No rule to make target?

jimdaworm · 08-24-2003, 05:31 PM

What does this error message mean?

[root@localhost mythtv-0.11]# make
make: *** No rule to make target `/mkspecs/linux-g++/qmake.conf', needed by `Makefile'. Stop.
[root@localhost mythtv-0.11]#

Thanks
Adam

leonscape · 08-24-2003, 05:35 PM

the qmake.conf file is missing (or not where it thinks it is), but its needed by the Makefile to compile the program.

The no target error is because when make finds a dependancy it can't find it assumes that it must have to make that, so it looks through the Makefile for rules on making the missing dependancy, can't find one so there is no rule to make target.

Have you done ./configure?

kev82 · 08-24-2003, 05:36 PM

to me it means your running as root when you neednt be. it also means you havnt followed the documentation that came with whatever it is your trying to compile. if you have then i apologize, can you tell us what it is your trying to compile and where i can get it from and i'll give it a go.

MasterC · 08-24-2003, 05:39 PM

My guess would be MythTV

Cool

kev82 · 08-24-2003, 05:42 PM

lol, thankyou MasterC your wisdom is unending

the where to get it from was the more important part though.

MasterC · 08-24-2003, 05:45 PM

www.mythtv.org

I've been messing with Freevo before, currently, and probably in the future, but I might give a go on this just for kicks and comparison.

Cool

kev82 · 08-24-2003, 05:57 PM

thanks to MasterC's great advice in the naming and location of the source, ive found your problem. you didnt run ./configure, there are loads of guides on installing 'configure/make/make install' sources so i dont feel the need repeat it here. if you cant find anything then theres a chapter on it in the rute users guide by paul sheer, the best *nix administration guide ive ever found. which you can definately find a link to by googling.

jimdaworm · 08-26-2003, 04:04 PM

When I try to do make install I get the following:

[root@localhost mythtv-0.11]# make install
make: *** No rule to make target `/mkspecs/linux-g++/qmake.conf', needed by `Makefile'. Stop.
[root@localhost mythtv-0.11]#

Is there any easy way to fix this? I am trying to do an apt-get dist-update, hoping this might help but is there a more logical way of fixing this problem?

Adam

leonscape · 08-26-2003, 04:25 PM

QTDIR maybe set wrong, and you may need to add QTDIR/bin

jimdaworm · 08-26-2003, 04:46 PM

What exactly do I need to do... I still dont know what I need to do to fix it or what QTDIR is... sorry I guess this is what its like to be a newbie!

QTDIR maybe set wrong, and you may need to add QTDIR/bin

Adam

leonscape · 08-26-2003, 04:49 PM

QTDIR is a path used by qt programs.

type $QTDIR into a console and see what you get.

(It might not come up even with qt and KDE installed, it all depends on the distro)

jimdaworm · 08-26-2003, 05:32 PM

Hey here are the results from what you said to try:

[adam@localhost adam]$ $QTDIR
[adam@localhost adam]$ QTDIR
bash: QTDIR: command not found

Any clues?

Adam

kev82 · 08-26-2003, 05:41 PM

Quote:

by leonscape
type $QTDIR into a console and see what you get.

lol, i know you said you were tired, mayb you should go to bed.

jimdaworm: what he meant to say was echo $QTDIR, however i dont believe that this is the problem because if it was then the ./configure stage would have failed. i suggest you start from scratch

rm -rf mythtv-0.11
tar xvjf mythtv-0.11.tar.bz2
cd mythtv-0.11
./configure [your options]
make
su
make install

and tell us any errors you get. as i said you should read some docs on installing from source.

jimdaworm · 08-26-2003, 06:06 PM

What could it be now?

[root@localhost mythtv-0.11]# make
make: *** No rule to make target `/mkspecs/linux-g++/qmake.conf', needed by `Makefile'. Stop.
[root@localhost mythtv-0.11]#

I am going to take your advice and try reading on of these docs... they just all look so complicated

Adam

kev82 · 08-26-2003, 06:14 PM

what was the output of ./configure ?? if it ran correctly you shouldnt get that error