Howto build QT5.10.0 static on MAC

Tommy Tom · wrote on 13 Jan 2018, 19:43

is there a step-by-step guide on how to build QT5.x static anywhere?

Im trying to deploy an Application on OSX and want everything build into a single executable
I am using external Libraries which are already build statically and work fine.

i have a commercial license as well

my QT folder ist ~/QT
inside i found a 5.1.0/Src Tree within i can run the configure script. But exactly here i would need some help on how to set the right options. I want everything available to be build (just to make sure nothing is missing)

any help?

Tommy Tom · wrote on 13 Jan 2018, 20:42

./configure --recheck-all --prefix=~/QT-static -static -nomake tools -static -release

with this configure script make fails after a while with

Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
"_inflateValidate", referenced from:
_png_inflate_claim in libqtlibpng.a(pngrutil.o)
ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
make[4]: *** [books.app/Contents/MacOS/books] Error 1
make[3]: *** [sub-books-make_first] Error 2
make[2]: *** [sub-sql-make_first] Error 2
make[1]: *** [sub-examples-make_first] Error 2
make: *** [module-qtbase-make_first] Error 2

SGaist · wrote on 13 Jan 2018, 21:01

Hi and welcome to devnet,

Can you show the complete configure line ? By the way, you should add --nomake tests --nomake examples. You don't want any of them built.

Tommy Tom · wrote on 13 Jan 2018, 22:30

thank you :-)

./configure --recheck-all --prefix=~/QT-static -static -release -nomake examples -nomake tests

im trying this at the moment.. it is compiling.. no idea if this will work this time using -j 1 - takes ages

Tommy Tom · wrote on 13 Jan 2018, 23:37

and finally failed again.. hmmm.. any ideas ?

Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
"_inflateValidate", referenced from:
_png_inflate_claim in libqtlibpng.a(pngrutil.o)
ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
make[4]: *** [../../../bin/Assistant.app/Contents/MacOS/Assistant] Error 1
make[3]: *** [sub-assistant-make_first] Error 2
make[2]: *** [sub-assistant-make_first] Error 2
make[1]: *** [sub-src-make_first] Error 2
make: *** [module-qttools-make_first] Error 2

Tommy Tom · wrote on 14 Jan 2018, 00:20

@Tommy-Tom said in Howto build QT5.10.0 static on MAC:

./configure --recheck-all --prefix=~/QT-static -static -release -nomake examples -nomake tests

after adding -nomake tools compiling works.
after make install and moving it to the right position it still cannot activate this kit somehow...
once i start the creator the following appears

Performing API discovery ...
C and C++ compiler paths differ. C compiler may not work.
C and C++ compiler paths differ. C compiler may not work.
Checking for license updates ...
Checking for updated license succeeded (2 licenses fetched)
Failed to set up kit for Qbs: Could not determine whether Qt is a static build.

SGaist · 17 Jan 2018, 10:59

Did you do that from a clean source tree ? By the way, why --nomake tools ?

As I already wrote many times: use out of source builds so you can nuke it if something fails and start over quickly.

Tommy Tom · S SGaist 14 Jan 2018, 21:18

@SGaist

Tom:qt-build$ ~/Qt/5.10.0/Src/configure --prefix=/Users/Tom/Qt/5.10.0/clang_64-static -static -debug-and-release -nomake examples -nomake tests -commercial

this is my configuration string. i am outside the Source tree (shadow build) and still, even with make -j 1 which takes almost 3 hours to compile (instead of 45mins -j 8) i still get the same error. i can only complete compile the KIT with --nomake tools but then i run into other problems with QTCreator because of that. The KIT is not recognized completely without tweaking. I really could need some help.

Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
"_inflateValidate", referenced from:
_png_inflate_claim in libqtlibpng.a(pngrutil.o)
ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
make[4]: *** [../../../bin/Assistant.app/Contents/MacOS/Assistant] Error 1
make[3]: *** [sub-assistant-make_first] Error 2
make[2]: *** [sub-assistant-make_first] Error 2
make[1]: *** [sub-src-make_first] Error 2
make: *** [module-qttools-make_first] Error 2

Tommy Tom · wrote on 17 Jan 2018, 13:48

im going to try this configure string actually....

~/Qt/5.10.0/Src/configure --prefix=/Users/tom/Qt/5.10.0/clang_64-static -static -debug-and-release -nomake examples -nomake tests -commercial -qt-libpng -qt-zlib -qt-libjpeg -qt-xcb -qt-xkbcommon -qt-freetype -qt-pcre -qt-harfbuzz -platform macx-clang

Tommy Tom · wrote on 17 Jan 2018, 18:57

after removing all packages (brew) with only wget left and the mentioned configure string it compiled...

somehow the kit does not get detected automatically. is this normal ?

SGaist · wrote on 17 Jan 2018, 22:59

Yes, you have to add it manually.

mzimmers · 31 Jan 2019, 06:28

I know this topic is old, but I just built a static library for MacOS, and now I can't find it. According to the docs:

http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/macos-building.html

It should be in /usr/local, but it's not there. Where might it be? My configure command was:

configure -static -release -nomake examples -nomake tests -qt-libpng -qt-zlib -qt-libjpeg -qt-xkbcommon -qt-freetype -qt-pcre -qt-harfbuzz -platform macx-clang

Thanks...

jsulm · wrote on 31 Jan 2019, 06:28

@mzimmers Did you try to search for it?
On Linux I would do

find / -name QT_LIB_NAME_HERE

SGaist · 31 Jan 2019, 15:10

Might be silly question but did you call make install after building ?

mzimmers · 1 Feb 2019, 05:06

@SGaist indeed a silly question, but entirely appropriate for a silly programmer like me who FORGOT MAKE INSTALL. Sheesh...

Thanks, SGaist.

@jsulm thanks for that tip. Might work just looking for qmake.exe too, right?

jsulm · wrote on 1 Feb 2019, 05:06

@mzimmers On Mac "qmake" without ".exe" :-)