Cross compile Qt to work with embedded Linux [Yocto]

Bandar

Hi guys, I hope you are all fine.

I spent the last 2 weeks trying to cross compile SAM-BA to work with SAMA5D4 process that running Yocto embedded Linux.
First of all, SAM-BA source code can be found here ( https://github.com/atmelcorp/sam-ba )

I started by compile SAM-BA on the host machine, and I succeeded. Then start to cross compile SAM-BA by following many tutorials and the last week I focused on http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/embedded-linux.html#configuring-for-a-specific-device

Since I'm using Yocto I built the sysroot and toolcahin by using this command
$ bitbake Bandar-Image -c populate_sdk
which will create a script that will generate all of the necessary files (sysroot and toolchain) on "/opt/poky/2.1.1"

I configured the terminal for cross compilation by running $ . /opt/poky/2.1.1/environment-setup-cortexa5hf-neon-poky-linux-gnueabi
$ device=linux-arm-generic-g++
$ CROSS_COMPILE=arm-poky-linux-gnueabi-
$ sysroot=/opt/poky-atmel/2.1.1/sysroots/cortexa5hf-neon-poky-linux-gnueabi

then cd to Qt5.9 dir to run configure file
$ ./configure -release -opensource -confirm-license -device $device -device-option CROSS_COMPILE=$CROSS_COMPILE -sysroot $sysroot -prefix /usr/local/qt5_targe

I always get this message:
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+ cd qtbase
+ /home/u77/Qt5.9/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.9.0/qtbase/configure -top-level -release -opensource -confirm-license -device linux-arm-generic-g++ -device-option CROSS_COMPILE=arm-poky-linux-gnueabi- -sysroot /opt/poky-atmel/2.1.1/sysroots/cortexa5hf-neon-poky-linux-gnueabi -prefix /usr/local/qt5_targe
Creating qmake...
.Done.

This is the Qt Open Source Edition.

You have already accepted the terms of the Open Source license.

Running configuration tests...
Checking for valid makespec... Note: Also available for Linux: linux-clang linux-icc

ERROR: Cannot compile a minimal program. The toolchain or QMakeSpec is broken.

Check config.log for details.

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--config.log messages
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Command line: -release -opensource -confirm-license -device linux-arm-generic-g++ -device-option CROSS_COMPILE=arm-poky-linux-gnueabi- -sysroot /opt/poky-atmel/2.1.1/sysroots/cortexa5hf-neon-poky-linux-gnueabi -prefix /usr/local/qt5_targe
executing config test verifyspec
+ cd /home/u77/Qt5.9/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.9.0/qtbase/config.tests/common/verifyspec && /home/u77/Qt5.9/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.9.0/qtbase/bin/qmake "CONFIG -= qt debug_and_release app_bundle lib_bundle" "CONFIG += shared console single_arch" "QMAKE_CFLAGS += --sysroot=/opt/poky-atmel/2.1.1/sysroots/cortexa5hf-neon-poky-linux-gnueabi" "QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += --sysroot=/opt/poky-atmel/2.1.1/sysroots/cortexa5hf-neon-poky-linux-gnueabi" "QMAKE_LFLAGS += --sysroot=/opt/poky-atmel/2.1.1/sysroots/cortexa5hf-neon-poky-linux-gnueabi" -early "CONFIG += cross_compile" /home/u77/Qt5.9/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.9.0/qtbase/config.tests/common/verifyspec
+ cd /home/u77/Qt5.9/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.9.0/qtbase/config.tests/common/verifyspec && MAKEFLAGS= /usr/bin/make clean && MAKEFLAGS= /usr/bin/make
> rm -f verifyspec.o
> rm -f *~ core *.core
> arm-poky-linux-gnueabi-g++ -c -pipe -mfloat-abi=softfp --sysroot=/opt/poky-atmel/2.1.1/sysroots/cortexa5hf-neon-poky-linux-gnueabi -O2 -std=gnu++11 -Wall -W -fPIC  -I. -I/home/u77/Qt5.9/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.9.0/qtbase/mkspecs/devices/linux-arm-generic-g++ -o verifyspec.o verifyspec.cpp
> arm-poky-linux-gnueabi-g++ -mfloat-abi=softfp --sysroot=/opt/poky-atmel/2.1.1/sysroots/cortexa5hf-neon-poky-linux-gnueabi -Wl,-O1 -o verifyspec verifyspec.o    
> /opt/poky-atmel/2.1.1/sysroots/x86_64-pokysdk-linux/usr/libexec/arm-poky-linux-gnueabi/gcc/arm-poky-linux-gnueabi/5.3.0/real-ld: error: verifyspec uses VFP register arguments, verifyspec.o does not
> /opt/poky-atmel/2.1.1/sysroots/x86_64-pokysdk-linux/usr/libexec/arm-poky-linux-gnueabi/gcc/arm-poky-linux-gnueabi/5.3.0/real-ld: failed to merge target specific data of file verifyspec.o
> collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
> Makefile:67: recipe for target 'verifyspec' failed
> make: *** [verifyspec] Error 1

