PostgreSQL and Trying to connect using Qt

clochydd

Hi nHx4U, I work with PostgreSQL and Qt5,2 on Unix and Win7 64.
On Win7 I installed PSQL 32 and Qt 5.2 with mingw32. After setting up a 2nd Win7 machine I had similar problems as you have now.
Firstly they had been caused by an old PSQL 64 install, which had not completely been removed.
When removed and restarted, I still encountered the "QSqlDatabase: QPSQL driver not loaded" problem. After deleting all entries in the Application Build directory (Debug/Release) and building the project it works fine!

aftertaf

currently following this tuto:
http://qt-project.org/wiki/How-to-build-a-static-Qt-for-Windows-MinGW

I changed the powershell script to make it use QT 5.2.1, and for it to build some odbc & psql drivers (i think)

Get the Powershell script from there, read the tuto fully and do what is says, fully.......

I've changed these lines:
@78: $QtSrcUrl = "http://download.qt-project.org/official_releases/qt/5.2/5.2.1/single/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.2.1.7z",
169: -make libs -nomake tools -nomake examples -nomake tests -plugin-sql-odbc -plugin-sql-psql"@

I'll let you know about the outcome.
Anyone figures out what I'm doing and cares to give a pointer on how to get it working (tm) from my actions so far, or to correct me :), feel free...

aftertaf

i have :
c:\Qt with the binary installer version
c:\Qt\Static with the 'still compiling' static version (with the psql stuff I hope!!)

c:\PgSQl93_x86 with postgres 32bit & headers, libs, the whole installer package

Also have postgres 9.1 64bit (used for work).

Can someone, somewhere, write a step by step tutorial on how do to it, what prerequisites are what, which differences need which slightly different approach.... ?

clochydd

@aftertaf
Here's a short tutorial for Qt + PSQL:

Install Qt 5.2 32 from binary mingw32 "Qt 5.2.1 for Windows 32-bit (MinGW 4.8, OpenGL, 634 MB)"
Install Qt 5.2 Sorces
Install PostgreSQL 32-bit
Compile the QPSQL plugin

REM:
a. Check the PATH (mingw and postgresql\bin and lib)
b. I could not manage to have both PSQL 32 and 64 working together on one Win7 - only the 32-Bit works and it only worked after completely uninstalling PSQL 64 and build my own Qt-Applications completely new in a clean directory!

Hope this is useful for you

aftertaf

grrrrrrrrrrr

@xcopy /s /q /y /i C:\Qt\Static\src\qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.2.1\qtbase\mks
pecs\winphone-arm-msvc2012 C:\Qt\Static\5.2.1\mkspecs\winphone-arm-msvc2012
2 File(s) copied
xcopy /s /q /y /i C:\Qt\Static\src\qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.2.1\qtbase\mks
pecs\winphone-x86-msvc2012 C:\Qt\Static\5.2.1\mkspecs\winphone-x86-msvc2012
2 File(s) copied
xcopy /s /q /y /i C:\Qt\Static\src\qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.2.1\qtbase\mks
pecs\winrt-arm-msvc2012 C:\Qt\Static\5.2.1\mkspecs\winrt-arm-msvc2012
2 File(s) copied
xcopy /s /q /y /i C:\Qt\Static\src\qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.2.1\qtbase\mks
pecs\winrt-x64-msvc2012 C:\Qt\Static\5.2.1\mkspecs\winrt-x64-msvc2012
2 File(s) copied
xcopy /s /q /y /i C:\Qt\Static\src\qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.2.1\qtbase\mks
pecs\winrt-x86-msvc2012 C:\Qt\Static\5.2.1\mkspecs\winrt-x86-msvc2012
2 File(s) copied
xcopy /s /q /y /i C:\Qt\Static\src\qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.2.1\qtbase\doc
\global C:\Qt\Static\5.2.1\doc\global
58 File(s) copied
mingw32-make[1]: Target 'install' not remade because of errors.
mingw32-make[1]: Leaving directory 'C:/Qt/Static/src/qt-everywhere-opensource-sr
c-5.2.1/qtbase'
makefile:72: recipe for target 'module-qtbase-install_subtargets' failed
mingw32-make: *** [module-qtbase-install_subtargets] Error 2
mingw32-make: Target 'install' not remade because of errors.
Press Enter to continue...:@

aftertaf

[quote author="clochydd" date="1391800040"]aftertaf
Here's a short tutorial for Qt + PSQL:

