Hi Greg, Not sure what exactly is going wrong when it freezes.
But since it happens at 99% it's possible that all the important parts are already there and you are already able to start QGIS. Go to the build directory and type ./output/bin/qgis It's possible that this just works. Good luck, Matthias On 09/19/2017 12:17 PM, Greg Stef wrote: > Hello everyone. > > This is my 1st post and I am not sure if it should be short or more > detailed. I have posted a question to Stackexchange > (https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/255565/building-qgis-2-18-12-on-linux-mint-18-2-sonya-with-oracle-provider), > with no answers so far, so I'll provide the most essential details here, > unless told otherwise. > > I was trying to build QGIS on Linux Mint 18.2 (Sonya), in order to have > the Oracle provider - my setup is at the end of this message. > > I tried to follow the instructions in > https://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://raw.github.com/qgis/QGIS/master/doc/INSTALL.html#toc11 > , specifically 3.1 - 3.7 (3.8 seems to be a separate process, which I > also tried and failed) - in 3.3 I used the build dependencies for xenial. > > Since this official guide doesn't mention Oracle at all (as if nobody > uses it!), I searched and tried to use a process like > https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/qgis-developer/2014-August/034230.html. My > command was: > > |ccmake -DWITH_QWTPOLAR=OFF -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug > -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/home/ME/apps/qgis/master -DWITH_ORACLE=TRUE > -DOCI_INCLUDE_DIR=/home/ME/instantclient_12_2/sdk/include > -DOCI_LIBRARY=/home/ME/instantclient_12_2/libclntsh.so.12.1 .. > | > > |make -j|8 > > It failed (my 1st attempt in compiling, too). > > Before going around asking questions, I thought it prudent to assure the > basics, so I tried to build the 'vanilla way', i.e. from the source as I > download it, without Oracle, without any changes in the process. I made > LD_LIBRARY_PATH null and issued: > > |ccmake -DWITH_QWTPOLAR=OFF -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug > -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/home/ME/apps/qgis/master ..| > > |make -j|8 > > After about 15', I got: > ... > [ 99%] Building CXX object > src/plugins/grass/7/CMakeFiles/grassplugin7.dir/__/qtermwidget/moc_kptyprocess.cpp.o > [ 99%] Building CXX object > src/plugins/grass/7/CMakeFiles/grassplugin7.dir/__/qtermwidget/moc_qtermwidget.cpp.o > [ 99%] Building CXX object > src/plugins/grass/7/CMakeFiles/grassplugin7.dir/qrc_qgsgrass_plugin.cpp.o > Scanning dependencies of target translations > [ 99%] Generating ../output/i18n/qgis_ar.qm > [ 99%] Generating ../output/i18n/qgis_bg.qm > [ 99%] Generating ../output/i18n/qgis_bs.qm > [ 99%] Generating ../output/i18n/qgis_ca.qm > [ 99%] Generating ../output/i18n/qgis_cs.qm > [ 99%] Generating ../output/i18n/qgis_da.qm > [ 99%] Generating ../output/i18n/qgis_de.qm > [ 99%] Linking CXX shared module > ../../../../output/lib/qgis/plugins/libgrassplugin7.so > [ 99%] Built target grassplugin7 > [ 99%] Generating ../output/i18n/qgis_el.qm > > where it remained frozen, with 100% cpu, for > 20h. > > Next day, whet I interrupted the process, I got > > i18n/CMakeFiles/translations.dir/build.make:97: recipe for target > 'output/i18n/qgis_ar.qm' failed > make[2]: *** [output/i18n/qgis_ar.qm] Interrupt > i18n/CMakeFiles/translations.dir/build.make:105: recipe for target > 'output/i18n/qgis_bs.qm' failed > make[2]: *** [output/i18n/qgis_bs.qm] Interrupt > i18n/CMakeFiles/translations.dir/build.make:109: recipe for target > 'output/i18n/qgis_ca.qm' failed > make[2]: *** [output/i18n/qgis_ca.qm] Interrupt > i18n/CMakeFiles/translations.dir/build.make:117: recipe for target > 'output/i18n/qgis_da.qm' failed > make[2]: *** [output/i18n/qgis_da.qm] Interrupt > i18n/CMakeFiles/translations.dir/build.make:121: recipe for target > 'output/i18n/qgis_de.qm' failed > make[2]: *** [output/i18n/qgis_de.qm] Interrupt > i18n/CMakeFiles/translations.dir/build.make:125: recipe for target > 'output/i18n/qgis_el.qm' failed > make[2]: *** [output/i18n/qgis_el.qm] Interrupt > i18n/CMakeFiles/translations.dir/build.make:113: recipe for target > 'output/i18n/qgis_cs.qm' failed > make[2]: *** [output/i18n/qgis_cs.qm] Interrupt > i18n/CMakeFiles/translations.dir/build.make:101: recipe for target > 'output/i18n/qgis_bg.qm' failed > make[2]: *** [output/i18n/qgis_bg.qm] Interrupt > CMakeFiles/Makefile2:4155: recipe for target > 'i18n/CMakeFiles/translations.dir/all' failed > make[1]: *** [i18n/CMakeFiles/translations.dir/all] Interrupt > Makefile:160: recipe for target 'all' failed > make: *** [all] Interrupt > > > I find it *very* frustrating (to put it mildly) that a gis user who > chose Linux as his OS, must go through all these hoops to get Oracle > support - or switch to Windoze. > > My last hope is to all you out there. > > Thanks in advance > Greg > > > My setup: > > |uname -a Linux GIS81 4.10.0-33-generic #37~16.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Aug 11 > 14:07:24 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux lsb_release -a No LSB > modules are available. Distributor ID: LinuxMint Description: Linux Mint > 18.2 Sonya Release: 18.2 Codename: sonya| > > |echo $LD_LIBRARY_PATH > /home/<ME>/instantclient_12_2:/home/<ME>/instantclient_12_2/libclntsh.so.12.1: > echo $PATH > /home/<ME>/instantclient_12_2:/home/<ME>/bin:/home/<ME>/.local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games > | > > |locale LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 LANGUAGE=en_GB LC_CTYPE="en_GB.UTF-8" > LC_NUMERIC=el_GR.UTF-8 LC_TIME=en_GB.UTF-8 LC_COLLATE="en_GB.UTF-8" > LC_MONETARY=el_GR.UTF-8 LC_MESSAGES="en_GB.UTF-8" LC_PAPER=el_GR.UTF-8 > LC_NAME=el_GR.UTF-8 LC_ADDRESS=el_GR.UTF-8 LC_TELEPHONE=el_GR.UTF-8 > LC_MEASUREMENT=el_GR.UTF-8 LC_IDENTIFICATION=el_GR.UTF-8 LC_ALL= | > > > > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > _______________________________________________ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user