Hi, so I've been testing this out. I'll attach the error log in this email. A fix is going into CMakeLists.txt and commenting the line that says "add_subdirectory( tests )" and then it builds without an error.
Performing C++ SOURCE FILE Test COMPLEX_TAGLIB_FILENAME failed with the following output: Change Dir: /home/emily/Downloads/amarok-2.8.90/amarok-build/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp
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TagLib::FileName fileName2(L"wchar"); return 0; } Determining if the Q_WS_WIN exist failed with the following output: Change Dir: /home/emily/Downloads/amarok-2.8.90/amarok-build/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp Run Build Command:"/usr/bin/make" "cmTC_75fc0/fast" /usr/bin/make -f CMakeFiles/cmTC_75fc0.dir/build.make CMakeFiles/cmTC_75fc0.dir/build make[1]: Entering directory '/home/emily/Downloads/amarok-2.8.90/amarok-build/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp' Building CXX object CMakeFiles/cmTC_75fc0.dir/CheckSymbolExists.cxx.o /usr/bin/c++ -I/usr/include/taglib -I/usr/include/qt4 -fmessage-length=0 -Wl,--as-needed -I/usr/include/taglib -o CMakeFiles/cmTC_75fc0.dir/CheckSymbolExists.cxx.o -c /home/emily/Downloads/amarok-2.8.90/amarok-build/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp/CheckSymbolExists.cxx /home/emily/Downloads/amarok-2.8.90/amarok-build/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp/CheckSymbolExists.cxx: In function ‘int main(int, char**)’: /home/emily/Downloads/amarok-2.8.90/amarok-build/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp/CheckSymbolExists.cxx:8:19: error: ‘Q_WS_WIN’ was not declared in this scope return ((int*)(&Q_WS_WIN))[argc]; ^ CMakeFiles/cmTC_75fc0.dir/build.make:65: recipe for target 'CMakeFiles/cmTC_75fc0.dir/CheckSymbolExists.cxx.o' failed make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/cmTC_75fc0.dir/CheckSymbolExists.cxx.o] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/emily/Downloads/amarok-2.8.90/amarok-build/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp' Makefile:126: recipe for target 'cmTC_75fc0/fast' failed make: *** [cmTC_75fc0/fast] Error 2 File /home/emily/Downloads/amarok-2.8.90/amarok-build/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp/CheckSymbolExists.cxx: /* */ #include <QtCore/qglobal.h> int main(int argc, char** argv) { (void)argv; #ifndef Q_WS_WIN return ((int*)(&Q_WS_WIN))[argc]; #else (void)argc; return 0; #endif } Determining if the Q_WS_QWS exist failed with the following output: Change Dir: /home/emily/Downloads/amarok-2.8.90/amarok-build/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp Run Build Command:"/usr/bin/make" "cmTC_364d2/fast" /usr/bin/make -f CMakeFiles/cmTC_364d2.dir/build.make CMakeFiles/cmTC_364d2.dir/build make[1]: Entering directory '/home/emily/Downloads/amarok-2.8.90/amarok-build/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp' Building CXX object CMakeFiles/cmTC_364d2.dir/CheckSymbolExists.cxx.o /usr/bin/c++ -I/usr/include/taglib -I/usr/include/qt4 -fmessage-length=0 -Wl,--as-needed -I/usr/include/taglib -o CMakeFiles/cmTC_364d2.dir/CheckSymbolExists.cxx.o -c /home/emily/Downloads/amarok-2.8.90/amarok-build/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp/CheckSymbolExists.cxx /home/emily/Downloads/amarok-2.8.90/amarok-build/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp/CheckSymbolExists.cxx: In function ‘int main(int, char**)’: /home/emily/Downloads/amarok-2.8.90/amarok-build/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp/CheckSymbolExists.cxx:8:19: error: ‘Q_WS_QWS’ was not declared in this scope return ((int*)(&Q_WS_QWS))[argc]; 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^ CMakeFiles/cmTC_0cab3.dir/build.make:65: recipe for target 'CMakeFiles/cmTC_0cab3.dir/CheckSymbolExists.cxx.o' failed make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/cmTC_0cab3.dir/CheckSymbolExists.cxx.o] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/emily/Downloads/amarok-2.8.90/amarok-build/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp' Makefile:126: recipe for target 'cmTC_0cab3/fast' failed make: *** [cmTC_0cab3/fast] Error 2 File /home/emily/Downloads/amarok-2.8.90/amarok-build/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp/CheckSymbolExists.cxx: /* */ #include <QtCore/qglobal.h> int main(int argc, char** argv) { (void)argv; #ifndef Q_WS_MAC return ((int*)(&Q_WS_MAC))[argc]; #else (void)argc; return 0; #endif } Determining if the pthread_create exist failed with the following output: Change Dir: /home/emily/Downloads/amarok-2.8.90/amarok-build/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp Run Build Command:"/usr/bin/make" "cmTC_aa067/fast" /usr/bin/make -f CMakeFiles/cmTC_aa067.dir/build.make CMakeFiles/cmTC_aa067.dir/build make[1]: Entering directory '/home/emily/Downloads/amarok-2.8.90/amarok-build/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp' Building C object CMakeFiles/cmTC_aa067.dir/CheckSymbolExists.c.o /usr/bin/cc -I/usr/include/taglib -fmessage-length=0 -I/usr/include/taglib -o CMakeFiles/cmTC_aa067.dir/CheckSymbolExists.c.o -c /home/emily/Downloads/amarok-2.8.90/amarok-build/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp/CheckSymbolExists.c Linking C executable cmTC_aa067 /usr/bin/cmake -E cmake_link_script CMakeFiles/cmTC_aa067.dir/link.txt --verbose=1 /usr/bin/cc -fmessage-length=0 -I/usr/include/taglib CMakeFiles/cmTC_aa067.dir/CheckSymbolExists.c.o -o cmTC_aa067 -rdynamic -L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu -ltag CMakeFiles/cmTC_aa067.dir/CheckSymbolExists.c.o: In function `main': CheckSymbolExists.c:(.text+0x16): undefined reference to `pthread_create' collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status CMakeFiles/cmTC_aa067.dir/build.make:97: recipe for target 'cmTC_aa067' failed make[1]: *** [cmTC_aa067] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/emily/Downloads/amarok-2.8.90/amarok-build/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp' Makefile:126: recipe for target 'cmTC_aa067/fast' failed make: *** [cmTC_aa067/fast] Error 2 File /home/emily/Downloads/amarok-2.8.90/amarok-build/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp/CheckSymbolExists.c: /* */ #include <pthread.h> int main(int argc, char** argv) { (void)argv; 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