Install Qt 5.2 32 from binary mingw32 "Qt 5.2.1 for Windows 32-bit (MinGW 4.8, OpenGL, 634 MB)"
Install Qt 5.2 Sorces [/quote]
-> during install of 'binary' in step above?,
-> as a tarball just uninflated somewhere 'clean'?
[quote]3. Install PostgreSQL 32-bit [/quote]
->ok, i'll switch now and completely purge x64 9.1 +9.3 from this system

[quote]4. Compile the QPSQL plugin [/quote]
@
include <n00b.h>
#IFNDEF compile, what do i do?
@
i.e. us n00bs, even if we've compiled kernels and broken our teeth on linux, we know how to speak PC in a broad sense, but this is a bit like reading 'the matrix' for us, and we ARE trying....

I've tried like 50 times to follow the QODBC & QPSQL stuff via google and qt project docs, and something (different every time) ain't working, and my n00bness combined with the fact i'm gutting my system of QT binary & source over and over means i dont understand and can't remember the errors i'm having.
I've been trying for the past 2 weeks in silence and solitude before bleeding out here...

[quote]REM:
a. Check the PATH (mingw and postgresql\bin and lib) [/quote]
->the SET PATH env variable , to be sure they're both in there for the system and for the cmd prompts i've been launching??
Yep.

[quote]b. I could not manage to have both PSQL 32 and 64 working together on one Win7 - only the 32-Bit works and it only worked after completely uninstalling PSQL 64 and build my own Qt-Applications completely new in a clean directory! [/quote]
OK, cleaning up (again), this time PGx64 too

[quote]Hope this is useful for you [/quote]
me too, will let you know :)

clochydd

@aftertaf: I have modified my tutorial so that now you will see all steps from downloading to building the plugins.
This is what I've done to make Qt 32-bit and PSQL 32-bit work on Win7 64-Bit:

Prepare compiling of the plugin (Lets assume we install Qt + Sources to C:\Qt, PostgresSQL to C:\Programs(86x)):
Download Qt 5.2.1 32-bit: http://download.qt-project.org/official_releases/qt/5.2/5.2.1/qt-opensource-windows-x86-mingw48_opengl-5.2.1.exe
Run the .exe, install to C:\Qt\Qt5.2.1
Download sources: http://download.qt-project.org/official_releases/qt/5.2/5.2.1/single/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.2.1.zip
Extract zip to C:\Qt\Qt5.2.1
Download PostGreSQL 32-bit: http://www.enterprisedb.com/postgresql-932-1-installers-win32?ls=Crossover&type=Crossover
Modify PATH:
set QTSDK_SQLDRIVERS_PATH=C:\Qt\Qt5.2.0\5.2.1\mingw48_32\plugins\sqldrivers
set QT_SRC_PATH=C:\Qt\Qt5.2.1\5.2.1\Src\qtbase
set POSTGRES32=C:\Progra~2\PostgreSQL\9.3 (USE Progra~2 FOR Programs(86x)!)
cd %QT_SRC_PATH%\src\plugins\sqldrivers\psql
add permanently to PATH (Control Panel): C:\Qt\Qt5.2.1\Tools\mingw48_32\bin
modify C:\Progra~2\PostgreSQL\9.3\include\pthread.h (multiple definitions of struct timespec):
replace: #ifndef HAVE_STRUCT_TIMESPEC
with: #if ((!defined(_TIMESPEC_DEFINED)) && (!defined(HAVE_STRUCT_TIMESPEC)))
start building the plugins:
C:\Qt\Qt5.2.0\5.2.0\mingw48_32\bin\qmake "INCLUDEPATH+=%POSTGRES32%\include" "LIBS+=%POSTGRES32%\lib\libpq.lib" psql.pro
mingw32-make debug
mingw32-make release
copy the newly created plugins to C:\Qt\Qt5.2.0\5.2.1\mingw48_32\plugins\sqldrivers:
copy release\libqsqlpsql.a %QTSDK_SQLDRIVERS_PATH%
copy release\qsqlpsql.dll %QTSDK_SQLDRIVERS_PATH%
copy debug\libqsqlpsqld.a %QTSDK_SQLDRIVERS_PATH%
copy debug\qsqlpsqld.dll %QTSDK_SQLDRIVERS_PATH%

aftertaf

1: Thanks for taking time out :)
2: OK, i've just reviewed and adapted to my environment slightly

