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    mlong
    wrote on last edited by
    #2

    As far as I know, all active Raspberry Pi development is using Qt 5.

    Software Engineer
    My views and opinions do not necessarily reflect those of anyone -- living or dead, real or fictional -- in this universe or any other similar multiverse node. Void where prohibited. Your mileage may vary. Caveat emptor.

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      euxon
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      #3

      Thank you for your answer!

      So I have to transit to Qt 5. I would rather not but it might be the only solution.

      Should I just download the latest beta from http://releases.qt-project.org/qt5.0/beta1/ and install it? Is there anything I should be aware of when going from Qt 4 to Qt 5?

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        codenode
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        #4

        hm, dunno. As Raspian is based on debian, you probably could get qt 4.7/8 to compile your program.
        Still, the support for hardware on this platform is a Qt5 issue indeed.

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          luca
          wrote on last edited by
          #5

          Hi all,
          I'm trying to build qt4 for my raspberry pi without success.

          I got the toolchain with this:
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          git clone https://github.com/raspberrypi/tools.git --depth 1
          @

          then I edited qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.3/mkspecs/qws/linux-arm-g++/qmake.conf :
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          include(../../common/gcc-base-unix.conf)
          include(../../common/g++-unix.conf)
          include(../../common/linux.conf)
          include(../../common/qws.conf)

          QMAKE_CC = /tools/arm-bcm2708/arm-bcm2708hardfp-linux-gnueabi/bin/arm-bcm2708hardfp-linux-gnueabi-gcc
          QMAKE_CXX = /tools/arm-bcm2708/arm-bcm2708hardfp-linux-gnueabi/bin/arm-bcm2708hardfp-linux-gnueabi-g++
          QMAKE_LINK = /tools/arm-bcm2708/arm-bcm2708hardfp-linux-gnueabi/bin/arm-bcm2708hardfp-linux-gnueabi-g++
          QMAKE_LINK_SHLIB = /tools/arm-bcm2708/arm-bcm2708hardfp-linux-gnueabi/bin/arm-bcm2708hardfp-linux-gnueabi-g++

          QMAKE_AR = /tools/arm-bcm2708/arm-bcm2708hardfp-linux-gnueabi/bin/arm-bcm2708hardfp-linux-gnueabi-ar cqs
          QMAKE_OBJCOPY = /tools/arm-bcm2708/arm-bcm2708hardfp-linux-gnueabi/bin/arm-bcm2708hardfp-linux-gnueabi-objcopy
          QMAKE_RANLIB = /tools/arm-bcm2708/arm-bcm2708hardfp-linux-gnueabi/bin/arm-bcm2708hardfp-linux-gnueabi-ranlib

          load(qt_config)

          @

          and built qt with this:
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          ./configure -opensource -confirm-license -no-qt3support -release -nomake examples -nomake demos -embedded arm -little-endian -prefix /opt/qt4-4.8.3-slackrasp -qt-gfx-vnc -no-phonon -no-webkit -no-script -no-declarative -no-javascript-jit -no-pch
          make
          make install
          @

          it build without errors but the library seems to be incompatible with Raspberry PI :
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          luca@slackrasp:~$ ldd /opt/qt4-4.8.3-slackrasp/lib/libQtCore.so
          not a dynamic executable
          @

          where is the problem...?

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            Eddy
            wrote on last edited by
            #6

            have a look at this "wiki page":http://qt-project.org/wiki/RaspberryPi

            At the end there is a part about Qt4, with a link to the necessary specs.

            Hope this helps.

            Qt Certified Specialist
            www.edalsolutions.be

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              luca
              wrote on last edited by
              #7

              Thanks for the link.
              I tried to follow the described procedure without success.

              I'm using the wheezy image from "raspberry download page":http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads .
              As toolchain I used the packages from wiki page "gcc-4.7-linaro-rpi-gnueabihf.tbz":http://blueocean.qmh-project.org/gcc-4.7-linaro-rpi-gnueabihf.tbz and extracted in /gcc-4.7-linaro-rpi-gnueabihf/ .
              I also copied the folder I found in "https://gitorious.org/qt-platform-mkspecs/qt-platform-mkspecs/trees/master/4.8/qws/linux-rasp-pi-g++ ":https://gitorious.org/qt-platform-mkspecs/qt-platform-mkspecs/trees/master/4.8/qws/linux-rasp-pi-g++ in my qt source folder in mkspecs/qws/ .
              I mounted my raspberry rootfs in /mnt/tmp .

