<p>Since the build system has moved to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_build_system" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Autotools</a>, the method for building Bitcoin-Qt is a bit different. </p>

<pre><code>git clone https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.git bitcoin
cd bitcoin
git checkout v0.8.5
./autogen.sh 
./configure --with-qt
make -j8 
</code></pre>

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2014-02-24T09:52:24.650Z
exactly! this is how you do it
Khan Shahrukh
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2014-06-04T20:38:25.763Z
Will this method work on Ubuntu 14.04 too?
oshirowanen
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2013-12-08T04:19:59.137Z
2014-02-24T06:05:51.480Z
2014-02-24T06:05:51.480Z
Anonymous
<p>Here are the instructions I have created so far:</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Install the necessary dependencies</p>

<pre><code>pacman -S boost boost-libs openssl db base-devel qrencode qt4 automoc4
</code></pre></li>
<li><p>Clone the GitHub repository:</p>

<pre><code>git clone https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.git
cd bitcoin
</code></pre></li>
<li><p>Checkout the Git source to the latest release listed at <a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/releases" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/releases</a>:</p>

<pre><code>git checkout v0.8.5
</code></pre></li>
<li><p>Change to the source directory:</p>

<pre><code>cd src
</code></pre></li>
<li><p>Compile Bitcoin-Qt from source</p>

<pre><code>qmake-qt4 -makefile -Wall USE_QRCODE=1
make
</code></pre></li>
</ol>

<hr>

<p>There are a ton of generic instructions spit out when I enter qmake-qt4 command and then upon entering the make command I am told:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>make: <em>*</em> No targets specified and no makefile found.  Stop.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>FYI, I am using the PKGBUILD file as a guideline for creating the above instructions.</p>

<bitcoin-core><compiling><bitcoin-qt-setup>
How to compile Bitcoin-Qt from GitHub source on Arch Linux?
GigabyteCoin
# How to compile Bitcoin-Qt from GitHub source on Arch Linux?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-12-07)

Here are the instructions I have created so far:

1. Install the necessary dependencies

   ```
   pacman -S boost boost-libs openssl db base-devel qrencode qt4 automoc4

   ```
2. Clone the GitHub repository:

   ```
   git clone https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.git
   cd bitcoin

   ```
3. Checkout the Git source to the latest release listed at <https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/releases>:

   ```
   git checkout v0.8.5

   ```
4. Change to the source directory:

   ```
   cd src

   ```
5. Compile Bitcoin-Qt from source

   ```
   qmake-qt4 -makefile -Wall USE_QRCODE=1
   make

   ```

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There are a ton of generic instructions spit out when I enter qmake-qt4 command and then upon entering the make command I am told:

> make: *\** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.

FYI, I am using the PKGBUILD file as a guideline for creating the above instructions.

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, compiling, bitcoin-qt-setup


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2013-12-08. Score: 5

Since the build system has moved to [Autotools](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_build_system), the method for building Bitcoin-Qt is a bit different.

```
git clone https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.git bitcoin
cd bitcoin
git checkout v0.8.5
./autogen.sh 
./configure --with-qt
make -j8 

```

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: exactly! this is how you do it  
> **username_3**: Will this method work on Ubuntu 14.04 too?  

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