issues with building QMYSQL plugin

SGaist

I just realised there's something fishy with the error message: the path seems to start at the root of the filesystem and doesn't match anything I know from the sources.

Can you try a clean out of source build of the plugin from the console ?

mzimmers

@SGaist I deleted my Makefile and ran the following command:

mzimmers@debian:~/QtStuff/qtbase/src/plugins/sqldrivers/mysql$ /opt/Qt/5.8/gcc_64/bin/qmake "INCLUDEPATH+=/usr/local/include /usr/src/mysql/mysql-5.7.17/include" "LIBS+=-L/usr/lib -lmysqlclient_r" /home/mzimmers/QtStuff/qtbase/src/plugins/sqldrivers/mysql/mysql.pro

Question #1: what is the correct syntax for removing a compiler flag? I tried this:

QMAKE_CXXFLAGS -= "-std=c++1z"

but that didn't work.

I then went in and manually modified the Makefile, changing "-std=c++1z" to "-std=c++11", and ran make. I then encountered this error:

mzimmers@debian:~/QtStuff/qtbase/src/plugins/sqldrivers/mysql$ make
g++ -c -pipe -O2 -std=c++11 -fvisibility=hidden -fvisibility-inlines-hidden -fno-exceptions -Wall -W -Wvla -Wdate-time -D_REENTRANT -fPIC -DQT_NO_CAST_TO_ASCII -DQT_NO_CAST_FROM_ASCII -DQT_NO_EXCEPTIONS -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -DQT_NO_DEBUG -DQT_PLUGIN -DQT_SQL_LIB -DQT_CORE_LIB -I. -isystem /usr/local/include -I/usr/src/mysql/mysql-5.7.17/include -I/opt/Qt/5.8/gcc_64/include/QtSql/5.8.0 -I/opt/Qt/5.8/gcc_64/include/QtSql/5.8.0/QtSql -I/opt/Qt/5.8/gcc_64/include/QtCore/5.8.0 -I/opt/Qt/5.8/gcc_64/include/QtCore/5.8.0/QtCore -I/opt/Qt/5.8/gcc_64/include -I/opt/Qt/5.8/gcc_64/include/QtSql -I/opt/Qt/5.8/gcc_64/include/QtCore -I.moc -I../../../../mkspecs/linux-g++ -o .obj/qsql_mysql.o qsql_mysql.cpp
In file included from qsql_mysql_p.h:60:0,
                 from qsql_mysql.cpp:40:
/usr/src/mysql/mysql-5.7.17/include/mysql.h:57:27: fatal error: mysql_version.h: No such file or directory
 #include "mysql_version.h"
                           ^
compilation terminated.
Makefile:834: recipe for target '.obj/qsql_mysql.o' failed
make: *** [.obj/qsql_mysql.o] Error 1
mzimmers@debian:~/QtStuff/qtbase/src/plugins/sqldrivers/mysql$

I don't have a file named mysql_version.h. I do have a file named mysql_version.h.in. I'm not familiar with .in files, but according to Wiki, it's input to a program called "autoconf." In reading the documentation, I wonder whether I somehow missed a step in the build that converts this .in file into a .h file. EDIT: I did find a cmake file with that name as well, though there's nothing in the documentation about running cmake manually.

Anyway, we do seem to be moving forward. I would like to resolve this problem with the compiler flag, though.

Thanks for all the help.

SGaist

Out of curiosity, why don't you install the MySQL dev package from your distribution ? That would certainly simplify things.

As for your compiler, which version is it ?

mzimmers

MySQL doesn't make a package for Debian. The compiler is 4.9.2. I asked about updating the compiler in a Debian forum, and got a lot of snarky answers telling me it was a bad idea.

SGaist

Sure there is: see libmysqlclient-dev.

IIRC 4.9.2 should be good to build Qt 5.

mzimmers

@SGaist I'm sorry; I misunderstood you -- when you said "from your distribution," I thought you meant part of the Debian package.

Just to be clear, are you saying that with that package, I can better build the QMYSQL plugin, or that it's already included?

And, for my education, I'd really like to know how to alter compiler flags on the command line. I've tried "QMAKE_CXXFLAGS -=" but that doesn't seem to do anything.

Thanks.

SGaist

It will make things easier to build the plugin.

IIRC CONFIG += c++11 should only enable C++11 feature and not later.

mzimmers

@SGaist I think we're getting closer. I installed the package you referenced above, and ran this qmake command:

/opt/Qt/5.8/gcc_64/bin/qmake "INCLUDEPATH+=/usr/include" "LIBS+=-L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/ -lmysqlclient_r" /home/mzimmers/QtStuff/qtbase/src/plugins/sqldrivers/mysql/mysql.pro/

I then edited the Makefile, changing the 2 occurrences of "-std=c++1z" to "-std=c++11" and ran make. Here's the output:

mzimmers@debian:~/QtStuff/qtbase/src/plugins/sqldrivers/mysql$ make
rm -f libqsqlmysql.so
g++ -Wl,--no-undefined -Wl,-O1 -Wl,--enable-new-dtags -Wl,-z,origin -Wl,-rpath,\$ORIGIN/../../lib -Wl,-rpath,\$ORIGIN/../../lib -shared -o libqsqlmysql.so .obj/qsql_mysql.o .obj/main.o .obj/moc_qsql_mysql_p.o  -L/usr/lib -lmysqlclient_r -L/opt/Qt/5.8/gcc_64/lib -lQt5Sql -lQt5Core -L/usr/lib64/mysql -lmysqlclient -lpthread -lz -lm -lssl -lcrypto -ldl  
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lmysqlclient_r
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
Makefile:115: recipe for target '../../../../plugins/sqldrivers/libqsqlmysql.so' failed
make: *** [../../../../plugins/sqldrivers/libqsqlmysql.so] Error 1
mzimmers@debian:~/QtStuff/qtbase/src/plugins/sqldrivers/mysql$

I also tried LIBS+=-L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu (which is the actual directory) with the same results. Any idea what's wrong here?

