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This error occurred while answering the Qt FAQ How to cross-compile a Qt Creator project from Ubuntu to a windows executable?.

I started a clean console application and added the '-spec win32-msvc'.

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Project information

Operating system: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx

IDE: Qt Creator 2.0.0

Project type: console application

Compiler: G++ 4.4.1

Libraries used:

Qt: version 4.7.0 (32 bit)

Qt project file


#-------------------------------------------------

#

# Project created by QtCreator 2010-09-24T09:38:07

#

#-------------------------------------------------



QT       += core



QT       -= gui



TARGET = CppMiscErrorMissingSeperator

CONFIG   += console

CONFIG   -= app_bundle



TEMPLATE = app





SOURCES += main.cpp

main.cpp


#include <QtCore/QCoreApplication>



int main(int argc, char *argv[])

{

    QCoreApplication a(argc, argv);



    return a.exec();

}

Observations

The same error occurs for a GUI project.

The Qt Creator compile output is as following:


Running build steps for project CppMiscErrorMissingSeperator...

Starting: "/usr/bin/make" -w 

make: Entering directory '/home/richel/qtsdk-2010.04/bin/Projects/Website/CppMiscErrorMissingSeperator-build-desktop' 

/usr/bin/make -f Makefile.Debug 

make[1]: Entering directory '/home/richel/qtsdk-2010.04/bin/Projects/Website/CppMiscErrorMissingSeperator-build-desktop' 

make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/richel/qtsdk-2010.04/bin/Projects/Website/CppMiscErrorMissingSeperator-build-desktop' 

make: Leaving directory '/home/richel/qtsdk-2010.04/bin/Projects/Website/CppMiscErrorMissingSeperator-build-desktop' 

Makefile.Debug:58: *** missing separator. Stop. 

make: *** [debug] Error 2 

The process "/usr/bin/make" exited with code %2.

Error while building project CppMiscErrorMissingSeperator (target: Desktop)

When executing build step 'Make'

It is assumed that in Makefile.Debug, line 58, there is a missing seperator. Makefile.Debug is shown below, with line 58 marked.


#############################################################################

# Makefile for building: CppMiscErrorMissingSeperator

# Generated by qmake (2.01a) (Qt 4.6.2) on: Fri Sep 24 09:38:39 2010

# Project:  ../CppMiscErrorMissingSeperator/CppMiscErrorMissingSeperator.pro

# Template: app

#############################################################################



####### Compiler, tools and options



CC            = cl

CXX           = cl

DEFINES       = -DUNICODE -DQT_LARGEFILE_SUPPORT -DQT_CORE_LIB

CFLAGS        = -nologo -Zm200 -Zi -MDd -W3 $(DEFINES)

CXXFLAGS      = -nologo -Zm200 -Zi -MDd -W3 $(DEFINES)

INCPATH       = -I"/usr/include/qt4/QtCore" -I"/usr/include/qt4" -I"debug" -I"../CppMiscErrorMissingSeperator" -I"." -I"/usr/share/qt4/mkspecs/win32-msvc"

LINK          = link

LFLAGS        = /LIBPATH:"/usr/lib" /NOLOGO /DEBUG

LIBS          = QtCore.lib 

QMAKE         = /usr/bin/qmake-qt4

IDC           = /usr/bin/idc.exe

IDL           = midl

ZIP           = zip -r -9

DEF_FILE      = 

RES_FILE      = 

COPY          = copy /y

COPY_FILE     = $(COPY)

COPY_DIR      = xcopy /s /q /y /i

DEL_FILE      = del

DEL_DIR       = rmdir

MOVE          = move

CHK_DIR_EXISTS= if not exist

MKDIR         = mkdir

INSTALL_FILE    = $(COPY_FILE)

INSTALL_PROGRAM = $(COPY_FILE)

INSTALL_DIR     = $(COPY_DIR)



####### Output directory



OBJECTS_DIR   = debug/



####### Files



SOURCES       = ../CppMiscErrorMissingSeperator/main.cpp 

OBJECTS       = debug/main.o

DIST          = 

QMAKE_TARGET  = CppMiscErrorMissingSeperator

DESTDIR        = debug/ #avoid trailing-slash linebreak

TARGET         = CppMiscErrorMissingSeperator.exe

DESTDIR_TARGET = debug/CppMiscErrorMissingSeperator.exe



####### Implicit rules



.SUFFIXES: .c .cpp .cc .cxx .C



{../CppMiscErrorMissingSeperator}.cpp{debug/}.o::

	$(CXX) -c $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCPATH) -Fodebug/ @<<

	$<

<< #####################################THIS IS LINE 58



{../CppMiscErrorMissingSeperator}.cc{debug/}.o::

	$(CXX) -c $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCPATH) -Fodebug/ @<<

	$<

<<



{../CppMiscErrorMissingSeperator}.cxx{debug/}.o::

	$(CXX) -c $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCPATH) -Fodebug/ @<<

	$<

<<



{../CppMiscErrorMissingSeperator}.C{debug/}.o::

	$(CXX) -c $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCPATH) -Fodebug/ @<<

