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  • SGaistS SGaist

    To build qtbase, you have to call configure. qmake is built as part of the bootstrap process.

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    Tom asso
    wrote on last edited by Tom asso
    #7

    @SGaist Thanks again SGaist - my apologies for all the questions, but is the procedure for building sources that come from the downloaded .run file (e.g qt-opensource-linux-x64-5.14.2.run) documented somewhere? As you suggest, I now run ./configure (instead of qmake directly), but still have problems.

    When I execute qt-opensource-linux-x64-5.14.2.run on my ubuntu 18.04 system, it places files including sources and shared libraries in $HOME/Qt5.14.2.. I can link my application with the shared libraries in $HOME/Qt5.14.2/5.14.2/gcc_64/

    Now I want to modify some source files in Qt5.14.2 qtbase

    % cd 5.14.2/Src/qtbase
    % ./configure   # builds (and runs?) qmake, generates Makefile
    

    Now if I run ‘make’ it successfully runs to completion. If I modify a qtbase source file and run ‘make’ again, it successfully builds. However ‘make’ rebuilds the libraries in 5.14.2/Src/qtbase/lib - but my app is linking with 5.14.2/gcc_64/lib. How do I “install” the rebuilt libraries into that directory? Is it ‘make install’? I tried “make install”, but it fails:

    % make install
     
    cd src/ && ( test -e Makefile || /home/oreilly/Qt5.14.2/5.14.2/Src/qtbase/bin/qmake -o Makefile /home/oreilly/Qt5.14.2/5.14.2/Src/qtbase/src/src.pro ) && make -f Makefile install
    make[1]: Entering directory '/home/oreilly/Qt5.14.2/5.14.2/Src/qtbase/src'
    cd tools/bootstrap/ && ( test -e Makefile || /home/oreilly/Qt5.14.2/5.14.2/Src/qtbase/bin/qmake -o Makefile /home/oreilly/Qt5.14.2/5.14.2/Src/qtbase/src/tools/bootstrap/bootstrap.pro ) && make -f Makefile install
    make[2]: Entering directory '/home/oreilly/Qt5.14.2/5.14.2/Src/qtbase/src/tools/bootstrap'
    /home/oreilly/Qt5.14.2/5.14.2/Src/qtbase/bin/qmake -install qinstall ../../../lib/libQt5Bootstrap.a /usr/local/Qt-5.14.2/lib/libQt5Bootstrap.a
    Error copying ../../../lib/libQt5Bootstrap.a to /usr/local/Qt-5.14.2/lib/libQt5Bootstrap.a: Destination file exists
    Makefile:14154: recipe for target 'install_target' failed
    make[2]: *** [install_target] Error 3
    make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/oreilly/Qt5.14.2/5.14.2/Src/qtbase/src/tools/bootstrap'
    Makefile:82: recipe for target 'sub-bootstrap-install_subtargets' failed
    make[1]: *** [sub-bootstrap-install_subtargets] Error 2
    make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/oreilly/Qt5.14.2/5.14.2/Src/qtbase/src'
    Makefile:62: recipe for target 'sub-src-install_subtargets' failed
    make: *** [sub-src-install_subtargets] Error 2
    

    If I just manually copy all libraries from 5.14.2/Src/qtbase/lib to 5.14.2/gcc_64/lib, then link my application with those, it gives this error:

    /home/oreilly/Qt5.14.2/5.14.2/gcc_64/lib/libQt5Qml.so: undefined reference to `operator delete[](void*, unsigned long)@Qt_5'
    /home/oreilly/Qt5.14.2/5.14.2/gcc_64/lib/libQt5Quick.so: undefined reference to `operator delete(void*, unsigned long)@Qt_5'
    collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
    Makefile:373: recipe for target 'mbgrdviz-2' failed
    

    So I am still missing something...

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    • Tom assoT Tom asso

      @SGaist Thanks again SGaist - my apologies for all the questions, but is the procedure for building sources that come from the downloaded .run file (e.g qt-opensource-linux-x64-5.14.2.run) documented somewhere? As you suggest, I now run ./configure (instead of qmake directly), but still have problems.

      When I execute qt-opensource-linux-x64-5.14.2.run on my ubuntu 18.04 system, it places files including sources and shared libraries in $HOME/Qt5.14.2.. I can link my application with the shared libraries in $HOME/Qt5.14.2/5.14.2/gcc_64/

      Now I want to modify some source files in Qt5.14.2 qtbase

      % cd 5.14.2/Src/qtbase
      % ./configure   # builds (and runs?) qmake, generates Makefile
      

      Now if I run ‘make’ it successfully runs to completion. If I modify a qtbase source file and run ‘make’ again, it successfully builds. However ‘make’ rebuilds the libraries in 5.14.2/Src/qtbase/lib - but my app is linking with 5.14.2/gcc_64/lib. How do I “install” the rebuilt libraries into that directory? Is it ‘make install’? I tried “make install”, but it fails:

