./configure troubles in mac

Anbu

I am following along with the "C++ GUI Programming with Qt 3" book and quickly ran into errors when entering ./configure. I am on macOS version 13.5 by the way. Do I have to install an older macOS sdk or something?

The terminal output:
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user@Users-MacBook-Air ~ % cd $QTDIR
user@Users-MacBook-Air qt % ./configure

This is the Qt/Mac Free Edition.

You are licensed to use this software under the terms of
the GNU General Public License (GPL).

Type 'G' to view the GNU General Public License.
Type 'yes' to accept this license offer.
Type 'no' to decline this license offer.

Do you accept the terms of the license? yes

Creating qmake. Please wait...
c++ -c -o metrowerks_xml.o -DQT_MACOSX_VERSION= -I. -Igenerators -Igenerators/unix -Igenerators/win32 -Igenerators/mac -I/Applications/qt/include/qmake -I/Applications/qt/include -I/Applications/qt/include -DQT_NO_TEXTCODEC -DQT_NO_UNICODETABLES -DQT_NO_COMPONENT -DQT_NO_STL -DQT_NO_COMPRESS -I/Applications/qt/mkspecs/macx-g++ -DHAVE_QCONFIG_CPP generators/mac/metrowerks_xml.cpp
generators/mac/metrowerks_xml.cpp:637:5: warning: 'FSPathMakeRef' is deprecated: first deprecated in macOS 10.8 [-Wdeprecated-declarations]
if(FSPathMakeRef((const UInt8 *)f.latin1(), &fref, NULL) == noErr) {
^
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/CarbonCore.framework/Headers/Files.h:4115:18: note: 'FSPathMakeRef' has been explicitly marked deprecated here
extern OSStatus FSPathMakeRef(const UInt8 *path, FSRef *ref, Boolean *isDirectory) __OSX_AVAILABLE_BUT_DEPRECATED(__MAC_10_0, __MAC_10_8, __IPHONE_NA, __IPHONE_NA);
^
generators/mac/metrowerks_xml.cpp:638:9: warning: 'FSGetCatalogInfo' is deprecated: first deprecated in macOS 10.8 [-Wdeprecated-declarations]
if(FSGetCatalogInfo(&fref, kFSCatInfoNone, NULL, NULL, &fileSpec, NULL) == noErr)
^
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/CarbonCore.framework/Headers/Files.h:2620:15: note: 'FSGetCatalogInfo' has been explicitly marked deprecated here
extern OSErr FSGetCatalogInfo(const FSRef *ref, FSCatalogInfoBitmap whichInfo, FSCatalogInfo *catalogInfo, HFSUniStr255 *outName, FSSpecPtr fsSpec, FSRef *parentRef) __OSX_AVAILABLE_BUT_DEPRECATED(__MAC_10_0, __MAC_10_8, __IPHONE_NA, __IPHONE_NA);
^
generators/mac/metrowerks_xml.cpp:639:47: warning: 'smSystemScript' is deprecated: first deprecated in macOS 10.5 - Deprecated [-Wdeprecated-declarations]
FSpCreateResFile(&fileSpec, 'CUTE', 'TEXT', smSystemScript);
^
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/CarbonCore.framework/Headers/Script.h:34:1: note: '' has been explicitly marked deprecated here
enum {
^
generators/mac/metrowerks_xml.cpp:639:3: error: use of undeclared identifier 'FSpCreateResFile'
FSpCreateResFile(&fileSpec, 'CUTE', 'TEXT', smSystemScript);
^
generators/mac/metrowerks_xml.cpp:667:6: error: unknown type name 'HVolumeParam'
HVolumeParam pb;
^
generators/mac/metrowerks_xml.cpp:671:26: error: unknown type name 'HParmBlkPtr'; did you mean 'ParmBlkPtr'?
if(PBHGetVInfoSync((HParmBlkPtr)&pb) == noErr) {
^~~~~~~~~~~
ParmBlkPtr
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/CarbonCore.framework/Headers/Files.h:371:41: note: 'ParmBlkPtr' declared here
typedef void * ParmBlkPtr;
^
generators/mac/metrowerks_xml.cpp:671:9: error: use of undeclared identifier 'PBHGetVInfoSync'
if(PBHGetVInfoSync((HParmBlkPtr)&pb) == noErr) {
^
3 warnings and 4 errors generated.
make: *** [metrowerks_xml.o] Error 1
qmake failed to build. Aborting.

JKSH

Hi, and welcome!

@Anbu said in ./configure troubles in mac:

"C++ GUI Programming with Qt 3"

Qt 3 is too old -- it probably won't run on macOS 13.5. Qt 3 used the Carbon framework, while macOS 13.5 requires the Cocoa framework.

As @Christian-Ehrlicher said, please use Qt 6 instead. You can find relevant courses in the Qt Academy, such as https://academy.qt.io/catalog/learning-paths/68310

Christian Ehrlicher

What exact Qt version are you trying to build and why do you want to build Qt by yourself?
Install a recent version with the Qt online installer...

Anbu

@Christian-Ehrlicher I'm trying to build version 3.2 from the CD-ROM that came with a book. I wanted to follow along with the instructions, but maybe I should just go with an installer like you said

JKSH

Hi, and welcome!

@Anbu said in ./configure troubles in mac:

"C++ GUI Programming with Qt 3"

Qt 3 is too old -- it probably won't run on macOS 13.5. Qt 3 used the Carbon framework, while macOS 13.5 requires the Cocoa framework.

As @Christian-Ehrlicher said, please use Qt 6 instead. You can find relevant courses in the Qt Academy, such as https://academy.qt.io/catalog/learning-paths/68310

SimonSchroeder

There was a huge break from Qt 3 to Qt 4. From then on it is more of an evolution from Qt 4 to QT 5 and then Qt 6. It is not worth it to learn Qt 3 first as this is all really outdated.

Axel Spoerl

Oh, I remember that book just as well as
38911 FREE BASIC BYTES
READY.

Christian Ehrlicher

@Axel-Spoerl said in ./configure troubles in mac:

Oh, I remember that book just as well as
38911 FREE BASIC BYTES
READY.

SYS64738

Axel Spoerl

POKE 808,225

Anbu

@JKSH I downloaded qt6 for mac and have been playing around a little. Thanks for your comment, I'm glad I'm able to get started :)

Anbu

@SimonSchroeder Good to know! I happened to pick up this book from a library, but safe to say I will be learning with the newest version!

SGaist

@Anbu hi,

If you are into books, there's a Wiki page about them. Note that the page content is not the most up to date but it contains interesting thing none the less.

Anbu

@SGaist said in ./configure troubles in mac:

Wiki page

Thanks for sharing, it's worth taking a look for me!

(I see the TB I have haha)