Cant install "QtSdk-offline-linux-x86_64-v1.2.1.run" under PC-BSD9 64bit

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Hi all,
I'm using PC-BSD and just downloaded "QtSdk-offline-linux-x86_64-v1.2.1.run"
Did try to install it like that:
chmod +x QtSdk-online-linux-x86_64-v1.2.1.run
./QtSdk-online-linux-x86_64-v1.2.1.run

But got the following error:
LF binary type "0" not known.
./QtSdk-online-linux-x86_64-v1.2.1.run: Exec format error. Binary file not executable.

If i try to install it this way:
sudo sh QtSdk-online-linux-x86_64-v1.2.1.run

I'm getting:
QtSdk-online-linux-x86_64-v1.2.1.run: ELF: not found
QtSdk-online-linux-x86_64-v1.2.1.run: �sB�a@8: not found
QtSdk-online-linux-x86_64-v1.2.1.run: �a@8: not found
QtSdk-online-linux-x86_64-v1.2.1.run:�a@8: not found
QtSdk-online-linux-x86_64-v1.2.1.run: @8: not found
QtSdk-online-linux-x86_64-v1.2.1.run: @8: not found
QtSdk-online-linux-x86_64-v1.2.1.run: 8: not found
QtSdk-online-linux-x86_64-v1.2.1.run: 1: Syntax error: ")" unexpected
QtSdk-online-linux-x86_64-v1.2.1.run: 10: Syntax error: Error in command substitution

I'm new in Linux and may be missing something. Can't find out what's the problem.
Thanks.

sierdzio

Bsd is a different system. It might be - although it's unlikely - that it does not understand ELF binaries. Try compiling libs from source.

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Ok, then where i can download these ELF binaries from ?
Also after that how will install QT ?
Its only in .run file format i think.

sierdzio

Those ARE ELF binaries. "ELF":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executable_and_Linkable_Format is a standard way of creating binary files on Linux/ Unix. SDK is prepared - AFAIK - for Tier 1 supported platforms only, and yours might not count in.

If you download source code, it's quite straightforward: run "./configure", "make", then "sudo make install", and you're done. It takes a lot of time, though. If you have multi-core machine, you can use "make -j<number of cores + 1>" (for example, on a 4 core machine: make -j5) to speed it up.

sierdzio

Or try if your distro has "libelf" available in package manager.

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ok, then i need to download and build QT libraries, right ?
this one: Qt libraries 4.8.2 for Linux/X11 (228 MB)
after that do i need to install QT ? I suppose these are qt underlying libs and then i'll need to install
the IDE, obviously using its source as well. Since pcbsd (obvoiously) doesnt support .run format. Is that correct ?

sierdzio

I'm not familiar with PCBSD, so I can't give you concrete answers. But building from source definitely guarantees you, that if it compiles successfully, it will work :)

I gave you installation instructions above. Libs package you chose is correct. For IDE, Qt Creator is a good weapon of choice - compilation is similarly easy, just take a look into it's README file. If you encounter any problems, ask here, and we'll try to solve them.

For a good list of required packages, see "this":http://qt-project.org/wiki/Building-Qt-5-from-Git. It's aimed at Qt5, but works for 4.8, too. Also, notice the setting of PATH and QTDIR, it's quite useful. In general, for PATH, you need to set it to <extracted Qt dir>/bin, and QTDIR to <extracted Qt dir>.

Good luck!