Re: [ft] Freetype2-dev package not found when crosscompiling

[Nikolaus Neusser]

> > Have you confirmed that it came from freetype2-dev for the target, not from that
> > for the host?
> > If you've confirmed, how did you do that?

Good point, no i didn't. Though, i wouldn't know how to confirm that.


> > Have you confirmed that it was caused by a failure from pkg-config query?
> > There is no possibility that qmake does something different (e.g. checking
> > WITHOUT pkg-config)?
> > If you've confirmed, how did you do that?

No, i haven't. All i know is, that the developer of the plugin told me, that 
freetype2 is found through pkg-config.

Thanks so far,
Nik



Am 06.11.2016 um 04:22 schrieb suzuki toshiya:
> Dear Nik,
>
> I'm away from Qt for a while, I cannot remember how Qt plugin is configured &
> how qmake works for...
> Let me confirm a few points.
>
> >     - letting pkg-config search for it on the host: -> it's there
> >         pkg-config --modversion freetype2
> >         -> 18.0.12
> Have you confirmed that it came from freetype2-dev for the target, not from that
> for the host?
> If you've confirmed, how did you do that?
>
> >     - qmake fails with the message: "Project ERROR: freetype2 development package 
> > not found"
> Have you confirmed that it was caused by a failure from pkg-config query?
> There is no possibility that qmake does something different (e.g. checking
> WITHOUT pkg-config)?
> If you've confirmed, how did you do that?
>
> Regards,
> mpsuzuki
>
>
> Nikolaus Neusser wrote:
> > Hi @all,
> >
> > i am trying to crosscompile a plugin for QT5.6, but the necessary freetype2 
> > development package is not found by
> > pkg-config.
> >
> > I tried lot's of "hints" i found by google, but i am stuck.
> > So, i am not a crosscompiling-linux-expert, but if you could give me some hints 
> > i would appreciate it a lot.
> >
> > my system:
> >     - Host: debian 8, jessie
> >     - target: raspberry pi 1, raspbian, jessie
> >     - i installed: libfreetype2-dev on the target through sudo apt-get install
> >     - i updated my host sysroot
> >
> > Crosscompiling the plugin:
> >     - qmake fails with the message: "Project ERROR: freetype2 development package 
> > not found"
> >     - i export the following variables before running qmake
> >           sysroot=~/opt_qt_for_rpi/qt5.6.1-1/sysroot
> >           export PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR=${sysroot}
> >           export PKG_CONFIG_DIR=
> >           export PKG_CONFIG_DEBUG_SPEW=1
> >           export 
> > PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR=${sysroot}/usr/lib/pkgconfig:${sysroot}/usr/share/pkgconfig
> >           export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=${sysroot}
> >           export
> > COMPILER_PATH=~/opt_qt_for_rpi/qt5.6.1-1/tools/arm-bcm2708/gcc-linaro-arm-linux-gnueabihf-raspbian-x64/bin
> >
> > This is what i tried so far:
> >     - searching for "ft2build.h" on the host: -> it's there
> >       ..sysroot/usr/include/freetype2/ft2build.h
> >
> >     - letting pkg-config search for it on the host: -> it's there
> >         pkg-config --modversion freetype2
> >         -> 18.0.12
> >
> > Thanks a lot,
> > Nik
> >
> >
> >
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