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Hello!
After upgrading my macOS to newest Tahoe release, I can no longer compile my Qt 6.8.3 project, I get this error:
[142/142 12.5/sec] Linking CXX executable standalone/standalone.app/Contents/MacOS/standalone FAILED: standalone/standalone.app/Contents/MacOS/standalone : && /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/clang++ -g -arch arm64 -isysroot /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX26.0.sdk -Wl,-search_paths_first -Wl,-headerpad_max_install_names standalone/CMakeFiles/standalone.dir/standalone_autogen/mocs_compilation.cpp.o standalone/CMakeFiles/standalone.dir/main.cpp.o standalone/CMakeFiles/standalone.dir/standalone_qmltyperegistrations.cpp.o standalone/CMakeFiles/standalone.dir/.qt/rcc/qrc_qmake_Standalone.cpp.o standalone/CMakeFiles/standalone.dir/.rcc/qmlcache/standalone_qmlcache_loader.cpp.o standalone/CMakeFiles/standalone.dir/.rcc/qmlcache/standalone_qml/main_qml.cpp.o standalone/CMakeFiles/standalone.dir/.qt/rcc/qrc_standalone_raw_qml_0.cpp.o -o standalone/standalone.app/Contents/MacOS/standalone -F/Users/matiss/Qt/6.8.3/macos/lib -Wl,-rpath,/Users/matiss/Qt/6.8.3/macos/lib src/CMakeFiles/myproject-staticplugin_init.dir/./myproject-staticplugin_init_autogen/mocs_compilation.cpp.o src/CMakeFiles/myproject-staticplugin_init.dir/./myproject_staticplugin_init.cpp.o src/CMakeFiles/myproject-static_resources_1.dir/./.qt/rcc/qrc_qmake_myproject_init.cpp.o src/CMakeFiles/myproject-static_resources_2.dir/./.qt/rcc/qrc_myproject-static_raw_qml_0_init.cpp.o modules/spdlog/libspdlogd.a src/myproject/libmyproject-staticplugin.a src/libmyproject-static.a modules/spdlog/libspdlogd.a modules/uc/libuc-static.a /Users/matiss/Qt/6.8.3/macos/lib/QtVirtualKeyboard.framework/Versions/A/QtVirtualKeyboard /Users/matiss/Qt/6.8.3/macos/lib/QtQuick.framework/Versions/A/QtQuick /Users/matiss/Qt/6.8.3/macos/lib/QtQmlMeta.framework/Versions/A/QtQmlMeta /Users/matiss/Qt/6.8.3/macos/lib/QtQmlWorkerScript.framework/Versions/A/QtQmlWorkerScript /Users/matiss/Qt/6.8.3/macos/lib/QtQmlModels.framework/Versions/A/QtQmlModels /Users/matiss/Qt/6.8.3/macos/lib/QtQml.framework/Versions/A/QtQml /Users/matiss/Qt/6.8.3/macos/lib/QtNetwork.framework/Versions/A/QtNetwork /Users/matiss/Qt/6.8.3/macos/lib/QtOpenGL.framework/Versions/A/QtOpenGL /Users/matiss/Qt/6.8.3/macos/lib/QtGui.framework/Versions/A/QtGui -framework AGL -framework AppKit -framework OpenGL -framework ImageIO -framework Metal /Users/matiss/Qt/6.8.3/macos/lib/QtDBus.framework/Versions/A/QtDBus /Users/matiss/Qt/6.8.3/macos/lib/QtCore.framework/Versions/A/QtCore -framework IOKit -framework DiskArbitration -framework UniformTypeIdentifiers && : ld: warning: ignoring duplicate libraries: 'modules/spdlog/libspdlogd.a' ld: framework 'AGL' not found clang++: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation) ninja: build stopped: subcommand failed. 14:03:51: The process "/Users/matiss/Qt/Tools/CMake/CMake.app/Contents/bin/cmake" exited with code 1. 14:03:51: Error while building/deploying project myproject (kit: Qt 6.8.3 for macOS) 14:03:51: When executing step "Build" 14:03:51: Elapsed time: 00:11.It seems that some oldschool AGL framework is missing - how can I not use it? I don't have anything specific regarding display frameworks in my CMake files - it's a pretty basic Qt Creator project.
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Hello!
