[Qgis-developer] Today I almost build QGIS on Linux... but it fails

[Richard Duivenvoorde]

Hi H,

Linux is fun, and compiling QGIS makes you a cool dude ;-)

let's chat on irc or telegram...

Regards,

Richard Duivenvoorde

On 12/14/2016 11:39 AM, DelazJ wrote:
> Hi,
> /Disclaimer/: I'm a long-term Windows user who is learning Linux. And
> I'm not a developer so be patient.
>
> Before I pulled a request to master branch I decided this time to build
> QGIS and check my changes. I often heard people say "Use Linux; it's so
> easy to do that". And while a year (or more) ago I completely fail to
> understand which version of tools I should install to do that on Windows
> (7 or 8), this time it looks very straightforward.
> I followed instructions at
> http://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://raw.githubusercontent.com/qgis/QGIS/master/doc/INSTALL.html
> <http://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://raw.githubusercontent.com/qgis/QGIS/master/doc/INSTALL.html>
> (note that it should be updated as there still is:
> - a section entitled Qt4
> <https://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://raw.githubusercontent.com/qgis/QGIS/master/doc/INSTALL.html#toc4>
> while its content is all about Qt5 and, Qt4 has nothing to do with QGIS
> 3 if I'm not wrong
> - a section entitled Qt5
> <https://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://raw.github.com/qgis/QGIS/master/doc/INSTALL.html#toc12>
> which warns you about using Qt5)
>
> So, I followed these instructions, regardless Qt4 title:
> - create the same folders at the same places
> - run "ccmake .." indicate the $home/apps folder as destination folder
> for the application (CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX)
> - run "make"
> -  and then run "make install", showing many lines that point to my apps
> dir. I get a failure due to right access to some folder (I don't know
> why). So I run "sudo make install" which went till the end with no
> failure (that i can see)
>
> But when all this finishes tens of minutes later, my home/apps dir
> remains EMPTY. No QGIS to launch!
>
> If someone has an idea where I should investigate thanks very much. Or
> if you need me provide more information, let me know...
>
> Thanks,
> Harrissou
>
>
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