Help with ./configure

[Yalimyulad]

Hello there I am trying to create the correct ./configure for compiling
qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.7
using Ubuntu 16.04 64bit

My wish is to include in the ./configure
mkspecs/linux-arm-gnueabi-g++
so that I have a qmake option

I will be very greatful if I could find help from a forum member as it is the first time I have attempted this.

My configure idea so far:
./configure -opensource -confirm-license
but then do i use -xplatform or -device before linux-arm-gnueabi-g++
I get confused with understanding all the configuration options.

Thanks

Mostly, I am getting errors:
make: arm-linux-gnueabi-g++: Command not found

Makefile:190: recipe for target 'xlib.o' failed
make: *** [xlib.o] Error 127
XLib disabled.
Basic XLib functionality test failed!
You might need to modify the include and library search paths by editing
QMAKE_INCDIR_X11 and QMAKE_LIBDIR_X11 in linux-arm-gnueabi-g++.

[kshegunov]

@Yalimyulad said in Help with ./configure:

qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.7

That's very, very, very old.

I will be very greatful if I could find help from a forum member as it is the first time I have attempted this.

Don't hold your breath. Can't you update to something that's more recent than the bronze age?

[JKSH]

Hi, and welcome!

@Yalimyulad said in Help with ./configure:

Hello there I am trying to create the correct ./configure for compiling
qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.7
using Ubuntu 16.04 64bit

Could you provide more details on your goals?

1. Why compile from source instead of using a pre-compiled version?
2. Why use Qt 4.8 (which reached end-of-life in 2015) instead of Qt 5?
3. What device (and what OS) are you targetting?

In case it helps, here is a very detailed step-by-step tutorial that shows you how to build Qt 5.12.7 on different models of Raspberry Pi: https://www.tal.org/tutorials/building-qt-512-raspberry-pi