depends: Build `qt` and `qrencode` packages on OpenBSD #35427

pull hebasto wants to merge 1 commits into bitcoin:master from hebasto:260531-openbsd-qt changing 9 files +101 −5

hebasto commented at 4:57 PM on May 31, 2026: member
This PR enables the building of GUI dependencies ( qt and qrencode) natively on OpenBSD:

<img width="1280" height="960" alt="VirtualBox_OpenBSD Desktop_01_06_2026_00_57_50" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/9ab20ad2-8812-42c7-9858-65ee6a7f6a26" />

Build logs in the GHA environment are available here:
- OpenBSD 7.8: https://github.com/hebasto/bitcoin-core-nightly/actions/runs/26852431726/job/79187479855
- OpenBSD 7.9: https://github.com/hebasto/bitcoin-core-nightly/actions/runs/26852431726/job/79187479827
The branch that is compatible with cross-compiling from Linux to OpenBSD is still a WIP.
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hebasto commented at 5:01 PM on May 31, 2026: member

~Still a WIP, as currently the fontconfig package in depends is misconfigured and builds a static library instead of a shared one:~ (this is related to the cross-compiling from Linux).
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in depends/packages/freetype.mk:35 in 4b0db9f447
```
  28 | @@ -29,3 +29,9 @@ define $(package)_stage_cmds
  29 |    $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$($(package)_staging_dir) install
  30 |  endef
  31 |  
  32 | +ifeq ($(build_os),openbsd)
  33 | +define $(package)_postprocess_cmds
  34 | +  cd lib && \
  35 | +  ln -sf libfreetype.so.6.18.1 libfreetype.so.6.18
```
fanquake commented at 10:27 AM on June 1, 2026:

Why?
hebasto commented at 10:57 AM on June 1, 2026:

Why?

On OpenBSD, the linker expects shared libraries to follow a strict naming convention: libfoo.so.major.minor.

Currently, the build produces:

$ ls -l libfreetype* lrwxrwxrwx 1 hebasto hebasto 16 Jun 1 11:55 libfreetype.so -> libfreetype.so.6 lrwxrwxrwx 1 hebasto hebasto 21 Jun 1 11:55 libfreetype.so.6 -> libfreetype.so.6.18.1 -rw-r--r-- 1 hebasto hebasto 848688 Jan 1 2000 libfreetype.so.6.18.1
fanquake commented at 10:59 AM on June 1, 2026:

Has this been reported / fixed upstream?

hebasto commented at 1:00 PM on June 1, 2026:

Has this been reported / fixed upstream?

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype/-/work_items/1440.

hebasto commented at 7:40 PM on June 2, 2026:

Switched to the proper patch from https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype/-/merge_requests/433.
in depends/patches/qt/fix_openbsd_network_kernel.patch:6 in 4b0db9f447 outdated
```
   0 | @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
   1 | +Fix compiling on OpenBSD
   2 | +
   3 | +1. The `net/if_types.h` header does not define the `IFT_STF` symbol.
   4 | +2. The `netinet6/in6_var.h` header defines some of used symbols.
   5 | +
   6 | +For the reference, see:
```
fanquake commented at 10:28 AM on June 1, 2026:

Have the changes here been upstreamed (same below)?

hebasto commented at 10:45 AM on June 1, 2026:

Have the changes here been upstreamed (same below)?

Currently, there is only a patch for the OpenBSD port.

However, it's unclear which project actually needs to be fixed: OpenBSD or Qt.
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Friendly ping @theStack ;)
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fanquake commented at 10:51 AM on June 12, 2026: member

I've put #35397 on top of this. Looks like there is an issue with llvm-ranlib and options when building fontconfig:

libtool: install: chmod 644 /ci_container_base/depends/work/staging/x86_64-unknown-openbsd/fontconfig/2.12.6-07352b375d1/ci_container_base/depends/x86_64-unknown-openbsd/lib/libfontconfig.a
libtool: install: llvm-ranlib-22 -t /ci_container_base/depends/work/staging/x86_64-unknown-openbsd/fontconfig/2.12.6-07352b375d1/ci_container_base/depends/x86_64-unknown-openbsd/lib/libfontconfig.a
llvm-ranlib-22: error: Invalid option: '-t'
make[4]: *** [Makefile:539: install-libLTLIBRARIES] Error 1

hebasto commented at 11:13 AM on June 12, 2026: member

I've put #35397 on top of this. Looks like there is an issue with llvm-ranlib and options when building fontconfig:

libtool: install: chmod 644 /ci_container_base/depends/work/staging/x86_64-unknown-openbsd/fontconfig/2.12.6-07352b375d1/ci_container_base/depends/x86_64-unknown-openbsd/lib/libfontconfig.a
libtool: install: llvm-ranlib-22 -t /ci_container_base/depends/work/staging/x86_64-unknown-openbsd/fontconfig/2.12.6-07352b375d1/ci_container_base/depends/x86_64-unknown-openbsd/lib/libfontconfig.a
llvm-ranlib-22: error: Invalid option: '-t'
make[4]: *** [Makefile:539: install-libLTLIBRARIES] Error 1

Right. This branch contains all needed commits: https://github.com/hebasto/bitcoin/commits/260531-openbsd-qt-cross. Feel free to grab them into #35397, as they are necessary only when cross-compiling on Linux.

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