A: QBrew has been successfully compiled and run on a variety of Unix platforms, so the odds are low that something's wrong with configure (although it does happen). More likely, you don't have the necessary libraries or headers installed. Make sure that you have the X development libraries installed, as well as the Qt 2.2 or greater or greater development libraries. QBrew will not compile and link with the older Qt 1.4x libraries.
If you are still having problems, then write me at <david@usermode.org>. Please include the full text of the error message, along with the config.log in the build directory.
A: There is a printing bug in Qt 2.2.4. If this is the version of Qt that you are using, please either upgrade to a new version, or use the earlier 2.2.3 version.
A: I may possibly distribute precompiled binaries as an option in the future, but for now I'm sticking with the standard source tarball. The reason is portability. Solaris is different from FreeBSD which is different from Linux which is different from... You get the idea. Portability is even difficult between different Linux distributions. I just don't have the resources to build a package for every distribution and OS.
However, if you make a precompiled package I would love to make a link for it on my webpage. QBrew is already available under Debian GNU/Linux and FreeBSD ports.
A: I would love to! But two big obstacles are in my way. First, I do not run Windows. Second, I do not have the Windows edition of the Qt library to build with. However, if you would like to take the lead on a Windows edition of QBrew, you would have my full support.