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  • D developSomething

    @koahnig

    Hi and thanks for your answers.
    At least i have found the directory where gcc is installed on my system. it is in /usr/bin/
    Of course there are several different versions available, it seems gcc-4.8 is the best bet. So first step is: hooray! it is found!
    But only by me as the poor little human in front of the monitor.
    Not by Qt!

    Qt constantly refuses my choice for the compiler!
    It is impossible to select it!

    I have uninstalled Qt twice and reinstalled to a different location, hoping for the miracle it might discover the installed gcc automagically, but No! No matter what i try the compiler gets constantly ignored.
    so no matter which kit i choose or try to edit by selecting the installed gcc into it i ALWAYS get only the error message when setting up a project

    "Fehler: im Kit ist kein Compiler eingerichtet"
    Thanks to the QT-Installer i cannot choose another language but german, like for example english for my installation. It is not allowed for me.
    So the transaltion for the forum is:
    Error: there is no compiler set up in the kit

    whenever i set up the compiler in whichever kit it gets selected without any error or hint and then silently removed again.
    whoooosh...wiped out
    funny

    What the F*** do i have to do to make QT use the compiler?
    Instead of ignoring it?

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    @developSomething
    You might want to check if there is no more recent compiler in the repository. Actually you find on this page gcc 4.9. Since you are using Qt 5.4.1 this might be the reason for your problems since it is compiled apparently with gcc 4.9. Therefore, it rejects gcc 4.8.

    The language looks more like a Qt creator setting. In the English version you have under "Options"->"Environment" the possibility to change the language used. I hate the translations to German as well and switch as fast as possible to English. ;)

    When you repository does not include gcc 4.9 there are ways to install another version of gcc when it is only available outside of repro.
    However, from personal experience I know that you are typically starting a "life-long" battle with your system, when you start to change those things. My personal rating is that those kind of manipulations are more for linux masochists loving cryptic line commands. Nothing really for windows boys like us.

    I would recommend rather downloading and using the previous version of Qt or upgrading Ubuntu.

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      developSomething
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      @koahnig
      It is hooray again!
      Now with gcc-4.9 my choice is both allowed and accepted.
      I have a real compiler in QT set up now!

      Next problem:
      the build stops with the following error:
      g++: command not found

      My guess is it is about the qmake build step which is as following
      qmake: qmake testwin.pro -r -spec linux-g++ CONFIG+=debug

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        SGaist
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        Let's add some voodoo:
        sudo apt-get install build-essential

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        • SGaistS SGaist

          Let's add some voodoo:
          sudo apt-get install build-essential

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          @SGaist
          my voodoo capabilities did not succeed
          here is the result:
          Paketlisten werden gelesen... Fertig
          Abhängigkeitsbaum wird aufgebaut.
          Statusinformationen werden eingelesen.... Fertig
          E: Paket build-essential kann nicht gefunden werden.

          translation:
          the package build-essential can not be found

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            SGaist
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            Was ? Oo

            That's something pretty strange then…

            You can find it listed here

            Do you have a special install of Ubuntu Trusty ?

            In any case, you can also just call sudo apt-get install g++ but still it's puzzling

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            • SGaistS SGaist

              Was ? Oo

              That's something pretty strange then…

              You can find it listed here

              Do you have a special install of Ubuntu Trusty ?

              In any case, you can also just call sudo apt-get install g++ but still it's puzzling

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              @SGaist
              Now the compiler g++ is installed and working!
              Third hooray!

              But the first testproject build stops with the issue:
              cannot find -lGL

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                That one has been covered many times in this forum: you are missing the OpenGL dev library

                sudo apt-get install libgl1-mesa-dev

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                • SGaistS SGaist

                  That one has been covered many times in this forum: you are missing the OpenGL dev library

                  sudo apt-get install libgl1-mesa-dev

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                  @SGaist
                  It is the same result as above
                  Paketlisten werden gelesen... Fertig
                  Abhängigkeitsbaum wird aufgebaut.
                  Statusinformationen werden eingelesen.... Fertig
                  E: Paket libgl1-mesa-dev kann nicht gefunden werden.

