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://github.com/qt/qt5

• Getting the submodule source code

  • $ cd qt5
  • $ perl init-repository
  • Make new directory somewhere and rename it to qt_static
  • Execute following script in qt5 directory

  #!/bin/bash 
  PREFIX=/path/to/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
  

  • go to qt5 directory
  • execute make
  • execute make install

• Install qt libraries staticaly using script

  • reference