Guide to build qt statically in debian

Install build-depends for any package:

• sudo apt-get build-dep qt5-default
• sudo apt-get install libxcb-xinerama0-dev

Getting the source code

• First clone the top-level Qt 5 git repository:

  • $ git clone https://code.qt.io/qt/qt5.git

• Getting the submodule source code

  • $ cd qt5
  • $ perl init-repository #!/bin/bash

PREFIX=qt_static
./configure -prefix $PREFIX -release -opensource -static -confirm-license -nomake tools -nomake examples -nomake tests -qt-doubleconversion -no-glib -qt-pcre -qt-zlib -qt-harfbuzz -qt-xkbcommon-x11 -qt-libpng -qt-libjpeg -qt-assimp -silent -skip wayland

• Install qt libraries staticaly using script
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