Unresolved external symbol attempting to build 5.2

[Signatal]

Seems to have worked for me to. +1 (if any).

On a partial side rant, why a dependency on python? I understand it's nice to use other tools when building but if I'm putting together a base system I now have to install both ActivePerl and Python. Not to mention if I check out from source instead of using a zip file I need git as well. Why not simplify and either build a small tool inside of Qt (similar to qmake) where it could do your scripted steps or just limit down to 1 language?

Thanks for the answer, you guys are a lifesaver!

[Velab]

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[Velab]

Thank you Arthurk.

[Velab]

Arthurk, could you please put the procedure in detail

[Velab]

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[billconan]

thank you,

but the location for that h file is this

C:\qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.5.1\qtdeclarative\src\qml.generated\debug

[Siva]

@billconan and @gboulard

Thanks a bunch. I had the same issue where I had to install Python half way through nmake, but after re-running nmake it blew up way beyond in with this unrecognizable JSC::Yarr:: errors !!

Deleting RegExpJitTables.h and re-running nmake got me past this.

[phan]

Hi,
This is the complete sequence to install QT on windows x64 bit with VS2015. Hope it will help

Add license file to this location: %USERPROFILE%.qt-license
Open Visual Studio VS2015 Developer Native Command Prompt
Run command “D:\Qt\Qt5.5.0-VS2015\5.5\Src” to go to the qt folder
set QMAKESPEC=win32-msvc2015
set QTDIR=D:\Qt\Qt5.5.0-VS2015\5.5\Src
set PYTHONDIR=D:\Pulse\agents\work\DAILY_CVXIX_2016_x64_vs110\ix\Tools\Windows\python\Python2.7.1
set PATH=%QTDIR%\qtbase\bin;%PYTHONDIR%;%PATH%
set INCLUDE=%PYTHONDIR%;%INCLUDE%
cd %QTDIR%
Run command “configure -debug-and-release -platform win32-msvc2015 –prefix <location to install to>
Run command “nmake”
Run command “nmake install”

[LionelPeeters]

Hello,

I tried with the lastest version pulled from git and deleting the file generated the following error

C:\Users\Lionel\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\python.exe C:/Dev/github/qt5/qt5/qtdeclarative/src/3rdparty/masm/yarr/create_regex_tables > .generated\debug\RegExpJitTables.h
'C:\Users\Lionel\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\python.exe' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'C:\Users\Lionel\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\python.exe' : return code '0x1'
Stop.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Professional\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.33.31629\bin\HostX86\x86\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.

and python is properly installed

C:\Dev\github\qt5\qt5>python --version
Python 2.7.18

The file is generated each time I call "nmake"

[jsulm]

@LionelPeeters said in Unresolved external symbol attempting to build 5.2:

and python is properly installed

In which folder?
The first error clearly says that C:\Users\Lionel\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\python.exe is NOT recognised!

[JanMicP]

@jsulm I'm having the same issue as @LionelPeeters. Can either of you comment on how to resolve this? I don't see why Jom would be looking for python in this WindowsApps path instead of the Python directory I added to my Path. There is no WindowsApps path in my Path environment variable. And I've already disabled the app execution aliases for python.

[Kutermajster]

Seems like the problem is that configure is finding a python.exe which is in the:
C:\Users\Lionel\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\python.exe

But this is a 'shortcut' to install python from windows store, not an actual python interpreter path. I'm experimenting how to resolve it.

I can also see, that building Qt5 relies on Python27. It might be good just to prepend the inital 'configure' with setting python path to:
set PATH=c:\Python27;%PATH%