diff --git a/config/common.gypi b/config/common.gypi
index 7ca4b83d7..330f36203 100644
--- a/config/common.gypi
+++ b/config/common.gypi
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     'includes': [],
     'type': 'shared_library',
     'variables': {
-        'qt_home_dir': '<!(echo $QN_QT_HOME_DIR)',
+        'qt_home_dir': '/usr/local/qt5',
     },
     'target_defaults': {
         'cflags!': ['-fno-exceptions'],
@@ -43,15 +43,20 @@
                 ],
             }],
             ['OS=="linux"', {
-                'cflags': [
-                    '<!@(pkg-config --cflags Qt5Core Qt5Gui Qt5Widgets Qt5Test)',
-                ],
-                'ldflags': [
-                    '<!@(pkg-config --libs-only-L --libs-only-other Qt5Core Qt5Gui Qt5Widgets Qt5Test)',
+                'include_dirs': [
+                    '<(qt_home_dir)/include',
+                    '<(qt_home_dir)/include/QtCore',
+                    '<(qt_home_dir)/include/QtGui',
+                    '<(qt_home_dir)/include/QtWidgets',
                 ],
                 'libraries': [
-                    '<!@(pkg-config --libs-only-l Qt5Core Qt5Gui Qt5Widgets Qt5Test)',
-                ]
+                    '<(qt_home_dir)/lib/libQt5Core.so',
+                    '<(qt_home_dir)/lib/libQt5Gui.so',
+                    '<(qt_home_dir)/lib/libQt5Widgets.so',
+                ],
+                'cflags':[
+                    '-fPIC'
+                ],
             }],
             ['OS=="win"', {
                 'msvs_settings': {
diff --git a/examples/calculator/index.ts b/examples/calculator/index.ts
index 7571da4b9..dbb81f2fc 100644
--- a/examples/calculator/index.ts
+++ b/examples/calculator/index.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ rootView.setStyleSheet(
   `
   * {
     font-size: 20px;
+    color: white;
   }
 
   QPushButton {
diff --git a/src/cpp/Extras/Utils/utils.cpp b/src/cpp/Extras/Utils/utils.cpp
index a724f14ac..69eda6021 100644
--- a/src/cpp/Extras/Utils/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/Extras/Utils/utils.cpp
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ YGSize extrautils::measureQtWidget (YGNodeRef node, float width, YGMeasureMode w
         if(widget){
             QSize size = widget->sizeHint();
             return YGSize{
-                .height = static_cast<float>(size.height()),
-                .width = static_cast<float>(size.width())
+                width : static_cast<float>(size.width()),
+                height : static_cast<float>(size.height()),
             };
         }
     }
-    return YGSize{ .height = 0, .width = 0 };
+    return YGSize{width : 0, height : 0};
 }
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