I get this error:
@g++ -c -pipe -fno-keep-inline-dllexport -g -std=c++0x -fno-exceptions -frtti -Wall -Wextra -DUNICODE -DQT_NO_CAST_TO_ASCII -DQT_NO_CAST_FROM_ASCII -DQT_NO_EXCEPTIONS -DQT_PLUGIN -DQT_SQL_LIB -DQT_CORE_LIB -I. -I"C:\Qt\5.2.1\mingw48_32\include\QtSql\5.2.1" -I"C:\Qt\5.2.1\mingw48_32\include\QtSql\5.2.1\QtSql" -I"C:\Qt\5.2.1\mingw48_32\include" -I"C:\Qt\5.2.1\mingw48_32\include\QtSql" -I"C:\Qt\5.2.1\mingw48_32\include\QtCore\5.2.1" -I"C:\Qt\5.2.1\mingw48_32\include\QtCore\5.2.1\QtCore" -I"C:\Qt\5.2.1\mingw48_32\include\QtCore" -I".moc\debug" -I"........\mkspecs\win32-g++" -o .obj\debug\qsql_psql.o ......\sql\drivers\psql\qsql_psql.cpp
......\sql\drivers\psql\qsql_psql.cpp:59:22: fatal error: libpq-fe.h: No suchfile or directory
#include <libpq-fe.h>
^
compilation terminated.
Makefile.Debug:497: recipe for target '.obj/debug/qsql_psql.o' failed
mingw32-make[1]: *** [.obj/debug/qsql_psql.o] Error 1
mingw32-make[1]: Leaving directory 'c:/QT/5.2.1/Src/qtbase/src/plugins/sqldrivers/psql'
makefile:48: recipe for target 'debug' failed
mingw32-make: *** [debug] Error 2@

my path & env.vars set in the dos prompt:(which matches, i have triple checked)
set QTSDK_SQLDRIVERS_PATH=C:\QT\5.2.1\mingw48_32\plugins\sqldrivers
set QT_SRC_PATH=c:\QT\5.2.1\Src\qtbase
set POSTGRES32=c:\psql93_x86

C:\Qt\5.2.1\mingw48_32\bin;C:\Qt\Tools\mingw48_32\bin;C:\Qt\Tools\QtCreator\bin;C:\psql93_x86\bin;C:\psql93_x86\lib;C:\psql93_x86\include;C:\psql93_x86\include\libpq;C:\Perl\site\bin;C:\Perl\bin;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\trace;C:\trace\dll;c\trace\prod;C:\windev55;c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Binn;c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\DTS\Binn;c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Application Virtualization Client;C:\Program Files\doxygen\bin

aftertaf

Forum post typo:
i do have libpq-fe.h in c:\psql93_x86\include\ (not c:\pgsql93_x86\include)
20.5k, dated 3rd Dec 2013

clochydd

But c:\pgsql93_86\include\ is not in the maker's includepath
See my suggestion item 11.:
[11. start building the plugins:
C:\Qt\Qt5.2.0\5.2.0\mingw48_32\bin\qmake “INCLUDEPATH+=%POSTGRES32%\include” “LIBS+=%POSTGRES32%\lib\libpq.lib” psql.pro]
good luck!

aftertaf

that's what i'm doing, exactly...
but still not finding it.

