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Qt4 GUI build fails

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Hi,

I'm trying to compile the Qt4 version of Wireshark on Ubuntu 12.04 (--with-qt). Unfortunately the build process fails at several places (latest SVN trunk). And: yes, I did install libqt4-dev ;-)

Is it my system, or is the Qt4 build not yet finished?

Regards
Kurt

asked 25 May '12, 11:27

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Kurt Knochner ♦
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edited 25 May '12, 11:32

2 Answers:

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I can't speak to failures in the build process with SVN trunk since I haven't done a build of Qt Wireshark in a while.

However, I can say that Qt Wireshark is very much a work in progress (quite early development).

Have you reviewed doc/README.qt ??

answered 25 May '12, 12:50

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Have you reviewed doc/README.qt ??

No, thanks for the hint. I will read that now.

(25 May '12, 13:07) Kurt Knochner ♦

I should have read doc/README.qt :-) It's all described therein...

(29 May '12, 05:15) Kurt Knochner ♦

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Using CMake the qt build compiled OK for me on Kubuntu 12.04, Wireshark trunk r42854:

xx:~/Software/Wireshark/build$./qtshark --version
wireshark 1.7.2 (SVN Rev 42854 from /trunk)

Copyright 1998-2012 Gerald Combs <[email protected]wireshark.org> and contributors.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.


Compiled (32-bit) with Qt 4.8.1 with GLib 2.32.1, with libpcap, with libz
1.2.3.4, with POSIX capabilities (Linux), with SMI 0.4.8, with c-ares 1.7.5,
with Lua 5.1, without Python, with GnuTLS 2.12.14, with Gcrypt 1.5.0, with MIT
Kerberos, with GeoIP, with PortAudio V19-devel (built Dec 10 2011 11:43:21),
without AirPcap.


Running on Linux 3.2.0-24-generic, with locale en_GB.UTF-8, with libpcap version
1.1.1, with libz 1.2.3.4, GnuTLS 2.12.14, Gcrypt 1.5.0.


Built using gcc 4.6.3.


xx:~/Software/Wireshark/build$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release:        12.04
Codename:       precise

Oddly enough I can’t get the gtk build to complete, CMake can’t find glibconfig.h even though it does exist, probably a path issue.

answered 25 May ‘12, 14:43

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edited 25 May ‘12, 15:27

cmake is the way to go (or qtcreator) - doc/README.qt. Unfortunately I was not able to build the latest trunk with cmake on Ubuntu 12.04 (Gnome). There are a some errors in CMakeLists.txt

QT4_ADD_TRANSLATION - Unknown CMake command ..
No cmake_minimum_required command is present (while it’s there)

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Using CMake the qt build compiled OK for me on Kubuntu 12.04, Wireshark trunk r42854

I wonder what’s the difference between Kubuntu 12.04 and Ubuntu 12.04 in terms of building wireshark with cmake. I blieve I have installed all required Qt (dev) libs and tools. Maybe not….

(29 May ‘12, 05:29) Kurt Knochner ♦

As I mentioned, on Kubuntu I can’t get cmake to do a gtk build. Like you I believe I have all the required libs, I think the paths are tripping up cmake though. I should post on the dev mailing list about that.

(29 May ‘12, 06:07) grahamb ♦