[solved] unable to install Qt 5.2.1 besides Xcode 5.1 on Mac OSX 10.9.2. error: command install_name_tool failed.

hskoglund

First guess: maybe you have not installed Xcode's command line tools?
To check: launch a Terminal and type install_name_tool
If you get "Usage:..." then it's something else...

stijn0001

thanks for your reply

I get: "Usage: install_name_tool [-change old new] ... [-id name] input"
so its something else

hskoglund

Hmmm, can you start QtCreator anyway (in spite of the installer errors)?

stijn0001

yes, i can ignore the errors (twice) and start Qt creator after finishing the installation.

don't know if ignoring the errors will result in problems later, but so far so good.

hskoglund

Have you tried compiling and running a Qt program? Those installers errors typically messes up the ability for QtCreator to launch/debug your program.

stijn0001

double clicked on a .pro file, this is the result:

Error while parsing file /Users/stijn/Desktop/Life/Life.pro. Giving up.
Could not find qmake configuration file default.
Cannot read /work/build/PADDING/mkspecs/macx-clang/qmake.conf: No such file or directory
Could not read qmake configuration file /work/build/PADDING/mkspecs/macx-clang/qmake.conf.
Could not find qmake configuration file macx-clang.
Error while parsing file /Users/stijn/Desktop/Life/Life.pro. Giving up.

hskoglund

Ouch. While it's possible to do all the needed install_name_tool fiddlings by hand, it looks like you need to have a successful install. Maybe try the 5.3 beta instead? (there's a link on the download page just before the 4.8 downloads)

SGaist

Hi,

IIRC, re-starting Xcode once the command line tools are installed and before installing the Qt package might help

stijn0001

thanks for replying

correct me if i am wrong, but i have read that Xcode Command Line Tools are included with Xcode 5.0.x on Mavericks, so i don't need to install them.

SGaist

Before you had to install them by hand, with the latest version of Xcode you can download/install them directly from Xcode. But AFAIK, they are not by default

stijn0001

update:

tried to install Qt 5.2.1 on laptop of my girlfriend.

laptop: macbook pro, latest OS X 10.9.2, Xcode 5.1, no extra effort to install command line tools.

installer gave no errors!

conclusion: something is wrong locally, on my computer.

hskoglund

Maybe you change computer with your girlfriend :-)

stijn0001

haha. well, i decided to reinstall all relevant software (Mavericks, Xcode) and now it works. problem solved, thanks guys.

SGaist

Good !

You're welcome !

Since you have everything working now, please update the thread title prepending [solved] so other forum users may know a solution has been found :)