Changeset c52af0c for x/lib/qt.xml

Timestamp:

07/20/2005 06:01:17 AM (19 years ago)

Author:

Tushar Teredesai <tushar@…>

Branches:

10.0, 10.1, 11.0, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 12.0, 12.1, 6.1, 6.2, 6.2.0, 6.2.0-rc1, 6.2.0-rc2, 6.3, 6.3-rc1, 6.3-rc2, 6.3-rc3, 7.10, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.6-blfs, 7.6-systemd, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 9.0, 9.1, basic, bdubbs/svn, elogind, gnome, kde5-13430, kde5-14269, kde5-14686, kea, ken/TL2024, ken/inkscape-core-mods, ken/tuningfonts, krejzi/svn, lazarus, lxqt, nosym, perl-modules, plabs/newcss, plabs/python-mods, python3.11, qt5new, rahul/power-profiles-daemon, renodr/vulkan-addition, systemd-11177, systemd-13485, trunk, upgradedb, xry111/intltool, xry111/llvm18, xry111/soup3, xry111/test-20220226, xry111/xf86-video-removal

Children:

884db0e3

Parents:

a1fd0f2

Message:

Avoid qt reinstallation problems

git-svn-id: svn://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/BLFS/trunk/BOOK@4740 af4574ff-66df-0310-9fd7-8a98e5e911e0

File:

• x/lib/qt.xml (modified) (6 diffs)

x/lib/qt.xml

@@ -117 +117 @@
 
       <note>
-        <para>If <application>Qt</application> is being reinstalled, run the
-        following commands from a console or non-Qt based window manager.
-        It overwrites <application>Qt</application> libraries that should not
-        be in use during the install process.</para>
+                <para>The installation incorrectly uses cp to install the files.
+                This causes problems if the <application>Qt</application> libraries
+                are already in use (e.g. you are logged in into your
+                <application>KDE</application> desktop environment). To avoid problems,
+                "cp -f" is replaced by "install" in <filename>qmake.conf</filename>.</para>
       </note>
 
 <screen><userinput>sed -i -e 's:$(QTDIR)/include:&amp;/qt:' \
        -e 's:$(QTDIR)/lib:&amp;/qt:' \
+       -e "s:cp -f:install:" \
        mkspecs/linux*/qmake.conf   &amp;&amp;
 bash
@@ -136 +138 @@
     -system-libjpeg -system-libpng &amp;&amp;
 find -type f -name Makefile | xargs sed -i "s@-Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib@@g" &amp;&amp;
-make</userinput></screen>
+make &amp;&amp;
+exit</userinput></screen>
 
       <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>
@@ -146 +149 @@
 cp -v -r examples /usr/share/doc/qt</userinput></screen>
 
-      <para>And finally back as the regular user:</para>
-
-<screen><userinput>exit</userinput></screen>
-
     </sect3>
 
@@ -159 +158 @@
       consolidated in a dedicated directory hierarchy. By using this method,
       an update can be made without overwriting a previous installation and
-      users can easily revert to a previous version by changing one symbolic l
-      ink.</para>
+      users can easily revert to a previous version by changing one symbolic link.</para>
 
       <para>The <application>Qt</application> developers use a default location
@@ -186 +184 @@
 cp -v -r examples /opt/qt/doc</userinput></screen>
 
-      <para>And finally back as the regular user:</para>
-
-<screen><userinput>exit</userinput></screen>
-
       <note>
         <para>If you pass the
@@ -277 +271 @@
       <filename>/etc/profile</filename> file.</para>
 
-      <para>For Method 1:</para>
+      <para>For Method 1 (This is optional, only set this if an application is
+                unable to find the installed libraries):</para>
 
 <screen><literal>export QTDIR=/usr</literal></screen>