	$<

<<



{../CppMiscErrorMissingSeperator}.c{debug/}.o::

	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) $(INCPATH) -Fodebug/ @<<

	$<

<<



{.}.cpp{debug/}.o::

	$(CXX) -c $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCPATH) -Fodebug/ @<<

	$<

<<



{.}.cc{debug/}.o::

	$(CXX) -c $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCPATH) -Fodebug/ @<<

	$<

<<



{.}.cxx{debug/}.o::

	$(CXX) -c $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCPATH) -Fodebug/ @<<

	$<

<<



{.}.C{debug/}.o::

	$(CXX) -c $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCPATH) -Fodebug/ @<<

	$<

<<



{.}.c{debug/}.o::

	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) $(INCPATH) -Fodebug/ @<<

	$<

<<



####### Build rules



first: all

all: Makefile.Debug $(DESTDIR_TARGET)



$(DESTDIR_TARGET):  $(OBJECTS) 

	$(LINK) $(LFLAGS) /OUT:$(DESTDIR_TARGET) @<< 

	  $(OBJECTS) $(LIBS)

<<





qmake:  FORCE

	@$(QMAKE) -spec /usr/share/qt4/mkspecs/win32-msvc -unix CONFIG+=debug -o Makefile.Debug ../CppMiscErrorMissingSeperator/CppMiscErrorMissingSeperator.pro



dist:

	$(ZIP) CppMiscErrorMissingSeperator.zip $(SOURCES) $(DIST) ../CppMiscErrorMissingSeperator/CppMiscErrorMissingSeperator.pro /usr/share/qt4/mkspecs/qconfig.pri /usr/share/qt4/mkspecs/features/qt_functions.prf /usr/share/qt4/mkspecs/features/qt_config.prf /usr/share/qt4/mkspecs/features/exclusive_builds.prf /usr/share/qt4/mkspecs/features/default_pre.prf /usr/share/qt4/mkspecs/features/debug.prf /usr/share/qt4/mkspecs/features/debug_and_release.prf /usr/share/qt4/mkspecs/features/default_post.prf /usr/share/qt4/mkspecs/features/build_pass.prf /usr/share/qt4/mkspecs/win32-msvc/features/incremental.prf /usr/share/qt4/mkspecs/features/warn_on.prf /usr/share/qt4/mkspecs/features/qt.prf /usr/share/qt4/mkspecs/features/unix/thread.prf /usr/share/qt4/mkspecs/features/moc.prf /usr/share/qt4/mkspecs/features/resources.prf /usr/share/qt4/mkspecs/features/uic.prf /usr/share/qt4/mkspecs/features/yacc.prf /usr/share/qt4/mkspecs/features/lex.prf /usr/share/qt4/mkspecs/features/include_source_dir.prf  HEADERS RESOURCES IMAGES SOURCES OBJECTIVE_SOURCES FORMS YACCSOURCES YACCSOURCES LEXSOURCES 



clean: compiler_clean 

	-$(DEL_FILE) debug/main.o

	-$(DEL_FILE) debug/CppMiscErrorMissingSeperator.pdb

	-$(DEL_FILE) debug/CppMiscErrorMissingSeperator.ilk

	-$(DEL_FILE) vc*.pdb

	-$(DEL_FILE) vc*.idb



distclean: clean

	-$(DEL_FILE) $(DESTDIR_TARGET)

	-$(DEL_FILE) Makefile.Debug



mocclean: compiler_moc_header_clean compiler_moc_source_clean



mocables: compiler_moc_header_make_all compiler_moc_source_make_all



compiler_moc_header_make_all:

compiler_moc_header_clean:

compiler_rcc_make_all:

compiler_rcc_clean:

compiler_image_collection_make_all: qmake_image_collection.cpp

compiler_image_collection_clean:

	-$(DEL_FILE) qmake_image_collection.cpp

compiler_moc_source_make_all:

compiler_moc_source_clean:

compiler_uic_make_all:

compiler_uic_clean:

compiler_yacc_decl_make_all:

compiler_yacc_decl_clean:

compiler_yacc_impl_make_all:

compiler_yacc_impl_clean:

compiler_lex_make_all:

compiler_lex_clean:

compiler_clean: 







####### Compile



debug/main.o: ../CppMiscErrorMissingSeperator/main.cpp 



####### Install



install:   FORCE



uninstall:   FORCE



FORCE:

I noted that CL was used as a (cross)-compiler. Calling it from Ubuntu terminal failed. Install by 'sudo apt-get install cl' failed, because package 'cl' was not found.

Solution

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References

[1] http://qt.gitorious.org/qt-creator/pages/QtS60WithQtCreator


 It complains about ?BLABLUBB_0XE02CF35F.GCCE:85: *** missing separator. Stop.?



If you are using a S60 3rd Edition FP1 (in contrast to 3rd FP2 or later), this means that the ARM compiler is not found in a directory from the PATH environment variable. Add the path to your compiler to the PATH environment, e.g. ?C:\Program Files (x86)\CSL Arm Toolchain\bin?.

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(C++) Missing separator. Stop.