Hep with building QT 4.8 with webkit

ZXMushroom63 · 08-12-2023, 05:59 AM

Hello

After being stuck with my kobo's built-in browser, i decided to try to make my own.

I decided to follow this tutorial on building Qt 4.8.5:

But when I followed this tutorial and removed the --no-webkit option on ./configure, it would fail to compile.

So, I decided to follow this tutorial as well as the previous one.

My environment is Lubuntu 18.04 32bit, and the tutorials work right until I need to compile QtWebKit with:

Code:

perl Tools/Scripts/build-webkit --qr --release

They failed to find zlib.h, png.h and jpeglib.h
I just sort of copied the header files in to the directories that caused problems, but now at the very end of the build, it fails to compile with these errors:

~/gcc-linaro-arm-linux-gnueabihf-4.8-2013.04-20130417_linux/arm-linux-gnueabihf/bin/ld: cannot find -lz
~/gcc-linaro-arm-linux-gnueabihf-4.8-2013.04-20130417_linux/arm-linux-gnueabihf/bin/ld: cannot find -lpng
~/gcc-linaro-arm-linux-gnueabihf-4.8-2013.04-20130417_linux/arm-linux-gnueabihf/bin/ld: cannot find -ljpeg

I was wondering if anybody could help me with my predicament.
I have a in progress tutorial on github which has the steps to reproduce the problem here.

Thanks in advance!

Szybet · 08-12-2023, 06:35 AM

you need to compile those libraries to the sysroot. Just google them. Placing only headers will cause problems.
Also what are you doing with perl? weird

ZXMushroom63 · 08-12-2023, 11:00 PM

Thanks. I somehow managed to completely forget that you need to use the targets headerfiles and libraries. Whoops.

sherman · 08-12-2023, 11:43 PM

Why not just use the Qt (5.2) already provided on Kobo devices? They already include QtWebkit (that's what the Kobo browser uses).

I just checked NickelTC, unfortunately, QtWebkit is not supplied, but you should be able to modify the dockerfile/scripts to include it.

ZXMushroom63 · 08-12-2023, 11:53 PM

At this point, I sort of don't what to stop what I started. Probably because I already put far too much effort in to it to just cancel it here.

Still, it's a good idea. Probably will try to do that with any future projects.

Szybet · 08-13-2023, 06:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZXMushroom63

Thanks. I somehow managed to completely forget that you need to use the targets headerfiles and libraries. Whoops.

How? Glibc doesn't complain?

NiLuJe · 08-14-2023, 05:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sherman

I just checked NickelTC, unfortunately, QtWebkit is not supplied, but you should be able to modify the dockerfile/scripts to include it.

Yeah, IIRC, I did test build a "matching" (i.e., terrible) version, and that ought to be in the build scripts

.

sherman · 08-14-2023, 05:24 AM

Problem is, there's no non-terrible version of QtWebkit out there

08-12-2023, 05:59 AM	#1
ZXMushroom63 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2023 Device: Kobo Clara HD	Hep with building QT 4.8 with webkit Hello After being stuck with my kobo's built-in browser, i decided to try to make my own. I decided to follow this tutorial on building Qt 4.8.5: But when I followed this tutorial and removed the --no-webkit option on ./configure, it would fail to compile. So, I decided to follow this tutorial as well as the previous one. My environment is Lubuntu 18.04 32bit, and the tutorials work right until I need to compile QtWebKit with: Code: perl Tools/Scripts/build-webkit --qr --release They failed to find zlib.h, png.h and jpeglib.h I just sort of copied the header files in to the directories that caused problems, but now at the very end of the build, it fails to compile with these errors: ~/gcc-linaro-arm-linux-gnueabihf-4.8-2013.04-20130417_linux/arm-linux-gnueabihf/bin/ld: cannot find -lz ~/gcc-linaro-arm-linux-gnueabihf-4.8-2013.04-20130417_linux/arm-linux-gnueabihf/bin/ld: cannot find -lpng ~/gcc-linaro-arm-linux-gnueabihf-4.8-2013.04-20130417_linux/arm-linux-gnueabihf/bin/ld: cannot find -ljpeg I was wondering if anybody could help me with my predicament. I have a in progress tutorial on github which has the steps to reproduce the problem here. Thanks in advance!

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08-12-2023, 06:35 AM	#2
Szybet Connoisseur Posts: 90 Karma: 3892 Join Date: Feb 2022 Device: Kobo nia	you need to compile those libraries to the sysroot. Just google them. Placing only headers will cause problems. Also what are you doing with perl? weird

08-12-2023, 11:00 PM	#3
ZXMushroom63 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2023 Device: Kobo Clara HD	Thanks. I somehow managed to completely forget that you need to use the targets headerfiles and libraries. Whoops.

08-12-2023, 11:43 PM	#4
sherman Guru Posts: 875 Karma: 2676800 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Taranaki - NZ Device: Kobo Aura H2O, Kobo Forma	Why not just use the Qt (5.2) already provided on Kobo devices? They already include QtWebkit (that's what the Kobo browser uses). I just checked NickelTC, unfortunately, QtWebkit is not supplied, but you should be able to modify the dockerfile/scripts to include it.

08-12-2023, 11:53 PM	#5
ZXMushroom63 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2023 Device: Kobo Clara HD	At this point, I sort of don't what to stop what I started. Probably because I already put far too much effort in to it to just cancel it here. Still, it's a good idea. Probably will try to do that with any future projects.

08-14-2023, 05:24 AM	#8
sherman Guru Posts: 875 Karma: 2676800 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Taranaki - NZ Device: Kobo Aura H2O, Kobo Forma	Problem is, there's no non-terrible version of QtWebkit out there

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