NMAKE : fatal error U1073: don't know how to make '..\..\..\..\include\QtPlatformSupport\5.4.1\QtPlatformSupport\private\qgenericunixeventdispatcher_p.h'

QtVik

Hi I am trying t build the Qt 5.4.1 from the source code.

Currently I am getting the following error:

NMAKE : fatal error U1073: don't know how to make '........\include\QtPlatformSupport\5.4.1\QtPlatformSupport\private\qgenericunixeventdispatcher_p.h'

NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\BIN\nmake.exe"' : return code '0x2' Stop.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'cd' : return code '0x2' Stop.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'cd' : return code '0x2' Stop.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'cd' : return code '0x2' Stop.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'cd' : return code '0x2' Stop.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'cd' : return code '0x2' Stop.

Note: I have installed Directx and configured the required environment paths .

Please help to know the root cause of this error.

Thank you.

raven-worx

@QtVik
why are you using NMAKE for building Qt unix source file?
How did you configure Qt??

QtVik

Hi,
Basically I wanted to create C++ application using Qt on MSVC complier option.
I have downloaded the source code from the below mentioned link:
https://download.qt.io/archive/qt/5.4/5.4.1/single/

Followed the Readme document from the source code folder to build it.
Document says for developer build use the following command:
./configure -developer-build -opensource
After running this I get the message
"Qt is now configured for building. Just run nmake."

However if I run the command "make -j4 " as per the document it is not able to identify the make command.
What setting i need to do to execute the make command ?

Thanks :)

raven-worx

@QtVik said in NMAKE : fatal error U1073: don't know how to make '..\..\..\..\include\QtPlatformSupport\5.4.1\QtPlatformSupport\private\qgenericunixeventdispatcher_p.h':

"Qt is now configured for building. Just run nmake."

as it says, using MSVC you should run nmake instead of 'make'.
Try again doing the following:

nmake dist-clean
./configure -developer-build -opensource -platform win32-msvc2013
nmake

adapt the -platform argument to the compiler you are using.

QtVik

I did the 'nmake distclean', configured and ran nmake again.
The compiler that I am using is visual studio 2010.
But no luck with that, getting the same error :

NMAKE : fatal error U1073: don't know how to make '........\include\QtPlatformSupport\5.4.1\QtPlatformSupport\private\qgenericunixeventdispatcher_p.h'
Stop.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\BIN\nmake.exe"' : return code '0x2'Stop.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'cd' : return code '0x2'Stop.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'cd' : return code '0x2'Stop.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'cd' : return code '0x2'Stop.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'cd' : return code '0x2'Stop.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'cd' : return code '0x2'Stop.

QtVik

The problem got resolved !!!
Issue was with the source code folder path length.
After editing folder name it got build.
Thank you so much @raven-worx for your help :)