Solved: installing 4.8.4 libraries on MacOS

sierdzio · wrote on 6 Dec 2012, 17:28

So the /usr/bin/qmake is the binary for 4.8.4, but the libraries (dylibs/ frameworks) reside in /Library/Frameworks. That's the standard Mac mess ;) If Qt Creator still does not see qmake, add the one from /usr/bin and see what happens.

mzimmers · wrote on 6 Dec 2012, 17:33

Well, that presents a problem of its own: Creator won't let me into the /usr directory (probably because it's invisible). I created an alias, but the Qt Versions ->Add... dialog evidently won't accept an alias.

sierdzio · wrote on 6 Dec 2012, 18:59

:( Symlink will work perhaps?

This is bad. I'm sure there was another qmake somewhere else, but as said - can't check now, I've only got a Mac machine at work (luckily ;) ). Or we are back at compiling from source.

mzimmers · wrote on 7 Dec 2012, 14:47

Using the link did seem to work. I modified my default kit to run with the 4.8.4 libraries and didn't get any complaints.

Thanks for the help. I do look forward for the day when the Mac OS architecture doesn't require the Qt installer to be so cumbersome.

sierdzio · wrote on 7 Dec 2012, 14:57

Good to hear that. Per aspera ad astra, as they say :)

hmariod · wrote on 23 Aug 2013, 22:00

Same problem, but I don't realize how do you solve.
Could you explain for me?
Thank you.

SGaist · wrote on 24 Aug 2013, 20:43

Hi and welcome to devnet,

If you need to get qmake from /usr/bin:

Do as before (click on choose)
Go to Macintosh HD
Presss CMD + SHIFT + .

That will temporarily show hidden folders. Then you can access /usr

Hope it helps

hmariod · wrote on 24 Aug 2013, 21:06

SGaist,
Thank you very much!!!
You are my hero.

vwcc · wrote on 8 Feb 2014, 15:18

Hi I have the same problem here:

I followed the suggestion there and indeed find that there is /usr/bin/qmake and it is indeed "Using Qt version 4.8.5 in /Library/Frameworks"

Following the SGaist's advice I use the command+shift+. to reveal hidden files.

Now I can see both qmake under /usr/bin BUT it is greyed out and I just CANNOT select it.

Can someone help?

vwcc · wrote on 8 Feb 2014, 15:18

Hi I have the same problem here:

I followed the suggestion there and indeed find that there is /usr/bin/qmake and it is indeed "Using Qt version 4.8.x in /Library/Frameworks"

Following the SGaist's advice I use the command+shift+. to reveal hidden files.

Now I can see both qmake under /usr/bin BUT it is greyed out and I just CANNOT select it.

Can someone help?

SGaist · wrote on 9 Feb 2014, 12:12

What version of Qt Creator are you using ?

afifer · wrote on 10 Feb 2014, 19:27

Not the same person, but I have the same issue with usr/bin/qmake being greyed out. I'm using Qt Creator 3.0.1.

SGaist · wrote on 10 Feb 2014, 20:47

Are you sure that /usr/bin/qmake is not a symbolic link that points to nowhere ?

afifer · wrote on 11 Feb 2014, 01:31

Just got it working actually, it was an ownership issue. Changing it with "sudo chown" in terminal got it fixed:

cd usr/bin
sudo chown [username] qmake

Thanks!

Edit: Wow nope, spoke too soon. Once I changed the ownership, the Qt version automatically showed up under "Manual" so I thought everything was good. I changed tabs to add the version to my kit but it wouldn't show up in the drop-down menu. I closed the Preferences window (I didn't hit "apply") and reopened it, now the Qt version is gone and it's still greyed out when I try to select it.

vwcc · wrote on 11 Feb 2014, 15:58

I managed to finally load qmake but in a rather roundabout way.

I followed an earlier suggest and made an alias for qmake on my documents folder using Symlink.

ln -s /usr/bin/qmake Documents/qmake

But I also saw this alias qmake as greyed out.

I then reinstalled the Qt5 binary package that includes Qt Creator and Qt 5 library (I earlier uninstalled this in preparation for installing the 4.8.5 library and Creator separately).

I choose Preference>Qt Version and choose Add.

I could now see the alias qmake which I selected.

I uninstalled the QtCreator+Qt 5 combo.

I started the Qt Creator installed earlier on a separate dir. I could now see the alias qmake as not greyed out. But the actual qmake as revealed by command+shift+. was still greyed out.

Now I have successfully installed Qt 4.8.5

This is a rather round about way and I am sure I must have turned on something by accident which could have been got at by a much shorter. But nonetheless this is how I got it working.

I wish it could be a lot less painful

SGaist · wrote on 11 Feb 2014, 21:24

Glad you succeeded but it's indeed pretty convoluted...

afifer · wrote on 12 Feb 2014, 16:48

Thanks vwcc, I uninstalled and reinstalled everything and now it works.