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  1. Qt
  2. QTBUG-45796

WebEngine build is using the install directory during build

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    • Change-Id: I425f26fcb4b611c255dd744cb9b4eafe16015d6f

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      I had successfully managed to build Qt 5.4.0 but Qt 5.4.1 ends up with build errors in QtWebengine:

      ...
      [8/8862] COPY gen/repack/qtwebengine_locales/tr.pak /usr/lib/trolltech/qt5-desktop-linux/translations/qtwebengine_locales/tr.pak
      [9/8862] COPY gen/repack/qtwebengine_locales/th.pak /usr/lib/trolltech/qt5-desktop-linux/translations/qtwebengine_locales/th.pak
      [10/8862] COPY gen/repack/qtwebengine_locales/te.pak /usr/lib/trolltech/qt5-desktop-linux/translations/qtwebengine_locales/te.pak
      FAILED: ln -f gen/repack/qtwebengine_locales/ar.pak /usr/lib/trolltech/qt5-desktop-linux/translations/qtwebengine_locales/ar.pak 2>/dev/null || (rm -rf /usr/lib/trolltech/qt5-desktop-linux/translations/qtwebengine_locales/ar.pak && cp -af gen/repack/qtwebengine_locales/ar.pak /usr/lib/trolltech/qt5-desktop-linux/translations/qtwebengine_locales/ar.pak)
      rm: cannot remove `/usr/lib/trolltech/qt5-desktop-linux/translations/qtwebengine_locales/ar.pak': Permission denied
      FAILED: ln -f gen/repack/qtwebengine_locales/vi.pak /usr/lib/trolltech/qt5-desktop-linux/translations/qtwebengine_locales/vi.pak 2>/dev/null || (rm -rf /usr/lib/trolltech/qt5-desktop-linux/translations/qtwebengine_locales/vi.pak && cp -af gen/repack/qtwebengine_locales/vi.pak /usr/lib/trolltech/qt5-desktop-linux/translations/qtwebengine_locales/vi.pak)
      rm: cannot remove `/usr/lib/trolltech/qt5-desktop-linux/translations/qtwebengine_locales/vi.pak': Permission denied
      ...
      

      It seems like webengine during the build uses the install directory and if there aren't enough permission then it fails. It's common to build it as a user and install it with sudo as root.

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