qt 4.8 from git doesn't compile

Hi i am trying to compile Qt 4.8 from gitorious repo but I get this during compilation:

Code:

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g++: error: unrecognized command line option ‘-fuse-ld=gold’

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it actually happens during this compilation/linking:

http://pastebin.com/U6bGdZgx

Gentoo applies this patch:

Code:

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$ cat /usr/portage/x11-libs/qt-webkit/files/qt-webkit-4.8.1-no-use-ld-gold.patch 
diff -urN qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.1.orig/src/3rdparty/webkit/Source/common.pri qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.1/src/3rdparty/webkit/Source/common.pri
--- qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.1.orig/src/3rdparty/webkit/Source/common.pri       2012-04-28 12:39:16.884473572 +0200
+++ qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.1/src/3rdparty/webkit/Source/common.pri    2012-04-28 12:41:14.245006363 +0200
@@ -3,13 +3,6 @@
 contains(JAVASCRIPTCORE_JIT,yes): DEFINES+=ENABLE_JIT=1
 contains(JAVASCRIPTCORE_JIT,no): DEFINES+=ENABLE_JIT=0
 
-linux-g++ {
-isEmpty($$(SBOX_DPKG_INST_ARCH)):exists(/usr/bin/ld.gold) {
-    message(Using gold linker)
-    QMAKE_LFLAGS+=-fuse-ld=gold
-}
-}
-
 # We use this flag on production branches
 # See https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=60824
 CONFIG += production

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Yeap ... me too.
I was building it on Debian Wheezy and got this:

Code:

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g++: error: unrecognized command line option ‘-fuse-ld=gold’
g++: error: unrecognized command line option ‘-fuse-ld=gold’
g++: error: unrecognized command line option ‘-fuse-ld=gold’
make[2]: *** [../../../../../../lib/libQtWebKit.so.4.9.3] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/gt/Documentos/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.3/src/3rdparty/webkit/Source/WebKit/qt'
make[1]: *** [sub-WebKit-qt-QtWebKit-pro-make_default-ordered] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/gt/Documentos/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.3/src/3rdparty/webkit/Source'
make: *** [sub-webkit-make_default-ordered] Error 2

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What am i doing wrong?

Quote:

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Originally Posted by ChrisW67

Gentoo applies this patch:

Code:

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$ cat /usr/portage/x11-libs/qt-webkit/files/qt-webkit-4.8.1-no-use-ld-gold.patch 
diff -urN qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.1.orig/src/3rdparty/webkit/Source/common.pri qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.1/src/3rdparty/webkit/Source/common.pri
--- qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.1.orig/src/3rdparty/webkit/Source/common.pri       2012-04-28 12:39:16.884473572 +0200
+++ qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.1/src/3rdparty/webkit/Source/common.pri    2012-04-28 12:41:14.245006363 +0200
@@ -3,13 +3,6 @@
 contains(JAVASCRIPTCORE_JIT,yes): DEFINES+=ENABLE_JIT=1
 contains(JAVASCRIPTCORE_JIT,no): DEFINES+=ENABLE_JIT=0
 
-linux-g++ {
-isEmpty($$(SBOX_DPKG_INST_ARCH)):exists(/usr/bin/ld.gold) {
-    message(Using gold linker)
-    QMAKE_LFLAGS+=-fuse-ld=gold
-}
-}
-
 # We use this flag on production branches
 # See https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=60824
 CONFIG += production

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This worked, thanks Chris.