              To configure Qt I tried both the following:
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              ./configure -opensource -confirm-license -no-qt3support -release -nomake examples -nomake demos -embedded rasp-pi -little-endian -prefix /opt/qt4-4.8.3-slackrasp -qt-gfx-vnc
              @
              @
              ./configure -opensource -confirm-license -sysroot /mnt/tmp/ -no-qt3support -release -nomake examples -nomake demos -embedded rasp-pi -little-endian -prefix /opt/qt4-4.8.3-slackrasp -qt-gfx-vnc
              @
              The second ones doesn't compile, I get some libraries errors.
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              obj/release-shared-emb-rasp-pi/qlibrary_unix.o: In function QLibraryPrivate::load_sys()': qlibrary_unix.cpp:(.text+0xb10): warning: Using 'dlopen' in statically linked applications requires at runtime the shared libraries from the glibc version used for linking /mnt/tmp/usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/libdl.a(dlopen.o): In function dlopen':
              (.text+0xc): undefined reference to __dlopen' /mnt/tmp/usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/libdl.a(dlclose.o): In function dlclose':
              (.text+0x0): undefined reference to __dlclose' /mnt/tmp/usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/libdl.a(dlsym.o): In function dlsym':
              (.text+0xc): undefined reference to __dlsym' /mnt/tmp/usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/libdl.a(dlerror.o): In function dlerror':
              (.text+0x0): undefined reference to __dlerror' /mnt/tmp/usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/libm.a(feholdexcpt.o): In function feholdexcept':
              (.text+0x48): undefined reference to _dl_hwcap' /mnt/tmp/usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/libm.a(fesetenv.o): In function fesetenv':
              (.text+0x64): undefined reference to _dl_hwcap' collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status gmake[1]: *** [../../lib/libQtCore.so.4.8.3] Error 1 gmake[1]: Leaving directory /mnt/temporanea/luca/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.3/src/corelib'
              gmake: *** [sub-corelib-make_default-ordered] Error 2
              @

              The first compile without problem so I can put the libraries to my board but when I cross-compile some applications for the board and I try to execute on the board I get:
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              Illegal instruction
              @

              where do I wrong...?

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                luca
                wrote on last edited by
                #8

                I think there are too much tutorial saying different things to build Qt for Raspberry Pi so it's quite impossible to know what is the right one.

                Building for BeagleBoard was very easier than building for Raspberry...

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                  Eddy
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #9

                  Hi Luca,

                  There is a simple solution to install Qt4 on the Pi : just apt-get it.

                  Have a look at the "tutorial ":http://qt-project.org/wiki/apt-get_Qt4_on_the_Raspberry_Pi I made. I hope lots of people that want to start programming discover Qt this way. Isn’t that the goal of the Raspberry Pi after all?

                  BTW : congrats on installing Qt5. That will be one of my next ramblings...

                  Qt Certified Specialist
                  www.edalsolutions.be

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                    luca
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #10

                    Hi Eddy,
                    unfortunately the tutorial you posted doesn't provide a working cross-toolchain (it seems...) .
                    It describe how to get a working Qt installation in the board but this way I must build my app using RaspberryPi.

                    As I wrote in "this post":https://qt-project.org/forums/viewthread/22733/ I successfully get a working Qt5 with cross-toolchain form the Raspberry . It was not so difficult. Unfortunately for you it's in italian but if you need I can describe you what I've done.

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                      Eddy
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #11

                      bq. unfortunately the tutorial you posted doesn’t provide a working cross-toolchain (it seems…) .
                      Yes you are right. I didn't have the intention to use the Pi for cross compiling. I prefer to use my PC for that. ;-)

                      thanks for the offer. I will try it first using a translator.

                      Qt Certified Specialist
                      www.edalsolutions.be

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