[OpenFOAM.com] failing to build Qt, Project ERROR: Building QtQml requires Python. - ubuntu

TU_Hiwi · December 27, 2019, 08:37

Hey guys,

i am currently installing openFOAM 1912 and have some trouble building Qt. I downloaded the right tarball (https://download.qt.io/archive/qt/5.9/5.9.9/single/) extracted it into the thirdparty folder and started building it using "./makeQt 5.9.9". Just as it says in the BUILD.md

After severals minutes i get the following error and the building aborts:

Code:

 Info: creating cache file /home/thenew/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-v1912/build/linux64Gcc/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.9.9/qtdeclarative/.qmake.cache
sh: 1: python: not found
Project ERROR: Building QtQml requires Python.
Makefile:334: recipe for target 'module-qtdeclarative-make_first' failed
make: *** [module-qtdeclarative-make_first] Error 3
Command exited with non-zero status 2
3310.61user 231.30system 8:05.68elapsed 729%CPU (0avgtext+0avgdata 426500maxresident)k
0inputs+3837616outputs (351major+59299359minor)pagefaults 0swaps
Error building: Qt-5.9.9

I am using Ubuntu 18.04 lts on a Thinkpad e495. Any idea what caused the error and how to overcome it?

Greetings and thanks in advance:

Lukas

TU_Hiwi · December 28, 2019, 11:29

it seems in ubuntu 18.04 you cant call python by "python", if you haven't installed python2.7. So i just needed to install python 2.7, did so by

Code:

sudo apt install python

. Worked just fine afterwards.

December 27, 2019, 08:37	failing to build Qt, Project ERROR: Building QtQml requires Python. - ubuntu	#1
TU_Hiwi New Member Lukas Join Date: Jul 2018 Posts: 20 Rep Power: 8	Hey guys, i am currently installing openFOAM 1912 and have some trouble building Qt. I downloaded the right tarball (https://download.qt.io/archive/qt/5.9/5.9.9/single/) extracted it into the thirdparty folder and started building it using "./makeQt 5.9.9". Just as it says in the BUILD.md After severals minutes i get the following error and the building aborts: Code: Info: creating cache file /home/thenew/OpenFOAM/ThirdParty-v1912/build/linux64Gcc/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.9.9/qtdeclarative/.qmake.cache sh: 1: python: not found Project ERROR: Building QtQml requires Python. Makefile:334: recipe for target 'module-qtdeclarative-make_first' failed make: *** [module-qtdeclarative-make_first] Error 3 Command exited with non-zero status 2 3310.61user 231.30system 8:05.68elapsed 729%CPU (0avgtext+0avgdata 426500maxresident)k 0inputs+3837616outputs (351major+59299359minor)pagefaults 0swaps Error building: Qt-5.9.9 I am using Ubuntu 18.04 lts on a Thinkpad e495. Any idea what caused the error and how to overcome it? Greetings and thanks in advance: Lukas

December 28, 2019, 11:29	_solved_	#2
TU_Hiwi New Member Lukas Join Date: Jul 2018 Posts: 20 Rep Power: 8	it seems in ubuntu 18.04 you cant call python by "python", if you haven't installed python2.7. So i just needed to install python 2.7, did so by Code: sudo apt install python . Worked just fine afterwards.

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