SGaist

And what if you replace %POSTGRES32% with the actual path BUT using forward slashes

aftertaf

result (again)
@C:\QT\5.2.1\Src\qtbase\src\plugins\sqldrivers\psql>C:\Qt\5.2.1\mingw48_32\bin\qmake "INCLUDEPATH+=c:/psql93_x86/include" "LIBS+=c:/psql93_x86/lib/libpq.lib" psql.pro

C:\QT\5.2.1\Src\qtbase\src\plugins\sqldrivers\psql>mingw32-make debug
mingw32-make -f Makefile.Debug
mingw32-make[1]: Entering directory 'C:/QT/5.2.1/Src/qtbase/src/plugins/sqldrivers/psql'
g++ -c -pipe -fno-keep-inline-dllexport -g -std=c++0x -fno-exceptions -frtti -Wall -Wextra -DUNICODE -DQT_NO_CAST_TO_ASCII -DQT_NO_CAST_FROM_ASCII -DQT_NO_EXCEPTIONS -DQT_PLUGIN -DQT_SQL_LIB -DQT_CORE_LIB -I. -I"C:\Qt\5.2.1\mingw48_32\include\QtSql\5.2.1" -I"C:\Qt\5.2.1\mingw48_32\include\QtSql\5.2.1\QtSql" -I"C:\Qt\5.2.1\mingw48_32\include" -I"C:\Qt\5.2.1\mingw48_32\include\QtSql" -I"C:\Qt\5.2.1\mingw48_32\include\QtCore\5.2.1" -I"C:\Qt\5.2.1\mingw48_32\include\QtCore\5.2.1\QtCore" -I"C:\Qt\5.2.1\mingw48_32\include\QtCore" -I".moc\debug" -I"........\mkspecs\win32-g++" -o .obj\debug\qsql_psql.o ......\sql\drivers\psql\qsql_psql.cpp
......\sql\drivers\psql\qsql_psql.cpp:59:22: fatal error: libpq-fe.h: No such file or directory
#include <libpq-fe.h>
^
compilation terminated.
Makefile.Debug:497: recipe for target '.obj/debug/qsql_psql.o' failed
mingw32-make[1]: *** [.obj/debug/qsql_psql.o] Error 1
mingw32-make[1]: Leaving directory 'C:/QT/5.2.1/Src/qtbase/src/plugins/sqldrivers/psql'
makefile:48: recipe for target 'debug' failed
mingw32-make: *** [debug] Error 2
@

Relevant env vars:(edited for readability)
Path=
C:\Qt\5.2.1\mingw48_32\bin;
C:\Qt\Tools\mingw48_32\bin;
C:\Qt\Tools\QtCreator\bin;
C:\psql93_x86\bin;
C:\psql93_x86\lib;
C:\psql93_x86\include;
C:\psql93_x86\include\libpq;
C:\Perl\site\bin;
C:\Perl\bin;
C:\Windows;
C:\Windows\system32;
C:\Program Files\doxygen\bin
PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC;.BPL;.lib
POSTGRES32=c:\psql93_x86
POSTGRES322=c:/psql93_x86
QTSDK_DRIVERSPATH=C:\QT\5.2.1\mingw48_32\plugins\sqldrivers
QTSDK_DRIVERSPATH2=C:/QT/5.2.1/mingw48_32/plugins/sqldrivers
QT_SRC_PATH=C:\Qt\5.2.1\Src\qtbase
QT_SRC_PATH2=C:/Qt/5.2.1/Src/qtbase

aftertaf

tried a different approach, still NOK.

copied all of the c:\psql93_x86\include folder (+subdirs) into C:\QT\5.2.1\Src\qtbase\src\plugins\sqldrivers\psql (directory the make enters before the fail)

