Project ERROR: You cannot configure qt separately within a top-level build. ?

RickF

I think I'm doing things correctly, but I get the above error message.

I have a directory setup
/home/rickf/projects/qt510
/home/rickf/projects/qt510/qt5
/home/rickf/projects/qt510/qt5-build

I do a git clone an checkout into qt510, which gives me the qt5 folder.
Then from within the qt5-build folder I use
../qt5/configure -force-debug-info -nomake tests -sql-all

and it goes along and finishes like

Creating qmake...
...........................................................................................Done.
Project ERROR: You cannot configure qt separately within a top-level build.

What did I do incorrectly?

Thanks

Rick

sierdzio

The steps you described and the directory structure is OK.

Since you're not using a tarball, though, there are additional steps that may need to be taken: namely, running init-repository. Here's a guide for you.

RickF

That’s the guide I was using. I did the Perl init-repository same result.

Anyone try this lately? I’ve done a clean checkout and build 4 or5 tines now with same results...

Thanks

Rick

jsulm

@RickF Did you check the link @sierdzio gave you?

sierdzio

@jsulm said in Project ERROR: You cannot configure qt separately within a top-level build. ?:

@RickF Did you check the link @sierdzio gave you?

he did, he used the same guide

sierdzio

@RickF said in Project ERROR: You cannot configure qt separately within a top-level build. ?:

Anyone try this lately? I’ve done a clean checkout and build 4 or5 tines now with same results...

I'm compiling Qt fairly often, but not from git - so no. I'm using the tarballs, maybe they'll work better for you: https://download.qt.io/official_releases/qt/5.10/5.10.1/single/

RickF

One thing I notice is that I use the following:

../qt-everywhere-src-5.10.1/configure -opensource -confirm-license -force-debug-info -nomake tests -sql-all -sqlite qt