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[Solved] qBittorrent not building in Ubuntu 13.10 #936

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opened 2026-02-21 15:23:35 -05:00 by deekerman · 9 comments

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Originally created by @Dnamb on GitHub (Nov 24, 2013).

I keep getting this following error, when I configure:

Configuring qbittorrent ...
Verifying Qt 4 build environment ... ok
Checking for Qt >= 4.6 ... yes
Checking for QtDBus >= 4.5 ... yes
Checking for pkg-config executable ... yes
Checking for libtorrent-rasterbar >= 0.16.0 ... yes
Checking for libboost ...Could not find boost system library!
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Error: need libboost!

I installed the libboost-all-dev 1.53, but still getting the same error...
Even the official PPA have build errors for saucy (13.10)

Originally created by @Dnamb on GitHub (Nov 24, 2013). I keep getting this following error, when I configure: Configuring qbittorrent ... Verifying Qt 4 build environment ... ok Checking for Qt >= 4.6 ... yes Checking for QtDBus >= 4.5 ... yes Checking for pkg-config executable ... yes Checking for libtorrent-rasterbar >= 0.16.0 ... yes Checking for libboost ...Could not find boost system library! no Error: need libboost! I installed the libboost-all-dev 1.53, but still getting the same error... Even the official PPA have build errors for saucy (13.10)

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@sledgehammer999 commented on GitHub (Nov 24, 2013):

Is there any conf.log or similar file produced? If yes, can you pastebin the contents and link here?

@sledgehammer999 commented on GitHub (Nov 24, 2013): Is there any conf.log or similar file produced? If yes, can you pastebin the contents and link here?

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@Dnamb commented on GitHub (Nov 24, 2013):

There isn't much in the conf.log file, I'll post it here itself
Below is the content of the conf.log file:

/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt4/bin/moc -DHAVE_MODULES -DQT_NO_DEBUG -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_SHARED -I/usr/share/qt4/mkspecs/linux-g++-64 -I. -I/usr/include/qt4/QtCore -I/usr/include/qt4 -I. conf4.cpp -o conf4.moc
g++ -c -m64 -pipe -O2 -Wall -W -D_REENTRANT -DHAVE_MODULES -DQT_NO_DEBUG -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_SHARED -I/usr/share/qt4/mkspecs/linux-g++-64 -I. -I/usr/include/qt4/QtCore -I/usr/include/qt4 -I. -o conf4.o conf4.cpp
g++ -m64 -Wl,-O1 -o conf conf4.o -L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu -lQtCore -lpthread

So whats your take on this?

@Dnamb commented on GitHub (Nov 24, 2013): There isn't much in the conf.log file, I'll post it here itself Below is the content of the conf.log file: --- /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt4/bin/moc -DHAVE_MODULES -DQT_NO_DEBUG -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_SHARED -I/usr/share/qt4/mkspecs/linux-g++-64 -I. -I/usr/include/qt4/QtCore -I/usr/include/qt4 -I. conf4.cpp -o conf4.moc g++ -c -m64 -pipe -O2 -Wall -W -D_REENTRANT -DHAVE_MODULES -DQT_NO_DEBUG -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_SHARED -I/usr/share/qt4/mkspecs/linux-g++-64 -I. -I/usr/include/qt4/QtCore -I/usr/include/qt4 -I. -o conf4.o conf4.cpp g++ -m64 -Wl,-O1 -o conf conf4.o -L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu -lQtCore -lpthread --- So whats your take on this?

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@sledgehammer999 commented on GitHub (Nov 24, 2013):

Damn, my system can't Xubuntu on a VM fast enough(although it can run Windows XP fine...) and I don't want to install yet another OS on the disk. I already have Windows XP and Debian sid(xfce)....

