qt.qpa.plugin: Could not load the Qt platform plugin "xcb" in "" even though it was found.

hskoglund

Hi, AppImage extracts all the files into the /tmp directory, so it's expected that the files exist there (as long as the app runs).
But it seems all Qt files are not from version Qt 5.12.9, the error is that libQt5XcbQpa.so.5 is looking for the function QFontEngine::bitmapForGlyph() in libQt5Gui.so.5 but it's not there. I think that function is maybe 6 years old, perhaps you any other (older) Qt version installed than 5.12.9?

Edit: I greped the sources, the function signature was changed between 5.12.4 and 5.12.5:
in Qt 5.12.4: QImage QFontEngine::bitmapForGlyph(glyph_t, QFixed subPixelPosition, const QTransform&);

in Qt 5.12.5: QImage QFontEngine::bitmapForGlyph(glyph_t, QFixed subPixelPosition, const QTransform&, const QColor &);

since libQt5XcbQpa.so.5 asks for the old one, most likely it's the other way around, i.e. libQt5XcbQpa.so.5 is from 5.12.4 (or older Qt version) and libQt5Gui.so.5 is from 5.12.9.

singhravi

@hskoglund Thanks a lot for the explanation! This is great.
Actually i've installed Qt 5.12.9 with the installer and all the other dependencies were installed using apt which i think must be causing the mismatch in compatible versions as 18.04 ubuntu could have old packages in its repo.
So what do you suggest? should i down grade qt version or should i install newer dependency libraries by using some custom apt sources?

hskoglund

In the long run the best is to do an apt remove for the apt installed Qt and just stick with Qt’s online installer (because it gives you fresher versiobns).

But you can also try to harmonize them, open a Terminal and type qtdiag (it should pick up the apt installed Qt)
Ser what version is says, then use the MaintenanceTool to downgrade to that version.

singhravi

@hskoglund Thanks for the suggestion!
Actually I did not installed the Qt using apt but all the other dependecies such as qtchooser, etc.
Maybe that is why when i ran qtdiag, it gave the following output, qtdiag: could not find a Qt installation of ''?
Please suggest.

hskoglund

Hmm, so apt gave you a piecemeal version of Qt, however enough stuff to error out AppImage.

That older/faulty libQt5XcbQpa.so.5 should be in your /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu anyways, try this in Terminal:

strings /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5XcbQpa.so.5 | grep Qt | more

In that list should be some version markers, like Qt_5_PRIVATE_API, Qt_5 and Qt_5.9 or something similar...

Edit: just realized, there's an easier way to establish the version of that apt-flavored partial Qt installation: just list libQt5XcbQpa in Terminal, like this:

ls -l /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Xcb*

this should show what version apt gave you...

singhravi

@hskoglund
Yes, libQt5XcbQpa.so.5 has Qt_5_PRIVATE_API, Qt_5 and Qt_5.9 in it. Please find the whole output below.

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libQt5Gui.so.5
libQt5DBus.so.5
libQt5Core.so.5
libQt5XcbQpa.so.5
Qt_5_PRIVATE_API
Qt_5
Qt_5.9
Qt: XKEYBOARD extension not present on the X server.
Qt: Failed to initialize XKB extension
Qt: Unsupported XKB version (We want %d %d, but X server has %d %d)
Qt: failed to select notify events from xcb-xkb
Qt: Couldn't interpret the _XKB_RULES_NAMES property
Qt: Failed to compile US keymap, shortcut handling with non-Latin keyboard layouts may not be fully functional!
Qt: failed to retrieve the virtual modifier names from XKB
Qt: failed to retrieve the virtual modifier map from XKB
Qt: failed to get modifier mapping
Qt: failed to retrieve the keyboard mapping from XKB
Qt: Failed to create XKB context!
Qt: Could not determine keyboard configuration data from X server, will use hard-coded keymap configuration.
Qt: Failed to compile a keymap!
Qt: Failed to create xkb state!
Qt: couldn't get core keyboard device info
XInput version %d.%d is available and Qt supports 2.2 or greater
Qt: Session management error: %s
org.qt-project.Qt.QPA.Xcb.QXcbGlIntegrationFactoryInterface.5.5
QtMetaTypePrivate::QSequentialIterableImpl
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Note that Qt no longer ships fonts. Deploy some (from http://dejavu-fonts.org for example) or switch to fontconfig.
QtMetaTypePrivate::QPairVariantInterfaceImpl
QtMetaTypePrivate::QAssociativeIterableImpl
WARNING Qt AtSpiAdaptor: Could not find accessible on path: 
WARNING Qt AtSpiAdaptor: Could not find application interface for: 
WARNING Qt AtSpiAdaptor: Could not find table interface for: 
WARNING Qt AtSpiAdaptor: Accessible invalid: 
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Does that mean that this library is for Qt 5.9? And is not compatible with Qt 5.12.9 that we have installed with Qt installer?

