Building QCad with GCC 4
QCad is a really nifty open-source 2D CAD program for POSIX systems. They don't distribute free binaries, though, so you have to build it yourself.
There's two catches when building. First is trying to figure out where to start. It looks to me like this is the starting point:
cd scripts
./build_qcad.sh notrans
The second catch is if you get an error about ISO C++ and 'long long'. This
actually applies to Qt in general, but I know that my Qt build environment is
fine so I was a little confused. Turns out that the -pedantic compiler flag
is what brings this error to the surface. So this patch will fix your QCad
build:
--- qcad-2.0.5.0-1-community.src/mkspecs/defs.pro.orig 2006-03-31 09:12:28.000000000 -0700
+++ qcad-2.0.5.0-1-community.src/mkspecs/defs.pro 2006-03-31 09:07:55.000000000 -0700
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# $Id: defs.pro 606 2004-12-25 03:08:40Z andrew $
-QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_DEBUG += -pedantic
-QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -pedantic
+#QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_DEBUG += -pedantic
+#QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -pedantic
win32 {
QMAKE_CFLAGS_THREAD -= -mthreads
What do I need QCad for? I'm designing two Really Neat™ DIY projects: a keyboard stand and a compact against-the-wall under-the-keyboard music stand. If that piqued your interest, stay tuned. If it didn't, well I'm sorry for you.