build: Add ability to bypass pkg-config for Qt #17840

issue hebasto opened this issue on December 31, 2019

hebasto commented at 6:27 PM on December 31, 2019: member
Besides Windows platform, pkg-config works well for both system Qt and Qt in depends.

But there are some pitfalls when using different Qt versions that are downloaded with Qt Online Installer, e.g.:
Currently, there is no way to bypass pkg-config workflow for downloaded Qt (on non-Windows platforms). I have to use a patch to bypass pkg-config on testing purpose.

It seems to be useful for developers and testers to have an additional configure option, say --with-qt-dir, which forces to bypass pkg-config workflow.

For example:
```
./configure --with-gui=qt5 --with-qt-dir=/home/hebasto/Qt/5.14.0/gcc_64
```
More refs:
- #8314
- #17768
hebasto added the label Feature on Dec 31, 2019
fanquake removed the label Feature on Dec 31, 2019
fanquake added the label Build system on Dec 31, 2019
hebasto closed this on Mar 9, 2020
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