it gets further before borking.
@C:\Qt\5.2.1\mingw48_32\bin\moc.exe -DUNICODE -DQT_NO_CAST_TO_ASCII -DQT_NO_CAST_FROM_ASCII -DQT_NO_EXCEPTIONS -DQT_PLUGIN -DQT_SQL_LIB -DQT_CORE_LIB -D__GNUC__-DWIN32 -I. -I"C:\Qt\5.2.1\mingw48_32\include\QtSql\5.2.1" -I"C:\Qt\5.2.1\mingw48_32\include\QtSql\5.2.1\QtSql" -I"C:\Qt\5.2.1\mingw48_32\include" -I"C:\Qt\5.2.1\mingw48_32\include\QtSql" -I"C:\Qt\5.2.1\mingw48_32\include\QtCore\5.2.1" -I"C:\Qt\5.2.1\mingw48_32\include\QtCore\5.2.1\QtCore" -I"C:\Qt\5.2.1\mingw48_32\include\QtCore" -I".moc\debug" -I"........\mkspecs\win32-g++" ......\sql\drivers\psql\qsql_psql_p.h -o .moc\debug\moc_qsql_psql_p.cpp
g++ -c -pipe -fno-keep-inline-dllexport -g -std=c++0x -fno-exceptions -frtti -Wall -Wextra -DUNICODE -DQT_NO_CAST_TO_ASCII -DQT_NO_CAST_FROM_ASCII -DQT_NO_EXCEPTIONS -DQT_PLUGIN -DQT_SQL_LIB -DQT_CORE_LIB -I. -I"C:\Qt\5.2.1\mingw48_32\include\QtSql\5.2.1" -I"C:\Qt\5.2.1\mingw48_32\include\QtSql\5.2.1\QtSql" -I"C:\Qt\5.2.1\mingw48_32\include" -I"C:\Qt\5.2.1\mingw48_32\include\QtSql" -I"C:\Qt\5.2.1\mingw48_32\include\QtCore\5.2.1" -I"C:\Qt\5.2.1\mingw48_32\include\QtCore\5.2.1\QtCore" -I"C:\Qt\5.2.1\mingw48_32\include\QtCore" -I".moc\debug" -I"........\mkspecs\win32-g++" -o .obj\debug\moc_qsql_psql_p.o.moc\debug\moc_qsql_psql_p.cpp
g++ -shared -Wl,--out-implib,C:\QT\5.2.1\Src\qtbase\plugins\sqldrivers\libqsqlpsqld.a -o ........\plugins\sqldrivers\qsqlpsqld.dll .obj/debug/main.o .obj/debug/qsql_psql.o .obj/debug/moc_qsql_psql_p.o -lpq -LC:\Qt\5.2.1\mingw48_32\lib -lQt5Sqld -lQt5Cored

c:/qt/tools/mingw48_32/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-w64-mingw32/4.8.0/../../../../i686-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: cannot find -lpq
collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status
Makefile.Debug:80: recipe for target '........\plugins\sqldrivers\qsqlpsqld.dll' failed
mingw32-make[1]: *** [........\plugins\sqldrivers\qsqlpsqld.dll] Error 1
mingw32-make[1]: Leaving directory 'C:/QT/5.2.1/Src/qtbase/src/plugins/sqldrivers/psql'
makefile:48: recipe for target 'debug' failed
mingw32-make: *** [debug] Error 2@
i'm so close i can smell the SELECT*, but still no cigar

aftertaf

You are using mingw32's gcc to compile qt and trying to use postgreql library compiled with MSVC.

MSVC uses .LIB for libraries while Mingw32 (gcc + binutils) uses .a or .so files for libraries.

You can try either of the following methods: a. compile Qt using MSVC. b. use mingw32 to compile postgresql and use its libraries.
From:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5487236/building-qt-postgresql-driver

anyone have an easy to follow 'how to build postgres from sources with mingw '?
or easier still, how to "use" the "QT" ODBC driver instead?

aftertaf

...
just build libpq.a from sources . . . .
http://pgolub.wordpress.com/2008/12/15/building-postgresql-client-library-using-mingw-under-winxp-sp3/

don't know what to do with it.
sorry for by n00bness, people...

clochydd

It is not necessary to compile postgresql, I used the binaries 32-bit and with installing ./lib and ./include had been provided, too.
Your make does not recognise the psql includes (the stuff, that follows -I) and that's why you still receive the message 'libpq-fe.h not found'.
Do you see the same error if you use backslashed paths with you qmake command? Qt uses forward slashes but I had success with the backslashed command.

SGaist

Just to be sure, wouldn't by any chance libpq-fe.h be in include/libpq ? If so it's that last element that was missing.

clochydd

Yes, this has been installed in "C:\Program Files (x86)\PostgreSQL\9.3\include" together with the binaries of PostgeSQL 32-bit:
"03.12.2013 06:13 21.082 libpq-fe.h"
and - the PostgreSQl include has to be added to qmake!

SGaist

Indeed, but you need to give the full path to libqp-fe.h not just the path that contains the libpq folder.

Please avoid having spaces in your path when developing, it something that is not working very well on windows