<![CDATA[Build Qt 6.11, "skip" ignored (not working)]]>Hi,

I tried to build Qt 6.11 like I did for all previous versions of Qt 6, and it seems that "skip" argument is ignored. I tried "-skip qtwebengine -skip qtdoc" or "-skip qtwebengine,qtdoc", but "config,summary" file confirms that these modules are not ignored and will be part of the build ("WebEngine .............................. yes"). I noticed that config.opt.in file doesn't inlcudes the "skip" argument whereas it did in previous versions.

Is anyone else having the same issue?
Best regards,
Jonathan

]]>https://forum.qt.io/topic/164486/build-qt-6.11-skip-ignored-not-workingRSS for NodeSun, 26 Apr 2026 09:03:19 GMTThu, 26 Mar 2026 07:59:44 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Build Qt 6.11, "skip" ignored (not working) on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 02:30:58 GMT]]>To wrap things up, this is a bug which is fixed for Qt 6.11.1: https://qt-project.atlassian.net/browse/QTBUG-140359

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/837918https://forum.qt.io/post/837918Wed, 22 Apr 2026 02:30:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Build Qt 6.11, "skip" ignored (not working) on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:31:02 GMT]]>Thank you all for your help.

I've changed my approach and now use "-submodules" to include only the modules I need, without having to worry about excluding everything I don't need. I think this will also make it easier to maintain when new Qt releases.

Best regards

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/837731https://forum.qt.io/post/837731Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:31:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Build Qt 6.11, "skip" ignored (not working) on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:59:57 GMT]]>@slope Instead of relying on -skip, explicitly disable modules using CMake flags, for example:

-DQT_BUILD_WEBENGINE=OFF
-DQT_BUILD_DOCS=OFF

(module names can vary slightly, so it’s worth checking the specific option names in the module’s CMakeLists or documentation)

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/837716https://forum.qt.io/post/837716Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:59:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Build Qt 6.11, "skip" ignored (not working) on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:49:52 GMT]]>@maisoui To get you going, you could try to ignore the -skip thingy, and use CMake variables instead, like:

configure -debug-and-release -opensource -confirm-license -opengl desktop -sql-mysql -no-dbus -no-icu -no-fontconfig -nomake examples -nomake tests -optimize-size -shared ... -- -DBUILD_qt3d=OFF -DBUILD_qt5compat=OFF -DBUILD_qtcoap=OFF -DBUILD_qtconnectivity=OFF -DBUILD_qtdatavis3d=OFF -DBUILD_qtdeclarative=OFF -DBUILD_qtdoc=OFF -DBUILD_qtgrpc=OFF -DBUILD_qtlocation=OFF -DBUILD_qtlottie=OFF -DBUILD_qtmqtt=OFF -DBUILD_qtopcua=OFF -DBUILD_qtquick3d=OFF -DBUILD_qtquick3dphysics=OFF -DBUILD_qtquickeffectmaker=OFF -DBUILD_qtquicktimeline=OFF -DBUILD_qtremoteobjects=OFF -DBUILD_qtscxml=OFF -DBUILD_qtsensors=OFF -DBUILD_qtserialbus=OFF -DBUILD_qtserialport=OFF -DBUILD_qtshadertools=OFF -DBUILD_qtspeech=OFF -DBUILD_qtvirtualkeyboard=OFF -DBUILD_qtwayland=OFF -DBUILD_qtwebengine=OFF -DBUILD_qtwebview=OFF
]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/837692https://forum.qt.io/post/837692Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:49:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Build Qt 6.11, "skip" ignored (not working) on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:06:17 GMT]]>Hi,
Thank you for your answer. I read the documentation multiple times and tried a lot of calls to configure with different options, but modules designed by "skip" are never ignored and are part of build (according to config.summary).

Here is a sample of my call to configure:

-debug-and-release -opensource -confirm-license -opengl desktop -sql-mysql -no-dbus -no-icu -no-fontconfig -nomake examples -nomake tests -skip qt3d,qt5compat,qtcoap,qtconnectivity,qtdatavis3d,qtdeclarative,qtdoc,qtgrpc,qtlocation,qtlottie,qtmqtt,qtopcua,qtquick3d,qtquick3dphysics,qtquickeffectmaker,qtquicktimeline,qtremoteobjects,qtscxml,qtsensors,qtserialbus,qtserialport,qtshadertools,qtspeech,qtvirtualkeyboard,qtwayland,qtwebengine,qtwebview -optimize-size -shared ...

Any suggestions are welcomed.

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/837688https://forum.qt.io/post/837688Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:06:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Build Qt 6.11, "skip" ignored (not working) on Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:56:49 GMT]]>The exact configure call would be good so people can try and reproduce your issue in the same context.

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/837375https://forum.qt.io/post/837375Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:56:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Build Qt 6.11, "skip" ignored (not working) on Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:51:17 GMT]]>Hi,

I'm not sure to understand your question. Here's my steps :

  • call vcvarsall.bat for Visual Studio 2026
  • set a couple of variables (like PATH)
  • call configure.bat with arguments
  • cmake --build . --parallel
  • cmake --install . --config Release
]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/837370https://forum.qt.io/post/837370Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:51:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Build Qt 6.11, "skip" ignored (not working) on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:41:36 GMT]]>Hi,

Can you show the exact steps you are taking to build Qt ?

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/837348https://forum.qt.io/post/837348Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:41:36 GMT