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    dpinol
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    #107

    What is the url for the development branch for qt5?
    git://gitorious.org/qt/qt5.git does not have modifications since December, and git://gitorious.org/qt/qt.git still contains 4.8

    thanks

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      sierdzio
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      wrote on 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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        #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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          sierdzio
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          #110

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

          (Z(:^

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            yeckel
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            #111

            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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              #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
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                #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 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 last edited by
                    #115

                    Run perl from cmd.exe, not Bash terminal.

                    (Z(:^

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                      stephench77
                      wrote on 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 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 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 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
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                              #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 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 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 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 last edited by
                                      #124

                                      make release

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                                        DerekDomino
                                        wrote on 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 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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