Qt version is not properly installed error when changing the qt build location

shebin

Hi,

The QT versions in kit works when I have the url same as my qt5-host custom installation directory(/home/username/machine1/qt5-host/bin/qmake)). When I change the username or folder name(machine2) of qt build location(to /home/username/machine2/qt5-host/bin/qmake), I am getting qt version is not properly installed error in the kits->qt version.

Can someone tell me whats going on?

I tried setting following in .profile and .bash but still getting same error.
export QTDIR=/home/username/machine2/qt5-host
export PATH="$QTDIR/bin:$PATH"
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$QTDIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"

The qmake --version shows the right version. and which qmake points to right location.

SGaist

Hi,

Qt as internally some paths hardcoded. You can't just move stuff around like that.

IIRC, the simplest is to add a qt.conf file in the bin folder of the Qt version you are moving.

See here for more information about that file.

shebin

Hi SGaist,

Thank you. I still don't have the qt creator working.

This is my folder structure
/home/username/machine1/qt5
/home/username/machine1/qt5-host
/home/username/machine1/rootfs

I have qmake in qt5/bin. I put my qt.conf in there with
[Paths]
Prefix =/home/username/machine1/qt5
Libraries=/home/username/machine1/qt5/lib
Headers=/home/username/machine1/qt5/include

After this Qt version in kits get recognised, but throws a warning No qmlscene installed.

I tried to change the property of the qmake but it doesn't seems to change.
qmake -set QMAKE_SPEC /home/username/nano/qt5-host/mkspecs/device" but it doesn't seem to change.
I tried unset, still shows same value on query.
Why is it not allowing me to change the properties? I can't compile application because mkspecs path error. Also get error Project ERROR: Cannot run target compiler target compiler path wrong.

The folder structure was based on my compile configuration

sysroot /home/username/machine1/rootfs
prefix /usr/local/qt5
extprefix /home/username/machine1/qt5
hostprefix /home/username/machine1/qt5-host