Compiling source Qt 4.7.4 on windows 7 error qmake is not an internal or external command

[goetz]

No! No! No!

Never rebuild Qt from a prebuilt binary distribution or the SDK sources and never copy binaries from one installation to another one or a another source tree.

Always download the vanilla sources and run

@
configure.exe -with -your -options
nmake
@

from the Visual Studio command prompt.

This is the only way known to always work reliably.

If you need different builds of the same Qt version, you must use different source tree directories!

PS:
Check the configure ouput whether it has picked up the right mkspec for you. If not, override it with -platform xyz.

[savinirs.varadan]

Ok, thanks. I will first

1. Uninstall QtSDK
2. Delete all files in the qteverywhere folder. Delete the source zip.
3. Remove path set in the environment variable PATH.
4. Download new source from a different branch and try again.

In case that fails, ill post back with the errors.

Thanks.

[goetz]

It shouldn't be necessary to delete the SDK.

[savinirs.varadan]

Ok, thanks. Ill start over again tomorrow.

[savinirs.varadan]

Issue persists - As mentioned in earlier post I cleared all previous environment variables and downloaded a new source.

This is where I downloaded the source from

"http://qt.gitorious.org/qt/qt/trees/v4.7.4

Environment variable settings -

Path : C:\development\referencebuilds\qt\4.7.4\qt-qt\bin

QMAKESPEC : win32-msvc2008

Command Prompt - visual studio 2008

Source folder - C:\development\referencebuilds\qt\4.7.4\qt-qt\

Steps -

Downloaded src

1. configure.exe -opensource -fast -no-accessibility -no-qt3support -no-multimedia -no-audio-backend -no-phonon -no-phonon-backend -no-webkit -no-scripttools -platform win32-msvc2005 -D “_BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1”

2. nmake

The error I get is
Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 9.00.30729.01
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

    C:\development\referencebuilds\qt\4.7.4\qt-qt\bin\qmake C:/development/r

eferencebuilds/qt/4.7.4/qt-qt/\projects.pro -o Makefile -spec win32-msvc2008
'C:\development\referencebuilds\qt\4.7.4\qt-qt\bin\qmake' is not recognized as a
n internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'C:\development\referencebuilds\qt\4.7.4\qt-qt\bin\qm
ake' : return code '0x1'
Stop.

[goetz]

You should get the tarball from the "Qt download page":http://qt.nokia.com/downloads/downloads#qt-lib. Grab the source zip, unpack it and follow the steps I've mentioned.

A gitorious checkout is usually not meant for production use and you will need additional tools to prepare the source tree. The zip/tar.gz from the download page is ready to configure.

[savinirs.varadan]

Ok , sure.

[savinirs.varadan]

Ok , so this is what is happening. The steps mentioned by you works fine on my machine , which is a windows 7. It fails with error on the following machine where I am trying to install by remote login(using windows 7 remote desktop application)

OS: Windows Server Standard,
System - Processor : Quad-Core AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 2360 SE 2.50 Ghz (2 processors)
System type: 64-bit .

The error I get is -

Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 9.00.30729.01
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

    C:\development\referencebuilds\qt\4.7.4\qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.7

.4\bin\qmake C:/development/referencebuilds/qt/4.7.4/qt-everywhere-opensource-sr
c-4.7.4/\projects.pro -o Makefile -spec win32-msvc2008
'C:\development\referencebuilds\qt\4.7.4\qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.7.4\bin
qmake' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'C:\development\referencebuilds\qt\4.7.4\qt-everywher
e-opensource-src-4.7.4\bin\qmake' : return code '0x1'
Stop.

[uranusjr]

It would be better if you put the output between "@" signs (or use the rightmost button of the editor).

[goetz]

Sorry, I never tried to install Qt using a remote login, so I'm out at this point.