Qt5 development primer

[stephench77]

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.

[sierdzio]

Run perl from cmd.exe, not Bash terminal.

[stephench77]

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]

[dasun]

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.@

[stephench77]

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.

[anshulsolanki]

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

[PauloPina]

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!

[deus]

[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.

[PauloPina]

[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!

[DerekDomino]

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

[deus]

make release

[DerekDomino]

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
@

[ravirdv]

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

[kdk85]

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

[Munawwar]

I think the wiki should mention that the build needs at least 3 GB of RAM to build WebKit.

[sierdzio]

You can edit it any time.

[Munawwar]

I was getting a "runtime/CodeCache.cpp
The bug is not reproducible, so it is likely a hardware or OS problem."
error when using make -j 4.
I had to do a make without specifying '-j 4' (which "I think is serial execution":http://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/html_node/Parallel.html) for the build to work.

[sierdzio]

Uncanny.

I'm routinely compiling various Qt versions, from 4.8 to 5.1, with make -j9 and never had an issue. Well, once :)

Maybe your "make" is outdated?

[JKSH]

[quote author="Munawwar" date="1368987136"]I was getting a "runtime/CodeCache.cpp
The bug is not reproducible, so it is likely a hardware or OS problem."
error when using make -j 4.
I had to do a make without specifying '-j 4' (which "I think is serial execution":http://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/html_node/Parallel.html) for the build to work.[/quote]What CPU, and how much RAM, do you have?

[allenck]

I'm having problems getting Qt 5.1 to compile:

In file included from ../../include/QtWidgets/qgraphicsscene.h:1:0,
from ../../include/QtWidgets/5.1.0/QtWidgets/private/../../../../../src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsview.h:48,
from ../../include/QtWidgets/5.1.0/QtWidgets/private/../../../../../src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsview_p.h:56,
from ../../include/QtWidgets/5.1.0/QtWidgets/private/qgraphicsview_p.h:1,
from ../../include/QtWidgets/5.1.0/QtWidgets/private/../../../../../src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem_p.h:59,
from ../../include/QtWidgets/5.1.0/QtWidgets/private/../../../../../src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicswidget_p.h:57,
from ../../include/QtWidgets/5.1.0/QtWidgets/private/qgraphicswidget_p.h:1,
from kernel/qaction_p.h:58,
from kernel/qactiongroup.cpp:46:
../../include/QtWidgets/../../src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsscene.h:160:24: error: missing binary operator before token "("
../../include/QtWidgets/../../src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsscene.h:167:24: error: missing binary operator before token "("
../../include/QtWidgets/../../src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsscene.h:174:24: error: missing binary operator before token "("
In file included from ../../include/QtWidgets/5.1.0/QtWidgets/private/../../../../../src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem_p.h:56:0,
from ../../include/QtWidgets/5.1.0/QtWidgets/private/../../../../../src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicswidget_p.h:57,
from ../../include/QtWidgets/5.1.0/QtWidgets/private/qgraphicswidget_p.h:1,
from kernel/qaction_p.h:58,
from kernel/qaction.cpp:46:
../../include/QtWidgets/5.1.0/QtWidgets/private/../../../../../src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem.h:176:24: error: missing binary operator before token "("
../../include/QtWidgets/5.1.0/QtWidgets/private/../../../../../src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem.h:240:24: error: missing binary operator before token "("
../../include/QtWidgets/5.1.0/QtWidgets/private/../../../../../src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem.h:298:24: error: missing binary operator before token "("
In file included from ../../include/QtWidgets/qgraphicsscene.h:1:0,
from ../../include/QtWidgets/5.1.0/QtWidgets/private/../../../../../src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsview.h:48,
from ../../include/QtWidgets/5.1.0/QtWidgets/private/../../../../../src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsview_p.h:56,
from ../../include/QtWidgets/5.1.0/QtWidgets/private/qgraphicsview_p.h:1,
from ../../include/QtWidgets/5.1.0/QtWidgets/private/../../../../../src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem_p.h:59,
from ../../include/QtWidgets/5.1.0/QtWidgets/private/../../../../../src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicswidget_p.h:57,
from ../../include/QtWidgets/5.1.0/QtWidgets/private/qgraphicswidget_p.h:1,
from kernel/qaction_p.h:58,
from kernel/qaction.cpp:46:
../../include/QtWidgets/../../src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsscene.h:160:24: error: missing binary operator before token "("
../../include/QtWidgets/../../src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsscene.h:167:24: error: missing binary operator before token "("
../../include/QtWidgets/../../src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsscene.h:174:24: error: missing binary operator before token "("
In file included from kernel/qactiongroup.cpp:382:0:
.moc/release-shared/moc_qactiongroup.cpp:15:2: error: #error "This file was generated using the moc from 5.1.0. It"
.moc/release-shared/moc_qactiongroup.cpp:16:2: error: #error "cannot be used with the include files from this version of Qt."
.moc/release-shared/moc_qactiongroup.cpp:17:2: error: #error "(The moc has changed too much.)"
In file included from ../../include/QtWidgets/qaction.h:1:0,
from kernel/qactiongroup.h:45,
from kernel/qactiongroup.cpp:42:
../../include/QtWidgets/../../src/widgets/kernel/qaction.h:61:32: error: expected initializer before ‘:’ token
In file included from kernel/qaction.cpp:1313:0:
.moc/release-shared/moc_qaction.cpp:15:2: error: #error "This file was generated using the moc from 5.1.0. It"
.moc/release-shared/moc_qaction.cpp:16:2: error: #error "cannot be used with the include files from this version of Qt."
.moc/release-shared/moc_qaction.cpp:17:2: error: #error "(The moc has changed too much.)"
In file included from kernel/qaction.cpp:42:0:
kernel/qaction.h:61:32: error: expected initializer before ‘:’ token
make[3]: *** [.obj/release-shared/qactiongroup.o] Error 1
make[3]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
make[3]: *** [.obj/release-shared/qaction.o] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory /media/usb_700_ext4/qt5/qtbase/src/widgets' make[2]: *** [sub-widgets-make_first] Error 2 make[2]: Leaving directory /media/usb_700_ext4/qt5/qtbase/src'
make[1]: *** [sub-src-make_first] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/media/usb_700_ext4/qt5/qtbase'
make: *** [module-qtbase-make_first] Error 2
allen@ubuntu:/media/usb_700_ext4/qt5$

Can anybody explain why?