How to compile Bitcoin-Qt from GitHub source on Arch Linux?

Question

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.

Answer 1

Since the build system has moved to Autotools, 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