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Thanks in advance.

sierdzio

You are mixing hard float with soft float ABIs, but they are incompatible.

-mfloat-abi=softfp --sysroot=/opt/poky-atmel/2.1.1/sysroots/cortexa5hf-neon-poky-linux-gnueabi

ABI is set to softp, but you provide "hf" (==hardfloat) sysroot. I suspect that might be the issue. Please modify the mkspecs to use the correct ABI for your platform (probably hard float, judging from the sysroot).

Bandar

Sierdzio, Thanks for your reply

I added these lines to my qmake.conf

QMAKE_CFLAGS           += -mfloat-abi=hard -march=armv7-a -mtune=cortex-a5
QMAKE_CXXFLAGS         += $$QMAKE_CFLAGS

and I ran this configure with option "-no-opengl" because I faced error regarding opengl so I ignored it until I can build SAM-BA..
it generates Makefile for Qt with success. :)
But, when I tried to install Qt by executing this line

make -j 9 ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=$CROSS_COMPILE

I got 2 errors
1-

//your code herearm-poky-linux-gnueabi-g++ -mfloat-abi=softfp --sysroot=/opt/poky-atmel/2.1.2/sysroots/cortexa5hf-neon-poky-linux-gnueabi -Wl,--no-undefined -Wl,--version-script,QtDBus.version -Wl,-O1 -Wl,-z,origin -Wl,-rpath,\$ORIGIN -shared -Wl,-soname,libQt5DBus.so.5 -o libQt5DBus.so.5.9.0 .obj/qdbusconnection.o .obj/qdbusconnectioninterface.o .obj/qdbuserror.o .obj/qdbusintegrator.o .obj/qdbusmessage.o .obj/qdbusserver.o .obj/qdbusabstractinterface.o .obj/qdbusinterface.o .obj/qdbusxmlparser.o .obj/qdbusutil.o .obj/qdbusintrospection.o .obj/qdbusabstractadaptor.o .obj/qdbusinternalfilters.o .obj/qdbusmetaobject.o .obj/qdbusxmlgenerator.o .obj/qdbusmisc.o .obj/qdbusargument.o .obj/qdbusreply.o .obj/qdbusmetatype.o .obj/qdbusextratypes.o .obj/qdbuscontext.o .obj/qdbuspendingcall.o .obj/qdbuspendingreply.o .obj/qdbus_symbols.o .obj/qdbusservicewatcher.o .obj/qdbusunixfiledescriptor.o .obj/qdbusvirtualobject.o .obj/moc_qdbusconnectioninterface.o .obj/moc_qdbusconnection.o .obj/moc_qdbusabstractadaptor.o .obj/moc_qdbusvirtualobject.o .obj/moc_qdbusconnection_p.o .obj/moc_qdbusconnectionmanager_p.o .obj/moc_qdbuspendingcall_p.o  -L/home/u77/Qt5.9/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.9.0/qtbase/lib -lQt5Core -lpthread -ldbus-1 
/opt/poky-atmel/2.1.2/sysroots/x86_64-pokysdk-linux/usr/libexec/arm-poky-linux-gnueabi/gcc/arm-poky-linux-gnueabi/5.3.0/real-ld: cannot find -ldbus-1
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
Makefile:274: recipe for target '../../lib/libQt5DBus.so.5.9.0' failed
make[3]: *** [../../lib/libQt5DBus.so.5.9.0] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory '/home/u77/Qt5.9/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.9.0/qtbase/src/dbus'
Makefile:402: recipe for target 'sub-dbus-make_first' failed
make[2]: *** [sub-dbus-make_first] Error 2
make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....

