontConfig support ..... no
                            XKB support ............ auto
                            GTK theme support ...... no
                            PostgreSQL support ..... plugin
                            ODBC support ........... plugin
                            SQLite support ......... plugin (qt)
                            OpenSSL support ........ yes (run-time)
                            Alsa support ........... no
                            CoreWlan support ....... yes
                            libICU support ......... no
                            PCRE support ........... qt
                            Xcb support ............ no
                            Xrender support ........ no
                            EGLFS support .......... no
                            DirectFB support ....... no
                            LinuxFB support ........ no
                            KMS support ............ no@

                            Any one has an idea of how can I solve this?

                            Thank you!

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                              deus
                              wrote on 9 Apr 2013, 13:30 last edited by
                              #121

                              [quote author="PauloPina" date="1365359586"]Hello,

                              Thank you![/quote]

                              Just head into "qtdeclarative\src\qmldevtools"
                              and make a release and a debug before you proceed.

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                                PauloPina
                                wrote on 11 Apr 2013, 00:18 last edited by
                                #122

                                [quote author="deus" date="1365514226"]
                                [quote author="PauloPina" date="1365359586"]Hello,

                                Thank you![/quote]

                                Just head into "qtdeclarative\src\qmldevtools"
                                and make a release and a debug before you proceed.

                                [/quote]

                                Hello Deus,

                                Thank you. I'll try it!

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                                  DerekDomino
                                  wrote on 16 Apr 2013, 16:22 last edited by
                                  #123

                                  Hi,

                                  Same error as PauloPina, then heading to "qtdeclarative\src\qmldevtools" and doing a "make" doesn't solve the problem. The make "has nothing to do". Only the debug lib is created, how do I create the release?

                                  Thanks

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                                    deus
                                    wrote on 16 Apr 2013, 19:30 last edited by
                                    #124

                                    make release

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                                      DerekDomino
                                      wrote on 17 Apr 2013, 13:24 last edited by
                                      #125

                                      Yes, of course I've tried it ;-) but unsuccessfully

                                      @
                                      $ pwd
                                      (...)/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.1.0-alpha/qtdeclarative/src/qmldevtools

                                      $ ls
                                      Makefile qmldevtools.pro

                                      $ make release
                                      make: *** No rule to make target `release'. Stop.
                                      @

                                      There's no reference to a 'release' keyword in the Makefile. Here's how the whole qtbase was configured:
                                      @
                                      $ ./configure -prefix $PWD/qtbase -opensource -nomake tests
                                      @

                                      I've reconfigured with -debug-and-release option, but still no release rule and other errors raised.

                                      @
                                      $ ./configure -prefix $PWD/qtbase -opensource -nomake tests -debug-and-release
                                      (...)

                                      $ make
                                      cd qmlmin/ && ( test -e Makefile || (...)/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.1.0-alpha/qtbase/bin/qmake (...)/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.1.0-alpha/qtdeclarative/tools/qmlmin/qmlmin.pro -o Makefile ) && make -f Makefile
                                      make[3]: *** No rule to make target (...)/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.1.0-alpha/qtbase/lib/libQt5QmlDevTools.a', needed by (...)/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.1.0-alpha/qtbase/bin/qmlmin'. Stop.
                                      make[2]: *** [sub-qmlmin-make_first] Error 2
                                      make[1]: *** [sub-tools-make_first] Error 2
                                      make: *** [module-qtdeclarative-make_first] Error 2
                                      @

                                      Note: Mac OS X 10.7.5
                                      @
                                      $ clang -v
                                      Apple LLVM version 4.2 (clang-425.0.28) (based on LLVM 3.2svn)
                                      Target: x86_64-apple-darwin11.4.2
                                      Thread model: posix
                                      @

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                                        ravirdv
                                        wrote on 17 Apr 2013, 18:34 last edited by
                                        #126

                                        I faced same problem,

                                        check out this bug https://bugreports.qt-project.org/browse/QTBUG-30561

                                        applying this patch resolved the issue https://codereview.qt-project.org/#patch,sidebyside,52170,1,mkspecs/features/qt_module.prf

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                                          kdk85
                                          wrote on 5 May 2013, 05:21 last edited by
                                          #127

                                          Hi,

                                          Can the owner of this documentation pls update the steps for running the 'configure' script on Win7+MinGW/MSys.

                                          The correct command as pointed by 'JKSH' user is
                                          $configure.bat -developer-build -opensource -nomake examples -nomake tests -opengl desktop

                                          Links:
                                          http://qt-project.org/forums/viewthread/27435/
                                          http://qt-project.org/forums/viewthread/22257

                                          Thanks

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