After upgrading my macOS to newest Tahoe release, I can no longer compile my Qt 6.8.3 project, I get this error:
[142/142 12.5/sec] Linking CXX executable standalone/standalone.app/Contents/MacOS/standalone FAILED: standalone/standalone.app/Contents/MacOS/standalone : && /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/clang++ -g -arch arm64 -isysroot /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX26.0.sdk -Wl,-search_paths_first -Wl,-headerpad_max_install_names standalone/CMakeFiles/standalone.dir/standalone_autogen/mocs_compilation.cpp.o standalone/CMakeFiles/standalone.dir/main.cpp.o standalone/CMakeFiles/standalone.dir/standalone_qmltyperegistrations.cpp.o standalone/CMakeFiles/standalone.dir/.qt/rcc/qrc_qmake_Standalone.cpp.o standalone/CMakeFiles/standalone.dir/.rcc/qmlcache/standalone_qmlcache_loader.cpp.o standalone/CMakeFiles/standalone.dir/.rcc/qmlcache/standalone_qml/main_qml.cpp.o standalone/CMakeFiles/standalone.dir/.qt/rcc/qrc_standalone_raw_qml_0.cpp.o -o standalone/standalone.app/Contents/MacOS/standalone -F/Users/matiss/Qt/6.8.3/macos/lib -Wl,-rpath,/Users/matiss/Qt/6.8.3/macos/lib src/CMakeFiles/myproject-staticplugin_init.dir/./myproject-staticplugin_init_autogen/mocs_compilation.cpp.o src/CMakeFiles/myproject-staticplugin_init.dir/./myproject_staticplugin_init.cpp.o src/CMakeFiles/myproject-static_resources_1.dir/./.qt/rcc/qrc_qmake_myproject_init.cpp.o src/CMakeFiles/myproject-static_resources_2.dir/./.qt/rcc/qrc_myproject-static_raw_qml_0_init.cpp.o modules/spdlog/libspdlogd.a src/myproject/libmyproject-staticplugin.a src/libmyproject-static.a modules/spdlog/libspdlogd.a modules/uc/libuc-static.a /Users/matiss/Qt/6.8.3/macos/lib/QtVirtualKeyboard.framework/Versions/A/QtVirtualKeyboard /Users/matiss/Qt/6.8.3/macos/lib/QtQuick.framework/Versions/A/QtQuick /Users/matiss/Qt/6.8.3/macos/lib/QtQmlMeta.framework/Versions/A/QtQmlMeta /Users/matiss/Qt/6.8.3/macos/lib/QtQmlWorkerScript.framework/Versions/A/QtQmlWorkerScript /Users/matiss/Qt/6.8.3/macos/lib/QtQmlModels.framework/Versions/A/QtQmlModels /Users/matiss/Qt/6.8.3/macos/lib/QtQml.framework/Versions/A/QtQml /Users/matiss/Qt/6.8.3/macos/lib/QtNetwork.framework/Versions/A/QtNetwork /Users/matiss/Qt/6.8.3/macos/lib/QtOpenGL.framework/Versions/A/QtOpenGL /Users/matiss/Qt/6.8.3/macos/lib/QtGui.framework/Versions/A/QtGui -framework AGL -framework AppKit -framework OpenGL -framework ImageIO -framework Metal /Users/matiss/Qt/6.8.3/macos/lib/QtDBus.framework/Versions/A/QtDBus /Users/matiss/Qt/6.8.3/macos/lib/QtCore.framework/Versions/A/QtCore -framework IOKit -framework DiskArbitration -framework UniformTypeIdentifiers && : ld: warning: ignoring duplicate libraries: 'modules/spdlog/libspdlogd.a' ld: framework 'AGL' not found clang++: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation) ninja: build stopped: subcommand failed. 14:03:51: The process "/Users/matiss/Qt/Tools/CMake/CMake.app/Contents/bin/cmake" exited with code 1. 14:03:51: Error while building/deploying project myproject (kit: Qt 6.8.3 for macOS) 14:03:51: When executing step "Build" 14:03:51: Elapsed time: 00:11.It seems that some oldschool AGL framework is missing - how can I not use it? I don't have anything specific regarding display frameworks in my CMake files - it's a pretty basic Qt Creator project.
@therealmatiss See https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-137687. You need Qt 6.8.4 or 6.9.2 to compile on Tahoe.
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I'm on Qt 6.10.1, and I'm still getting "framework 'AGL' not found". Any suggestions would be welcome.
Product: Qt Creator 18.0.1 Based on: Qt 6.10.1 (Clang 15.0 (Apple), arm64) Built on: Dec 9 2025 12:41:52 From revision: 34b03dae43[15/15 6.5/sec] Linking CXX executable Footlight.app/Contents/MacOS/Footlight FAILED: Footlight.app/Contents/MacOS/Footlight : && /usr/bin/clang++ -DQT_QML_DEBUG -g -arch arm64 -Wl,-search_paths_first -Wl,-headerpad_max_install_names CMakeFiles/Footlight.dir/Footlight_autogen/mocs_compilation.cpp.o CMakeFiles/Footlight.dir/main/main.cpp.o CMakeFiles/Footlight.dir/models/show.cpp.o CMakeFiles/Footlight.dir/models/fixture.cpp.o CMakeFiles/Footlight.dir/models/fixturegroup.cpp.o CMakeFiles/Footlight.dir/models/fixturegroupitem.cpp.o CMakeFiles/Footlight.dir/ui/homewindow.cpp.o CMakeFiles/Footlight.dir/ui/showwindow.cpp.o CMakeFiles/Footlight.dir/ui/fixturemodel.cpp.o CMakeFiles/Footlight.dir/build/Qt_6_9_1_for_macOS-Debug/.qt/rcc/qrc_Footlight_translations.cpp.o -o Footlight.app/Contents/MacOS/Footlight -F/Users/brendantwhite/Qt/6.9.1/macos/lib -Wl,-rpath,/Users/brendantwhite/Qt/6.9.1/macos/lib /Users/brendantwhite/Qt/6.9.1/macos/lib/QtWidgets.framework/Versions/A/QtWidgets /Users/brendantwhite/Qt/6.9.1/macos/lib/QtGui.framework/Versions/A/QtGui -framework AGL -framework AppKit -framework OpenGL -framework ImageIO -framework Metal /Users/brendantwhite/Qt/6.9.1/macos/lib/QtCore.framework/Versions/A/QtCore -framework IOKit -framework DiskArbitration -framework UniformTypeIdentifiers && : ld: framework 'AGL' not found clang++: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation) ninja: build stopped: subcommand failed. 21:53:16: The command "/Users/brendantwhite/Qt/Tools/CMake/CMake.app/Contents/bin/cmake --build /Users/brendantwhite/code/Footlight/build/Qt_6_9_1_for_macOS-Debug --target all" terminated with exit code 1. 21:53:16: Error while building/deploying project Footlight (kit: Qt 6.9.1 for macOS) 21:53:16: When executing step "Build"