We're getting the similar results for the ls command,

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    1602 Feb  7  2020 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5XcbQpa.prl
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root      21 Feb  7  2020 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5XcbQpa.so -> libQt5XcbQpa.so.5.9.5
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root      21 Feb  7  2020 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5XcbQpa.so.5 -> libQt5XcbQpa.so.5.9.5
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root      21 Feb  7  2020 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5XcbQpa.so.5.9 -> libQt5XcbQpa.so.5.9.5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1070840 Feb  7  2020 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5XcbQpa.so.5.9.5

hskoglund

Indeed, the apt version of Qt you've got is 5.9.5. which does not play well with 5.12.9 :-(

Easiest short-term solution to get AppImage working is to try downgrade your 5.12.9 to 5.9.5 (with a bit of luck any 5.9.x version will do, but see if you can find 5.9.5 first).

(Long-term: try purging all apt-flavored Qt stuff from your Ubuntu system and rely solely on Qt's online installer.)

singhravi

@hskoglund Thanks for the confirmation!
Actually as per the application doc, its required to be 5.12 or greater,
For Desktop : you will need Qt5 (5.12 or newer). C++11 support is required!

I've uninstalled qt5-doc and other dependent packages installed via apt and built it again but xcb error is still there.
I'm checking if there is anything else remained to be removed.
Will update.

hskoglund

@singhravi To get rid of that faulty libQt5XcbQpa.so.5, try:

sudo apt remove libqt5gui5

(note: just guessing..)

singhravi

@hskoglund Yeah this should remove it. But wouldn't this library be needed by the Qt installed by online installer?
Let me run the build after removing this meanwhile.

singhravi

@hskoglund Actually other programs are depending on this qt library installed. Like VLC player, screen recorder and other Qt based apps.
So doing sudo apt remove libqt5gui5 would also remove those apps.

hskoglund

If those other programs are installed using apt, then apt should warn you if you issue a sudo apt remove libqt5gui5, then other programs are dependent on it (I think so). But I suggest yoy go for it and try the AppImage. Later, if the VLC player malfunctions, you can always do:
sudo apt install libqt5gui5

Also, about the Qt version installed by the online installer: it resides 100% in your $HOME directory, it does not touch anything in /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu, nor does it need any Qt files to be installed in /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu.

Only disadvantage is that, since apt is unaware of it, you have to keep it updated yourself (but Qt Creator has a nice plugin that periodically checks that for you).

singhravi

@hskoglund Yup, when ahead with this as the primary focus right now is to get this going.
And then i ran the command to create the build as well.
But it failed as qmake was not able to find Qt.

[qt/stdout] Found Qt modules: concurrent core dbus gui network qml quick quickcontrols2 quicktemplates2 svg texttospeech widgets 
[qt/stdout] Extra Qt modules:  
[qt/stdout] Using qmake: /usr/bin/qmake 
[qt/stdout] ERROR: Call to qmake failed: qmake: could not find a Qt installation of ''
[qt/stdout]  
[qt/stdout] ERROR: Failed to query Qt paths using qmake -query

Should i set some environment variable or create some softlinks for installed Qt to be used?
Something of that sort should fixed this i think.

hskoglund

Hmm, if that /usr/bin/qmake is still around, you should get rid of it (I think it's qtchooser):

sudo apt remove qtchooser

Then to point the linphone-desktop package to where your 5.12.9 is, on their github page it says, set these exports:
Qt5_DIR="~/Qt/5.12.9/gcc_64/lib/cmake"
PATH="~/Qt/5.12.9/gcc_64/bin/:$PATH"

singhravi

@hskoglund
The env variables, Qt5_DIR and PATH are set with what you suggested.
I think qmake is required that is why i must have installed it.
I've ran the build again. Lets see.

hskoglund

BTW, found another option: if you can upgrade your Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04 then you're in luck: the Qt version installed by apt on Ubuntu 20.04 is 5.12.8 :-)

hskoglund

@singhravi Your Qt 5.12.9 has the qmake program in ~/Qt/5.12.9/gcc_64/bin/ so that PATH export setting should point the script to the correct qmake.

singhravi

@hskoglund I believe we've found the solution to this.
The problem was ~ (tlide) was not working with .zshrc config.
Hence qmake and other binary were not being found.
I've changed it to the absolute path now.
Running the build again. Lets see :)

singhravi

It Worked! :facepalm: :D
Thanks a lot @hskoglund for helping me troubleshoot this! You're great.
So the problem was a ~ from the beginning. This was too silly.
Build is sucsessful and Package is running fine now.

hskoglund

Hah, so it was a ~ that sent you on a wild goose chase!
(tildes can be a PITA, I remember tripping on them when trying to ssh into Ubuntu from Windows)
Anways, glad to hear its working now :-)