Control: tags -1 moreinfo On 2014-12-22 03:46, Craig Small wrote: > Package: lintian > Version: 2.5.30+deb8u3 > Severity: normal > > When trying to build a package using qt5, lintian complained > E: build-depends-on-metapackage qt5-default > > The problem is that qt5-default is NOT a metapackage and > packages that do not depend on this package will fail to > build in systems such as pbuilder. > > The error you get without it is: > qmake: could not find a Qt installation of '' > > Leaving aside the awesomeness of that error message, it basically > means qmake isn't sure what version of qt it should be. The > package qt5-default removes qmake's confusion. > > It tested this by trying to build my package in a pbuilder, it > failed. I then logged into the pbuilder and installed qt5-default. > qmake was then able to work. > > I'll put a lintian override in the meantime. > > [...]
Hi, The error message from qmake and lintian indeed leaves much to be wanted. However, the correct solution is to: """ qt5-default Instead of Build-Depending on qt5-default, replace it with qtbase5-dev. You need to export QT_SELECT=qt5 in debian/rules. If you build it manually and if your build system is qmake, please invoke qmake with the -qt5 first argument. If you use CMake, it should be picked up without further changes. """ (source: https://wiki.debian.org/Lintian/Tags/depends-on-metapackage) ~Niels -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
