| 1 | <sect2>
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| 2 | <title>Command explanations</title>
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| 3 |
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| 4 | <para><command>sed -i "s:cp -f:install:" mkspecs/linux-g++/qmake.conf</command>:
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| 5 | <command>install</command> is safer than <command>cp</command> when
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| 6 | libraries are in use.</para>
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| 7 |
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| 8 | <para><command>bash</command>: This command enters a sub-shell to isolate
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| 9 | environment changes.</para>
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| 10 |
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| 11 | <para><command>export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PWD/lib</command>: This command
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| 12 | sets up the location of libraries for the build process.</para>
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| 13 |
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| 14 | <para><command>export PATH=$PWD/bin:$PATH</command>: This command
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| 15 | allows the build process to find supporting executables.</para>
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| 16 |
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| 17 | <para><parameter>-qt-gif</parameter>: This switch adds support for gif
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| 18 | files to the libraries.</para>
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| 19 |
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| 20 | <para><parameter>-system-zlib -system-libpng</parameter>: This switch
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| 21 | forces the library to use the shared libraries that are on your system
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| 22 | instead of recreating its own set of support libraries for these
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| 23 | functions.</para>
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| 24 |
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| 25 | <para><parameter>-no-g++-exceptions</parameter>: This switch disables
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| 26 | the exceptions coding generated by the <application>C++</application> compiler.</para>
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| 27 |
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| 28 | <para><parameter>-thread</parameter>: This switch adds
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| 29 | support for multi-threading.</para>
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| 30 |
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| 31 | <para><command>find -type f -name Makefile | xargs sed -i "s@-Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib@@g"</command>:
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| 32 | This command removes hardcoded run-time path, else
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| 33 | <command>uic</command> tries to run with system installed Qt
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| 34 | libraries.</para>
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| 35 |
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| 36 | <para><command>ln -s libqt-mt.so /usr/lib/libqt.so</command>: This
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| 37 | command allows configure scripts
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| 38 | to find a working <application>Qt</application> installation.</para>
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| 39 |
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| 40 | <para><command>cp -r doc/man /usr/share</command>: This command
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| 41 | installs the man pages which are missed by <command>make
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| 42 | install</command>.</para>
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| 43 |
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| 44 | <para><command>cp -r examples /usr/share/doc/qt</command>: This command
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| 45 | installs the examples which are missed by <command>make
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| 46 | install</command>.</para>
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| 47 |
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| 48 | <para><command>exit</command>: This command returns to the parent shell
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| 49 | and eliminates environment variables set earlier.</para>
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| 50 |
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| 51 | </sect2>
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