                  I dont know if it has to do wih my Ubuntu 14.04LTS, i downloaded the official iso and made a dvd from it to install on my Lenovo PC
                  so it should be a normal installation?!

                  And a more general question: isn't there a more complete package for qt-installation? I mean this is really the hard way to get one error fixed after the other. One surprise follows the next.
                  I mean without your help i wouldn't be able to get anything done within weeks?!

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                    @SGaist
                    It is the same result as above
                    Paketlisten werden gelesen... Fertig
                    Abhängigkeitsbaum wird aufgebaut.
                    Statusinformationen werden eingelesen.... Fertig
                    E: Paket libgl1-mesa-dev kann nicht gefunden werden.

                    I dont know if it has to do wih my Ubuntu 14.04LTS, i downloaded the official iso and made a dvd from it to install on my Lenovo PC
                    so it should be a normal installation?!

                    And a more general question: isn't there a more complete package for qt-installation? I mean this is really the hard way to get one error fixed after the other. One surprise follows the next.
                    I mean without your help i wouldn't be able to get anything done within weeks?!

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                    koahnig
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                    @developSomething
                    No, there no more complete packages available.
                    You are struggling with the different components of your linux distro. They may be depend on each distro and have licenses. This cannot be easily distributed within one package. Unfortunately, it is the same as with windows.

                    Vote the answer(s) that helped you to solve your issue(s)

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                      One thing you can do that might help is to install the dev packages of Qt from Ubuntu's repository but at this point there seems to be strange things going on. Not finding build-essential is really not normal, what sources does apt use to retrieve the packages ?

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                      • SGaistS SGaist

                        One thing you can do that might help is to install the dev packages of Qt from Ubuntu's repository but at this point there seems to be strange things going on. Not finding build-essential is really not normal, what sources does apt use to retrieve the packages ?

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                        this is what the terminal shows:

                        x@x-ThinkCentre-A58:~$ apt
                        apt 1.0.1ubuntu2 für i386, kompiliert am Oct 28 2014 20:57:14
                        Usage: apt [options] command
                        CLI for apt.
                        Basic commands:
                        list - list packages based on package names
                        search - search in package descriptions
                        show - show package details
                        update - update list of available packages
                        install - install packages
                        remove - remove packages
                        upgrade - upgrade the system by installing/upgrading packages
                        full-upgrade - upgrade the system by removing/installing/upgrading packages
                        edit-sources - edit the source information file

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                          What does apt-cache search build-essential return ?

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                            SGaist
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                            #18

                            Also, what do you have in /etc/apt/sources.list ?

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                            • SGaistS SGaist

                              Also, what do you have in /etc/apt/sources.list ?

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                              @SGaist
                              What does apt-cache search build-essential return ?

                              It returns nothing.

                              and this is the content of /etc/apt/sources.list:

                              # deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS _Trusty Tahr_ - Release i386 (20150218.1)]/ trusty main restricted
                              
                              # See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
                              # newer versions of the distribution.
                              
                              ## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
                              ## distribution.
                              
                              ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
                              ## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
                              ## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
                              
                              ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu 
                              ## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to 
                              ## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in 
                              ## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
                              ## security team.
                              
                              ## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
                              ## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
                              ## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
                              ## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
                              ## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
                              
                              
                              ## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
                              ## 'partner' repository.
                              ## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
                              ## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
                              # deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu trusty partner
                              # deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu trusty partner
                              
                              ## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by third-party
                              ## developers who want to ship their latest software.
                              deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty main
                              deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty restricted
                              deb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty main
                              
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                                Silly question but did you run apt-get updateafter you installed your system ?

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                                  #21

                                  Now that i have tried everything mentioned another idea came to my mind:

                                  Could it be possible it is my IP which is disliked by ubuntu? therefor only offering certain packages, excluding dev?

                                  (moderation comment: we don't think there is a global conspiracy on Ubuntu packages, and looks like the problem was solved below)

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                                  • D developSomething

                                    @SGaist
                                    It is the same result as above
                                    Paketlisten werden gelesen... Fertig
                                    Abhängigkeitsbaum wird aufgebaut.
                                    Statusinformationen werden eingelesen.... Fertig
                                    E: Paket libgl1-mesa-dev kann nicht gefunden werden.