If you are up to the task of getting your hands dirty and you know your way around linux here are 2 hints:

The configure script is generated by the qconf utility ->http://delta.affinix.com/qconf/
qconf uses the files inside the qcm folder, so you should take look at qcm/libboost.qcm

@sledgehammer999 commented on GitHub (Nov 24, 2013): Damn, my system can't Xubuntu on a VM fast enough(although it can run Windows XP fine...) and I don't want to install yet another OS on the disk. I already have Windows XP and Debian sid(xfce).... If you are up to the task of getting your hands dirty and you know your way around linux here are 2 hints: 1. The configure script is generated by the qconf utility ->http://delta.affinix.com/qconf/ 2. qconf uses the files inside the qcm folder, so you should take look at qcm/libboost.qcm

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@sledgehammer999 commented on GitHub (Nov 24, 2013):

I think I found the problem. Care to test it?

Edit qcm/libboost.qcm
Go to line 78 and find:

libDirs << "/usr/lib/" << "/usr/lib64/" << "/usr/local/lib/" << "/usr/local/lib64/";
Replace it with:

libDirs << "/usr/lib/" << "/usr/lib64/" << "/usr/local/lib/" << "/usr/local/lib64/" << "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/" << "/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/";

(one line)
4. Rebuild the configure script using qconf or alternatively find the same string inside the configure script and replace it.

@sledgehammer999 commented on GitHub (Nov 24, 2013): I think I found the problem. Care to test it? 1. Edit qcm/libboost.qcm 2. Go to line 78 and find: > libDirs << "/usr/lib/" << "/usr/lib64/" << "/usr/local/lib/" << "/usr/local/lib64/"; 3. Replace it with: > libDirs << "/usr/lib/" << "/usr/lib64/" << "/usr/local/lib/" << "/usr/local/lib64/" << "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/" << "/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/"; (one line) 4. Rebuild the configure script using qconf or alternatively find the same string inside the configure script and replace it.

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@Dnamb commented on GitHub (Nov 25, 2013):

Changed the libboost.qcm file, still the error persists.

@Dnamb commented on GitHub (Nov 25, 2013): Changed the libboost.qcm file, still the error persists.

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@Dnamb commented on GitHub (Nov 25, 2013):

I removed libboost-all-dev 1.53, and installed libboost-all-dev 1.54 and libboost-dev 1.54 and then edited the libboost.qcm and configure file for libDirs. Its a progress but I am getting a new error now:

Error was my doing. FIXED see next comment.

@Dnamb commented on GitHub (Nov 25, 2013): I removed libboost-all-dev 1.53, and installed libboost-all-dev 1.54 and libboost-dev 1.54 and then edited the libboost.qcm and configure file for libDirs. Its a progress but I am getting a new error now: --- Configuring qbittorrent ... Verifying Qt 4 build environment ... ok Checking for Qt >= 4.6 ... yes Checking for QtDBus >= 4.5 ... yes Checking for pkg-config executable ... yes Checking for libtorrent-rasterbar >= 0.16.0 ... yes Checking for libboost ... yes Checking for GeoIP Database (optional) ... yes Checking for qtsingleapplication library ... [shipped] yes sh: 1: Syntax error: "(" unexpected --- Error was my doing. FIXED see next comment.

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@Dnamb commented on GitHub (Nov 25, 2013):

Error on my part, IT IS WORKING NOW! Comment #5 solved my problem along with installing the latest libboost version (-all-dev & -dev) 1.54, seems to do the trick.

Now, the official PPA builds will also work... 👍

@Dnamb commented on GitHub (Nov 25, 2013): Error on my part, IT IS WORKING NOW! Comment #5 solved my problem along with installing the latest libboost version (-all-dev & -dev) 1.54, seems to do the trick. Now, the official PPA builds will also work... :+1:

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@ghost commented on GitHub (Nov 25, 2013):

The official PPA seems failed to build... :(

@ghost commented on GitHub (Nov 25, 2013): The official PPA seems failed to build... :(

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@Dnamb commented on GitHub (Nov 26, 2013):