Cygwin Compiling instructions

This page gives you some instructions how to compile the Q... which gcc using the Cygwin environment.

1. install at least the following packages:
   - svn
   - make
   - binutils (>20030307)
   - zlib
   - jpeg
   - libpng2
   - libpng12-devel
   - flex
   - byacc
   - cygipc
   - gcc 3.x
   
2. get Q... sources
   • from the svn repository (from svn.qtwin.sourceforge.net)

     checkout the sources with

     c:\source>  svn co https://qtwin.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/qtwin/qt-3/trunk qt-3

3. Open a bash shell
4. Prepare configuring (this creates the links in the include directory)

   cd < qt-src-dir >
   make -f Makefile.cvs
    

5. Configure Qt

   $ cd < qt-src-dir >
   $ export QTDIR=$PWD
   $ . config.cygwin[-thread]
    

   Add -thread to build a Qt library with threading support, which is required for KDE.

6. Build Qt

   $ make
    

7. Create symbolic link from the to /opt/qtwin/3.3

   
   $ ln -s < qt-src-dir > /opt/qtwin/3.3
    

8. Add the environment settings to /etc/profile.d/qt3-win32.sh

   $ cat >/etc/profile.d/qt3-win32.sh
   export QTDIR=/opt/qtwin/3.3
   export PATH=$QTDIR/bin:$PATH
   export MANPATH=$MANPATH:$QTDIR/doc/man
    

   Press ENTER & CTRL-D to stop the cat command.
9. Reread profile

   
   $ . /etc/profile
    

10. enter Qt base directory

    $ cd /opt/qtwin/3.3
     

11. Start Qt applications

    $ designer
    $ assistant
    $ linguist
    $ cd tutorial/t1
    $ t1 &
     

Cygwin Notes

• Using recent cygwin linker seems to results in a segment violation problem. We like to get more informations about this issue to fix the problem.