2-

make[3]: Leaving directory '/home/u77/Qt5.9/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.9.0/qtbase/src/network'
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/u77/Qt5.9/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.9.0/qtbase/src'
Makefile:49: recipe for target 'sub-src-make_first' failed
make[1]: *** [sub-src-make_first] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/u77/Qt5.9/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.9.0/qtbase'
Makefile:83: recipe for target 'module-qtbase-make_first' failed
make: *** [module-qtbase-make_first] Error 2

error log file URL:
http://m.uploadedit.com/ba3s/1497273954324.txt

sierdzio

Interestingly, I can still see -mfloat-abi=softfp there in the first line of your output.

And analyzing the log, here is how g++ is invoked:

arm-poky-linux-gnueabi-g++ -c -include .pch/Qt5Network -pipe -mfloat-abi=softfp -pipe -mfloat-abi=softfp -mfloat-abi=hard

However, the error you are getting is about a missing dependency: linker can't find dbus library in your system/ toolchain.

Bandar

Thanks Sierdzio, I included the dbus to the rootfs..and it solved Error#1
but I still getting error#2

arm-poky-linux-gnueabi-g++ -mfloat-abi=softfp --sysroot=/opt/poky-atmel/2.1.3/sysroots/cortexa5hf-neon-poky-linux-gnueabi -Wl,-O1 -Wl,-z,origin -Wl,-rpath,\$ORIGIN/../../../../lib -o tooltips .obj/main.o .obj/shapeitem.o .obj/sortingbox.o .obj/qrc_tooltips.o .obj/moc_sortingbox.o   -L/home/u77/Qt5.9/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.9.0/qtbase/lib -lQt5Widgets -lQt5Gui -lQt5Core -lpthread 
make[5]: Leaving directory '/home/u77/Qt5.9/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.9.0/qtbase/examples/widgets/widgets/tooltips'
make[5]: Leaving directory '/home/u77/Qt5.9/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.9.0/qtbase/examples/widgets/widgets/tetrix'
make[4]: Leaving directory '/home/u77/Qt5.9/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.9.0/qtbase/examples/widgets/widgets'
make[3]: Leaving directory '/home/u77/Qt5.9/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.9.0/qtbase/examples/widgets'
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/u77/Qt5.9/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.9.0/qtbase/examples'
Makefile:74: recipe for target 'sub-examples-make_first' failed
make[1]: *** [sub-examples-make_first] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/u77/Qt5.9/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.9.0/qtbase'
Makefile:83: recipe for target 'module-qtbase-make_first' failed
make: *** [module-qtbase-make_first] Error 2

I searched for keywords, such as (cannot, no such file, exist, not, error, failed ..) but I couldn't find something obvious to me :(.

error log file URL:
http://m.uploadedit.com/ba3s/14973506677.txt

sierdzio

Do a clean rebuild (delete your build dir, run configure again, then make), because this output does not show any actual error message or what has failed. When configuring Qt, run it without examples, too (add -nomake examples to configure).

Also, add -mfloat-abi=hard to linker commands, in addition to C and CXX flags you already have added.

Bandar

Thanks for reply, I got error on missing libs.
working on it, if it build with success I'll post here.