Hi, I tried to build https://code.qt.io/cgit/qt/qtftp.git/, which is needed for a projekt I am working on. The build failed with: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-ar ../../lib/libQt5Ftp.a .obj/qftp.o .obj/qurlinfo.o x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-ar: invalid option -- '.' Usage: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-ar [emulation options] [-]{dmpqrstx}[abcDfilMNoOPsSTuvV] [--plugin <name>] [member-name] [count] archive-file file... x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-ar -M [<mri-script] commands: d - delete file(s) from the archive m[ab] - move file(s) in the archive p - print file(s) found in the archive q[f] - quick append file(s) to the archive r[ab][f][u] - replace existing or insert new file(s) into the archive s - act as ranlib t[O][v] - display contents of the archive x[o] - extract file(s) from the archive command specific modifiers: [a] - put file(s) after [member-name] [b] - put file(s) before [member-name] (same as [i]) [D] - use zero for timestamps and uids/gids [U] - use actual timestamps and uids/gids (default) [N] - use instance [count] of name [f] - truncate inserted file names [P] - use full path names when matching [o] - preserve original dates [O] - display offsets of files in the archive [u] - only replace files that are newer than current archive contents generic modifiers: [c] - do not warn if the library had to be created [s] - create an archive index (cf. ranlib) [S] - do not build a symbol table [T] - make a thin archive [v] - be verbose [V] - display the version number @<file> - read options from <file> --target=BFDNAME - specify the target object format as BFDNAME --output=DIRNAME - specify the output directory for extraction operations optional: --plugin <p> - load the specified plugin emulation options: No emulation specific options x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-ar: supported targets: elf64-x86-64 elf32-i386 elf32-iamcu elf32-x86-64 pei-i386 pei-x86-64 elf64-l1om elf64-k1om elf64-little elf64-big elf32-little elf32-big srec symbolsrec verilog tekhex binary ihex plugin The ar command was called without options. Executing: user $ x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-ar cqs ../../lib/libQt5Ftp.a .obj/qftp.o .obj/qurlinfo.o did the job as expected. On my search where the archiver + options are set I found these settings. user $ cat /usr/lib64/qt5/mkspecs/linux-g++/qmake.conf # # qmake configuration for linux-g++ # MAKEFILE_GENERATOR = UNIX CONFIG += incremental QMAKE_INCREMENTAL_STYLE = sublib include(../common/linux.conf) include(../common/gcc-base-unix.conf) include(../common/g++-unix.conf) load(qt_config) user $ cat /usr/lib64/qt5/mkspecs/common/linux.conf # # qmake configuration for common linux # QMAKE_PLATFORM += linux include(unix.conf) QMAKE_CFLAGS_THREAD += -D_REENTRANT QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_THREAD += $$QMAKE_CFLAGS_THREAD QMAKE_LFLAGS_GCSECTIONS = -Wl,--gc-sections QMAKE_LFLAGS_REL_RPATH = -Wl,-z,origin QMAKE_REL_RPATH_BASE = $ORIGIN QMAKE_INCDIR = QMAKE_LIBDIR = QMAKE_INCDIR_X11 = QMAKE_LIBDIR_X11 = QMAKE_INCDIR_OPENGL = QMAKE_LIBDIR_OPENGL = QMAKE_INCDIR_OPENGL_ES2 = $$QMAKE_INCDIR_OPENGL QMAKE_LIBDIR_OPENGL_ES2 = $$QMAKE_LIBDIR_OPENGL QMAKE_INCDIR_EGL = QMAKE_LIBDIR_EGL = QMAKE_INCDIR_OPENVG = QMAKE_LIBDIR_OPENVG = QMAKE_LIBS = QMAKE_LIBS_DYNLOAD = -ldl QMAKE_LIBS_X11 = -lXext -lX11 -lm QMAKE_LIBS_EGL = -lEGL QMAKE_LIBS_OPENGL = -lGL QMAKE_LIBS_OPENGL_ES2 = -lGLESv2 QMAKE_LIBS_OPENVG = -lOpenVG QMAKE_LIBS_THREAD = -lpthread QMAKE_LIBS_VULKAN = QMAKE_INCDIR_WAYLAND = QMAKE_LIBS_WAYLAND_CLIENT = -lwayland-client QMAKE_LIBS_WAYLAND_SERVER = -lwayland-server QMAKE_LIBDIR_WAYLAND = QMAKE_DEFINES_WAYLAND = QMAKE_WAYLAND_SCANNER = wayland-scanner QMAKE_AR = ar cqs QMAKE_OBJCOPY = objcopy QMAKE_NM = nm -P QMAKE_RANLIB = QMAKE_STRIP = strip QMAKE_STRIPFLAGS_LIB += --strip-unneeded user $ grep -r "x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-ar" /usr/lib64/qt5/ /usr/lib64/qt5/mkspecs/gentoo/qmodule-qtcore.pri: QMAKE_AR=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-ar /usr/lib64/qt5/mkspecs/qmodule.pri: QMAKE_AR=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-ar It seems like the ar command with the right options from linux.conf is overwritten by QMAKE_AR=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-ar without any options when building qtftp. The same also happens with other modules like qthttp or qtlocation. Sorry if I am at the wrong bug tracker for this. I am not sure if this is an qt or gentoo bug.
What package owns </usr/lib64/qt5/mkspecs/linux-g++/qmake.conf>?
It belongs to dev-qt/qtcore user $ equery b /usr/lib64/qt5/mkspecs/linux-g++/qmake.conf * Searching for /usr/lib64/qt5/mkspecs/linux-g++/qmake.conf ... dev-qt/qtcore-5.14.1-r1 (/usr/lib64/qt5/mkspecs/linux-g++/qmake.conf)
Thank you for the report. Please recompile and *attach* the logfiles and paste the emerge info as described on https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Attach_the_logs_to_the_bug_ticket We need to have all information at hand before ticket assignment, so that the maintainer can look after it in one session with minimal number of callbacks. Please reopen this ticket (Status:unconfirmed) afterwards.
Created attachment 613588 [details] emerge --info dev-qt/qtcore
Created attachment 613590 [details] make output of git://code.qt.io/qt/qtftp.git git clone git://code.qt.io/qt/qtftp.git cd qtftp qmake make similar output with git://code.qt.io/qt/qthttp.git and git://code.qt.io/qt/qtlocation.git
