Create a pyqt build in GitLab

Question

I\'m making a program in pyqt4, using python3.4 and host on Gitlab. When I\'m trying to make a build this fails. This is the .gitlab-ci.yml

Answer 1

I've tried:

• include ['-platform', 'minimal'] in sys.argv for QApplication : Failed
• tried xvfb : Got xvfb-run: error: xauth command not found (even after setting the PATH)

But QT_QPA_PLATFORM: "offscreen" work like a charm and saved the day.

example:

pytest:
  image: python:3.6
  variables:
    QT_QPA_PLATFORM: "offscreen"
  script:
    - pytest tests/

Thanks to steve

Answer 2

If PyQt5 is an option, Qt 5 has the "minimal" platform plugin. To use it, modify the argv passed to QApplication to include ['-platform', 'minimal'].

(reference: https://stackoverflow.com/a/35355906/829568)

For PyQt4, you could use a virtual X Server:

sudo apt-get install xvfb
xvfb-run python render.py

(reference: https://stackoverflow.com/a/13215192/829568)