# ERROR: Cannot compile a minimal program. The toolchain or QMakeSpec is broken. While building ParaView to execute Qt custom apps

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-cannot-compile-a-minimal-program-the-toolchain-or-qmakespec-is-broken-while-building-paraview-to-execute-qt-custom-apps/3053
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [November 26, 2019, 5:22pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-cannot-compile-a-minimal-program-the-toolchain-or-qmakespec-is-broken-while-building-paraview-to-execute-qt-custom-apps/3053 "2019-11-26T17:22:55Z")
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### Author: ![ben.boeckel](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@ben.boeckel](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ben.boeckel)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2020, 6:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-cannot-compile-a-minimal-program-the-toolchain-or-qmakespec-is-broken-while-building-paraview-to-execute-qt-custom-apps/3053/2 "2020-03-20T18:41:34Z")

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Sorry for the delay. For macOS, I suggest downloading binaries from Qt upstream and using them rather than trying to build it from the superbuild. [https://download.qt.io/official\_releases/qt/](https://download.qt.io/official_releases/qt/)

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