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  • E eswar

    If i run the application in linux laptop. I got the following error, while builds.
    cannot find -lGL
    error: collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status

    Based on the google search and install the following library package using command line.

    sudo apt-get install libglu1-mesa-dev

    After that also , i got the following error. i am unable to build and run my application.

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    jsulm
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    @eswar

    sudo apt-get install build-essential libgl1-mesa-dev
    

    as described here https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/linux.html

    https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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    • jsulmJ jsulm

      @eswar

      sudo apt-get install build-essential libgl1-mesa-dev
      

      as described here https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/linux.html

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      @jsulm

      ya tried, It also installed already. I tried most of the option. i didn't find the solution for the issue.

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        @jsulm

        ya tried, It also installed already. I tried most of the option. i didn't find the solution for the issue.

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        jsulm
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        @eswar You're building for your machine (no cross compilation)? Also try to delete build directory, run qmake and build again.

        https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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        • E eswar

          @jsulm

          ya tried, It also installed already. I tried most of the option. i didn't find the solution for the issue.

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          aha_1980
          Lifetime Qt Champion
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          @eswar Which Linux do you have?

          Type cat /etc/lsb-release in the console.

          Qt has to stay free or it will die.

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          • E eswar

            @jsulm

            ya tried, It also installed already. I tried most of the option. i didn't find the solution for the issue.

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            JonB
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            @eswar
            After you have verified which distro you have as per @aha_1980's suggestion...

            Assuming you do have a locate with an up-to-date database (sudo updatedb), copy & paste:

            locate libGL.so
            

            I'd expect it to come up with something, probably /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so. Make sure it does, and whatever path is included on your link path.

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            • aha_1980A aha_1980

              @eswar Which Linux do you have?

              Type cat /etc/lsb-release in the console.

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              eswar
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              @aha_1980
              Hi
              I am using linux mint.. Here the console output.

              DISTRIB_ID=LinuxMint
              DISTRIB_RELEASE=19
              DISTRIB_CODENAME=tara
              DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Linux Mint 19 Tara"

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                @eswar
                After you have verified which distro you have as per @aha_1980's suggestion...

                Assuming you do have a locate with an up-to-date database (sudo updatedb), copy & paste:

                locate libGL.so
                

                I'd expect it to come up with something, probably /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so. Make sure it does, and whatever path is included on your link path.

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                @JonB
                Hi
                This is the console output for locate libGL.so

                /usr/lib/libGL.so
                /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1
                /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1.0.0
                /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1.distrib
                /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1
                /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1.0.0
                /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1.distrib
                /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so.distrib

                The library available in this path only . I did the following things.

                1. Delete the build directory and build again
                2. Unistall and install the Qt as well
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                • E eswar

                  @JonB
                  Hi
                  This is the console output for locate libGL.so

                  /usr/lib/libGL.so
                  /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1
                  /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1.0.0
                  /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1.distrib
                  /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1
                  /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1.0.0
                  /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1.distrib
                  /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so.distrib

                  The library available in this path only . I did the following things.

                  1. Delete the build directory and build again
                  2. Unistall and install the Qt as well
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                  @eswar
                  Then, assuming it will use /usr/lib/libGL.so via library path, do a ldd /usr/lib/libGL.so and make sure all the dependency libraries exist OK.

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                  • E eswar

                    @JonB
                    Hi
                    This is the console output for locate libGL.so

                    /usr/lib/libGL.so
                    /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1
                    /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1.0.0
                    /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1.distrib
                    /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1
                    /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1.0.0
                    /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1.distrib
                    /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so.distrib

                    The library available in this path only . I did the following things.

                    1. Delete the build directory and build again
                    2. Unistall and install the Qt as well
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                    jsulm
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                    @eswar Do you use 32bit Qt or 64bit?

                    https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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                    • jsulmJ jsulm

                      @eswar Do you use 32bit Qt or 64bit?

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                      @jsulm
                      Qt 5.11.2 and 64 bit

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                      • E eswar

                        @jsulm
                        Qt 5.11.2 and 64 bit

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                        jsulm
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                        @eswar Do you do anything special in your pro file?

                        https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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                        • jsulmJ jsulm

                          @eswar Do you do anything special in your pro file?

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                          @jsulm No changes in pro file

                          TEMPLATE = app

                          QT += qml quick
                          CONFIG += c++11
                          QT += charts

                          SOURCES += main.cpp
                          charts.cpp

                          RESOURCES += qml.qrc

                          Additional import path used to resolve QML modules in Qt Creator's code model

                          QML_IMPORT_PATH =

                          Default rules for deployment.

                          qnx: target.path = /tmp/$${TARGET}/bin
                          else: unix:!android: target.path = /opt/$${TARGET}/bin
                          !isEmpty(target.path): INSTALLS += target

                          HEADERS +=
                          charts.h

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                            Robert Hairgrove
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                            Was this ever resolved?

                            I was having the same problem just now on Ubuntu 18.04.4 after installing a recent version of the proprietary NVIDIA graphics driver. If I cd /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu and look at all the libGL* files, i.e.:

                            bob@bobs-laptop:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu$ ls -l libGL.so*
                            lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root     14 Mai 10  2019 libGL.so -> libGL.so.1.0.0 <<< broken
                            lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root     14 Jul  5 14:57 libGL.so.1 -> libGL.so.1.7.0
                            -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 685848 Jul  5 14:57 libGL.so.1.7.0
                            

                            The first link is red on black background, which is a broken link (libGL.so.1.0.0 doesn't exist because NVIDIA replaced it with 1.7.0).

                            So I created symlinks in /usr/lib and /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu, i.e.:

                            sudo ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1.7.0 libGL.so
                            

                            and then was able to build my project.

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                            • R Robert Hairgrove

                              Was this ever resolved?

                              I was having the same problem just now on Ubuntu 18.04.4 after installing a recent version of the proprietary NVIDIA graphics driver. If I cd /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu and look at all the libGL* files, i.e.:

                              bob@bobs-laptop:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu$ ls -l libGL.so*
                              lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root     14 Mai 10  2019 libGL.so -> libGL.so.1.0.0 <<< broken
                              lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root     14 Jul  5 14:57 libGL.so.1 -> libGL.so.1.7.0
                              -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 685848 Jul  5 14:57 libGL.so.1.7.0
                              

                              The first link is red on black background, which is a broken link (libGL.so.1.0.0 doesn't exist because NVIDIA replaced it with 1.7.0).

                              So I created symlinks in /usr/lib and /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu, i.e.:

                              sudo ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1.7.0 libGL.so
                              

                              and then was able to build my project.

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                              jsulm
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                              @Robert-Hairgrove said in cannot find -lGL Error:

                              Was this ever resolved?

                              Looks like Ubuntu issue, not Qt

                              https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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