Can't build any projet I get collect2:error:ld returned 1 exit status

[featTheB]

Hi,

I very new to qt and c++ programming. Every time i want to build my projet or any other projet i get this error

collect2:error:ld returned 1 exit status

when i click show output on the error I get this :

g++ -Wl,-rpath,/home/myname/Qt/5.11.0/gcc_64/lib -o home_camera main.o mainwindow.o camera.o moc_mainwindow.o -L/usr/local/lib -lopencv_core -lopencv_imgcodecs -lopencv_highgui -lopencv_video -lopencv_videoio -L/home/myname/Qt/5.11.0/gcc_64/lib -lQt5Widgets -lQt5Gui -lQt5Core -lGL -lpthread
/usr/bin/x86_64-linux-gnu-ld: cannot find -lGL
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
Makefile:261: recipe for target 'home_camera' failed
make: *** [home_camera] Error 1
16:04:41: The process "/usr/bin/make" exited with code 2.
Error while building/deploying project home_camera (kit: Desktop Qt 5.11.0 GCC 64bit)
When executing step "Make"

I try to reinstall QT and the problem still persist

[sierdzio]

@featTheB said in Can't build any projet I get collect2:error:ld returned 1 exit status:

usr/bin/x86_64-linux-gnu-ld: cannot find -lGL

That is the issue - your linker can't find OpenGL drivers. Please install them.