Thank you.

SGaist

You shouldn't need the -l parameter

mzimmers

@SGaist OK, I removed it. Here are the results:

mzimmers@debian:~/QtStuff/qtbase/src/plugins/sqldrivers/mysql$ /opt/Qt/5.8/gcc_64/bin/qmake "INCLUDEPATH+=/usr/include" "LIBS+=-L/usr/lib/" ./mysql.pro
mzimmers@debian:~/QtStuff/qtbase/src/plugins/sqldrivers/mysql$ make
rm -f libqsqlmysql.so
g++ -Wl,--no-undefined -Wl,-O1 -Wl,--enable-new-dtags -Wl,-z,origin -Wl,-rpath,\$ORIGIN/../../lib -Wl,-rpath,\$ORIGIN/../../lib -shared -o libqsqlmysql.so .obj/qsql_mysql.o .obj/main.o .obj/moc_qsql_mysql_p.o  -L/usr/lib/ -L/opt/Qt/5.8/gcc_64/lib -lQt5Sql -lQt5Core -L/usr/lib64/mysql -lmysqlclient -lpthread -lz -lm -lssl -lcrypto -ldl  
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lz
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lssl
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lcrypto
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
Makefile:115: recipe for target '../../../../plugins/sqldrivers/libqsqlmysql.so' failed
make: *** [../../../../plugins/sqldrivers/libqsqlmysql.so] Error 1
mzimmers@debian:~/QtStuff/qtbase/src/plugins/sqldrivers/mysql$

I don't know whether this is progress or a step back. Do I need to specify paths for the libraries that make can't find?

On a more general note: I notice that I seem to be needing to do a lot of things that aren't mentioned on the page that talks about building this plugin. Is the page incomplete, or is there something atypical about my Qt installation?

Thanks.

SGaist

You need the development packages for OpenSSL and zlib.

That's rather a side effect of the dependencies of the 3rd party that can change over time.

mzimmers

@SGaist so, I need these?

https://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-1.1.0e.tar.gz
http://www.zlib.net/zlib-1.2.11.tar.gz

They aren't explicitly labeled "development packages" but I'm hoping this is what I need...

SGaist

It seems you are forgetting you are running Linux ;)

Use your distributions package manager for that like you did to install the MySQL development package.

mzimmers

@SGaist believe it or not, I did look there first, but I wasn't sure what to choose. My best guesses would be:

openssl - Secure Sockets Layer toolkit - cryptographic utility
zlib1g-dev - compression library - development

(I found these among the results of an apt-cache search for openssl and zlib.)

Did I guess well?

SGaist

Sorry, it's libssl-dev the OpenSSL package is the command line client.
As for zlib, yes

mzimmers

I installed those two, and here is the output:```
mzimmers@debian:~/QtStuff/qtbase/src/plugins/sqldrivers/mysql$ make
rm -f libqsqlmysql.so
g++ -Wl,--no-undefined -Wl,-O1 -Wl,--enable-new-dtags -Wl,-z,origin -Wl,-rpath,$ORIGIN/../../lib -Wl,-rpath,$ORIGIN/../../lib -shared -o libqsqlmysql.so .obj/qsql_mysql.o .obj/main.o .obj/moc_qsql_mysql_p.o -L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/ -lmysqlclient_r -L/opt/Qt/5.8/gcc_64/lib -lQt5Sql -lQt5Core -L/usr/lib64/mysql -lmysqlclient -lpthread -lz -lm -lssl -lcrypto -ldl
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lmysqlclient_r
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
Makefile:115: recipe for target '../../../../plugins/sqldrivers/libqsqlmysql.so' failed
make: *** [../../../../plugins/sqldrivers/libqsqlmysql.so] Error 1
mzimmers@debian:~/QtStuff/qtbase/src/plugins/sqldrivers/mysql$

I have a file called "libmysqlclient_r.so.18" in /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu...is this not the library it wants?

Thanks. I appreciate your staying up so late to help me with this.

SGaist

It looks like you didn't install the libmysqlclient-dev package.

mzimmers

@SGaist yes I did. I just tried again, and apt-get confirmed I'm up to date on this package. And according to the file list on the page you linked, the libraries are in the right location:

mzimmers@debian:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu$ pwd
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
mzimmers@debian:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu$ ls libmy*
libmysqlclient.a        libmysqlclient_r.so.18.0.0  libmysqlclient.so.18      libmysqlclient.so.20      libmysqlservices.a
libmysqlclient_r.so.18  libmysqlclient.so           libmysqlclient.so.18.0.0  libmysqlclient.so.20.3.4
mzimmers@debian:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu$

SGaist

There's something strange here, you are missing at least the libmysqlclient_r.so symlink in that folder.

mzimmers

@SGaist I just did an apt-get remove and another install...same files. Should I file a bug report in the Debian forum?