      % make install
       
      cd src/ && ( test -e Makefile || /home/oreilly/Qt5.14.2/5.14.2/Src/qtbase/bin/qmake -o Makefile /home/oreilly/Qt5.14.2/5.14.2/Src/qtbase/src/src.pro ) && make -f Makefile install
      make[1]: Entering directory '/home/oreilly/Qt5.14.2/5.14.2/Src/qtbase/src'
      cd tools/bootstrap/ && ( test -e Makefile || /home/oreilly/Qt5.14.2/5.14.2/Src/qtbase/bin/qmake -o Makefile /home/oreilly/Qt5.14.2/5.14.2/Src/qtbase/src/tools/bootstrap/bootstrap.pro ) && make -f Makefile install
      make[2]: Entering directory '/home/oreilly/Qt5.14.2/5.14.2/Src/qtbase/src/tools/bootstrap'
      /home/oreilly/Qt5.14.2/5.14.2/Src/qtbase/bin/qmake -install qinstall ../../../lib/libQt5Bootstrap.a /usr/local/Qt-5.14.2/lib/libQt5Bootstrap.a
      Error copying ../../../lib/libQt5Bootstrap.a to /usr/local/Qt-5.14.2/lib/libQt5Bootstrap.a: Destination file exists
      Makefile:14154: recipe for target 'install_target' failed
      make[2]: *** [install_target] Error 3
      make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/oreilly/Qt5.14.2/5.14.2/Src/qtbase/src/tools/bootstrap'
      Makefile:82: recipe for target 'sub-bootstrap-install_subtargets' failed
      make[1]: *** [sub-bootstrap-install_subtargets] Error 2
      make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/oreilly/Qt5.14.2/5.14.2/Src/qtbase/src'
      Makefile:62: recipe for target 'sub-src-install_subtargets' failed
      make: *** [sub-src-install_subtargets] Error 2
      

      If I just manually copy all libraries from 5.14.2/Src/qtbase/lib to 5.14.2/gcc_64/lib, then link my application with those, it gives this error:

      /home/oreilly/Qt5.14.2/5.14.2/gcc_64/lib/libQt5Qml.so: undefined reference to `operator delete[](void*, unsigned long)@Qt_5'
      /home/oreilly/Qt5.14.2/5.14.2/gcc_64/lib/libQt5Quick.so: undefined reference to `operator delete(void*, unsigned long)@Qt_5'
      collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
      Makefile:373: recipe for target 'mbgrdviz-2' failed
      

      So I am still missing something...

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      jsulm
      Lifetime Qt Champion
      wrote on last edited by
      #8

      @Tom-asso Since you're you're installing into /usr/local you should call make install with sudo.

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

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      • jsulmJ jsulm

        @Tom-asso Since you're you're installing into /usr/local you should call make install with sudo.

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        Tom asso
        wrote on last edited by
        #9

        @jsulm - ah, you are right of course!

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          SGaist
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          wrote on last edited by SGaist
          #10

          Note that if you want to hack on Qt itself, you can use the developer-build and it will do an in place build. However it should not be used to build software releases as it toggles some flags for development.

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          • SGaistS SGaist

            Note that if you want to hack on Qt itself, you can use the developer-build and it will do an in place build. However it should not be used to build software releases as it toggles some flags for development.

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            Tom asso
            wrote on last edited by
            #11

            @SGaist - could you please explain? What is the "developer build", and what is the "development.3" flag?
            I would like to modify qtdatavisualization3d for my app, then freely distribute to users on a non-commercial basis - which source file should I be using in that case?
            Thanks!

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              wrote on last edited by
              #12

              The 3 was a typo.
              As I wrote, it will trigger an in-place build, meaning that you won't have to call make install each time you want to test your modifications.

              In that case, you should only build that module rather than the whole of Qt.

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              • SGaistS SGaist

                The 3 was a typo.
                As I wrote, it will trigger an in-place build, meaning that you won't have to call make install each time you want to test your modifications.

                In that case, you should only build that module rather than the whole of Qt.

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                Tom asso
                wrote on last edited by
                #13

                @SGaist - thanks. Earlier you mentioned a "Ce" option to specify a particular sub-folder to build. Can you please refer me to a page describing how to use that?
                Thanks!

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                  wrote on last edited by
                  #14

                  @SGaist - after building in-place with 'make', the libraries are scattered among many different subdirectories. What is the best way to link against those, when there are in so many different places?
                  Thanks!

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                    wrote on last edited by
                    #15

                    Did you do a build from scratch after adding that option to your configure line ?

                    With a developer build you should have all binaries in qtbase/bin and the libraries in qtbase/lib.

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                    • SGaistS SGaist

                      Did you do a build from scratch after adding that option to your configure line ?

                      With a developer build you should have all binaries in qtbase/bin and the libraries in qtbase/lib.

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                      wrote on last edited by
                      #16

                      @SGaist - yes I see them there, thanks.
                      Earlier you mentioned a "Ce" option to specify a particular sub-folder to build. Can you please refer me to a page describing how to use that?
                      Thanks!

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                        #17

                        I do not see a qtcreator executable after building qt-everywhere-src-5.14.2. Is that expected?
                        I built with these configure options: -qt-xcb -recheck-all -debug -developer-build

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                          Yes it is to be expected, Qt Creator is a independent project.

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