Compiling source Qt 4.7.4 on windows 7 error qmake is not an internal or external command

savinirs.varadan · wrote on 28 Sept 2011, 19:57

I figured out that I don't have the app files in bin folder. How do I get them?

goetz · wrote on 28 Sept 2011, 21:23

Define "the app files" please.

If you do start configure.exe from the visual studio command line prompt, it works, I have done this many uncountable times. So I just don't believe that you have started the VS command prompt, but only a regular cmd.exe, which does not have the correct environment set up.

savinirs.varadan · wrote on 28 Sept 2011, 21:45

@volker - Honestly , this is what is happening. I resolved the previous issue. I was using a 2005 cmd promt and had passed 2008 as the input. Now kindly have a look at this -

I don't have the application file qmake in the /bin folder and this is the error I am getting.

Path environment variable : C:\development\referencebuilds\qt\4.7.4\qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.7.4\bin\

Command Prompt - visual studio 2005

Source folder - C:\development\referencebuilds\qt\4.7.4\qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.7.4

Steps -

Downloaded src

Extracted the files to folder – qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.7.4(C:\development\referencebuilds\qt\4.7.4)

configure.exe -opensource -fast -no-accessibility -no-qt3support -no-multimedia -no-audio-backend -no-phonon -no-phonon-backend -no-webkit -no-scripttools -platform win32-msvc2005 -D “_BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1”

4.nmake

The error I get is

C:\development\referencebuilds\qt\4.7.4\qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.7

.4\bin\qmake C:/development/referencebuilds/qt/4.7.4/qt-everywhere-opensource-sr c-4.7.4/\projects.pro -o Makefile -spec win32-msvc2005 'C:\development\referencebuilds\qt\4.7.4\qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.7.4\bin\ qmake' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'C:\development\referencebuilds\qt\4.7.4\qt-everywher e-opensource-src-4.7.4\bin\qmake' : return code '0x1' Stop.
I know I dont have the app files for qmake and many other appfiles in my \bin folder. How do I get them?

goetz · wrote on 28 Sept 2011, 22:59

qmake is built by the configure call, it's ok that it is not there until your configure.exe call has finished successfully. Most other tools are built by the nmake call.

It could be that some of your object files have been cluttered by the mixup of VS versions. Did you completely remove the complete source directory (qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.7.4) and start over from scratch?

savinirs.varadan · wrote on 28 Sept 2011, 23:07

Yeah, I completely removed the directory and started from scratch. Now this is what I am trying to do . I installed the qt software development kit in the folder c:\QtSDK.. When I go into desktop\Qt\4.7.4\msvc2008\bin I find the files. I plan to copy them to the qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.7.4\bin folder and try the whole thing again.

My questions are,

Is this advisable to do?
What else should I try?

goetz · wrote on 28 Sept 2011, 23:16

No! No! No!

Never rebuild Qt from a prebuilt binary distribution or the SDK sources and never copy binaries from one installation to another one or a another source tree.

Always download the vanilla sources and run

@
configure.exe -with -your -options
nmake
@

from the Visual Studio command prompt.

This is the only way known to always work reliably.

If you need different builds of the same Qt version, you must use different source tree directories!

PS:
Check the configure ouput whether it has picked up the right mkspec for you. If not, override it with -platform xyz.

savinirs.varadan · wrote on 28 Sept 2011, 23:23

Ok, thanks. I will first

Uninstall QtSDK
Delete all files in the qteverywhere folder. Delete the source zip.
Remove path set in the environment variable PATH.
Download new source from a different branch and try again.

In case that fails, ill post back with the errors.

Thanks.

goetz · wrote on 28 Sept 2011, 23:34

It shouldn't be necessary to delete the SDK.

savinirs.varadan · wrote on 28 Sept 2011, 23:35

Ok, thanks. Ill start over again tomorrow.

savinirs.varadan · wrote on 29 Sept 2011, 20:50

Issue persists - As mentioned in earlier post I cleared all previous environment variables and downloaded a new source.

This is where I downloaded the source from

"http://qt.gitorious.org/qt/qt/trees/v4.7.4

Environment variable settings -

Path : C:\development\referencebuilds\qt\4.7.4\qt-qt\bin

QMAKESPEC : win32-msvc2008

Command Prompt - visual studio 2008

Source folder - C:\development\referencebuilds\qt\4.7.4\qt-qt\

Steps -

Downloaded src

configure.exe -opensource -fast -no-accessibility -no-qt3support -no-multimedia -no-audio-backend -no-phonon -no-phonon-backend -no-webkit -no-scripttools -platform win32-msvc2005 -D “_BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1”
nmake

    C:\development\referencebuilds\qt\4.7.4\qt-qt\bin\qmake C:/development/r

eferencebuilds/qt/4.7.4/qt-qt/\projects.pro -o Makefile -spec win32-msvc2008
'C:\development\referencebuilds\qt\4.7.4\qt-qt\bin\qmake' is not recognized as a
n internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'C:\development\referencebuilds\qt\4.7.4\qt-qt\bin\qm
ake' : return code '0x1'
Stop.

goetz · wrote on 29 Sept 2011, 22:32

You should get the tarball from the "Qt download page":http://qt.nokia.com/downloads/downloads#qt-lib. Grab the source zip, unpack it and follow the steps I've mentioned.

A gitorious checkout is usually not meant for production use and you will need additional tools to prepare the source tree. The zip/tar.gz from the download page is ready to configure.

savinirs.varadan · wrote on 29 Sept 2011, 22:34

Ok , sure.

savinirs.varadan · wrote on 30 Sept 2011, 17:28

Ok , so this is what is happening. The steps mentioned by you works fine on my machine , which is a windows 7. It fails with error on the following machine where I am trying to install by remote login(using windows 7 remote desktop application)

OS: Windows Server Standard,
System - Processor : Quad-Core AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 2360 SE 2.50 Ghz (2 processors)
System type: 64-bit .

The error I get is -

    C:\development\referencebuilds\qt\4.7.4\qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.7

.4\bin\qmake C:/development/referencebuilds/qt/4.7.4/qt-everywhere-opensource-sr
c-4.7.4/\projects.pro -o Makefile -spec win32-msvc2008
'C:\development\referencebuilds\qt\4.7.4\qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.7.4\bin
qmake' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'C:\development\referencebuilds\qt\4.7.4\qt-everywher
e-opensource-src-4.7.4\bin\qmake' : return code '0x1'
Stop.

uranusjr · wrote on 1 Oct 2011, 06:51

It would be better if you put the output between "@" signs (or use the rightmost button of the editor).

goetz · wrote on 1 Oct 2011, 22:41

Sorry, I never tried to install Qt using a remote login, so I'm out at this point.