                                    I dont know if it has to do wih my Ubuntu 14.04LTS, i downloaded the official iso and made a dvd from it to install on my Lenovo PC
                                    so it should be a normal installation?!

                                    And a more general question: isn't there a more complete package for qt-installation? I mean this is really the hard way to get one error fixed after the other. One surprise follows the next.
                                    I mean without your help i wouldn't be able to get anything done within weeks?!

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                                    JKSH
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                                    Hi,

                                    @developSomething said:

                                    and this is the content of /etc/apt/sources.list:

                                    I see that you don't have any official repositories available. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu to add them. (At the very least, you need the "Main" repository. I also suggest adding "Universe" and "Restricted" to make Ubuntu nicer to useable.)

                                    Then, try downloading the packages again.

                                    isn't there a more complete package for qt-installation? I mean this is really the hard way to get one error fixed after the other. One surprise follows the next.

                                    I've been using Ubuntu as a secondary computer for many years now. All this while, the only things I've needed to do to develop with Qt on Ubuntu are:

                                    1. Install Ubuntu
                                    2. Install g++
                                    3. Install OpenGL development libraries (Mesa)
                                    4. Install Qt

                                    You're having difficulties because your machine has been misconfigured somewhere. (Usually,some repositories are enabled by default as soon as you install Ubuntu.)

                                    Maybe this is kind of a location-based-service, meaning, well...
                                    In my neighborhood there are living a lot of people from all over the world, including many muslims.
                                    Could it be possible it is my IP which is disliked by ubuntu? therefor only offering certain packages, excluding dev?

                                    Given that Canonical wants Ubuntu to spread all over the world, I'd be very surprised if they did this. However, you could ask at https://askubuntu.com to verify.

                                    Anyway, I don't see how Muslims are related to your issue.

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                                    • JKSHJ JKSH

                                      Hi,

                                      @developSomething said:

                                      and this is the content of /etc/apt/sources.list:

                                      I see that you don't have any official repositories available. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu to add them. (At the very least, you need the "Main" repository. I also suggest adding "Universe" and "Restricted" to make Ubuntu nicer to useable.)

                                      Then, try downloading the packages again.

                                      isn't there a more complete package for qt-installation? I mean this is really the hard way to get one error fixed after the other. One surprise follows the next.

                                      I've been using Ubuntu as a secondary computer for many years now. All this while, the only things I've needed to do to develop with Qt on Ubuntu are:

                                      1. Install Ubuntu
                                      2. Install g++
                                      3. Install OpenGL development libraries (Mesa)
                                      4. Install Qt

                                      You're having difficulties because your machine has been misconfigured somewhere. (Usually,some repositories are enabled by default as soon as you install Ubuntu.)

                                      Maybe this is kind of a location-based-service, meaning, well...
                                      In my neighborhood there are living a lot of people from all over the world, including many muslims.
                                      Could it be possible it is my IP which is disliked by ubuntu? therefor only offering certain packages, excluding dev?

                                      Given that Canonical wants Ubuntu to spread all over the world, I'd be very surprised if they did this. However, you could ask at https://askubuntu.com to verify.

                                      Anyway, I don't see how Muslims are related to your issue.

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                                      @JKSH
                                      thanks to your little install guide now everything works fine!

                                      all i had to do was remove the whole ubuntu installation and restart from scratch.

                                      Surprisingly the repositories were all set up correctly by default, maybe it was because i have chosen the default US-english installation instead of the german one ..^^

                                      I would even be willing to add SOLVED to the title of the thread
                                      if only i knew how to?

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                                        @JKSH
                                        thanks to your little install guide now everything works fine!

                                        all i had to do was remove the whole ubuntu installation and restart from scratch.

                                        Surprisingly the repositories were all set up correctly by default, maybe it was because i have chosen the default US-english installation instead of the german one ..^^

                                        I would even be willing to add SOLVED to the title of the thread
                                        if only i knew how to?

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                                        #24

                                        @developSomething
                                        How to mark as solved?

                                        Simply go to the first post where you started. Press the gear wheel on the very right and select the left (Edit) symbol.
                                        Go to your title line. Add there [solved] in the beginning of line.

                                        Vote the answer(s) that helped you to solve your issue(s)

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