glGetString(GL_VERSION) returns NULL

[Paul H.]

Well, it is reporting different versions in the different environments. I would try running process explorer and see what dlls are being used for each environment.
Paul

[floatingWoods]

Ok, so I used the process explorer, and noticed that the deployed application (i.e. the one not launched via QtCreator) is has libGLESV2.dll loaded. How come? I do not need GL ES, nor do I want it (my application still uses old OpenGL fixed-pipeline code).

Searching the internet for libGLESV2.dll, I found out that libGLESv2.dll is distributed by Mozilla Foundation and used by Firefox 9.0.1 application. How come my application is using it? How can I prevent this?

Thanks

[SGaist]

Hi,

IIRC, Qt on Windows loads at runtime either the OpenGL or ANGLE backend depending on what you have available on the machine where you run the application. You might be seeing that happening.

[floatingWoods]

Thanks Samuel.

I basically don't need OpenGL ES, I am just using old fixed-pipeline OpenGl commands (probably not much more than OpenGl 2.0). What are my options?

I also tried to deploy the application by specifying that I don't want the ANGLE library (--no-angle), but then, I get a bunch of messages (then a crash) like:

Failed to load libEGL.dll ...
static QWindowsEGLStaticContext* QWindowsEGLStaticCOntext::create(QWindowsOpenGLTester::Renderers): Failed to load and resolve libEGL functions
...

Thanks

[SGaist]

How are you doing the deployment ?

[floatingWoods]

Sorry for the delay..
I deploy the application (which is a library (loaded by an executable)) with:

windeployqt --no-angle directoryToMyDll\myDll.dll

It then tells me:

To be deployed: Qt5Core Qt5Gui Qt5Network Qt5OpenGL Qt5Svg Qt5Widgets

Thanks

[SGaist]

I'm not sure I'm following you, you have a Qt application + library to deploy ?

[IanMoone]

I have the same issue :
https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-47105

I force Qt to use OpenGL instead of Angle and it's not enough, I also link statically openGL library.
The openGL context is necessary created cause, we call glGetString after the display of the splash screen of the application.

Edit:
I want to check the QOpenGLContext::currentContext() ptr, but I can't make it build, the QOpenGLContext header doesn't provide the class definition.

[floatingWoods]

I have prepared a minimalistic application that illustrates the problem.

The minimalistic application will build a QMainWindow, and set a QOpenGlWidget-derived widget as the central element. Then, in that widget, in the initializeGL function I check the GL_VERSION. When I run it from QtCreator, it works fine. When I deploy the application and I run it from the command line, it fails with the glGetString function.
Here the minimalistic application:

Project file:

QT			+=	widgets opengl
LIBS		+=	-lopengl32
QT			+=	core

HEADERS		=	myGlWidgetClass.h
SOURCES		=	myGlWidgetClass.cpp \
			main.cpp

The QOpenGLWidget-derived class (header):

#include <QOpenGLWidget>
class MyGlWidgetClass : public QOpenGLWidget
{
	Q_OBJECT
public:
	MyGlWidgetClass(QWidget *parent = 0);
	~MyGlWidgetClass();
protected:
	void initializeGL();
};
#endif

The QOpenGLWidget-derived class (implementation):

#include "myGlWidgetClass.h"
MyGlWidgetClass::MyGlWidgetClass(QWidget *parent) : QOpenGLWidget(parent)
{
}

MyGlWidgetClass::~MyGlWidgetClass()
{
}

void MyGlWidgetClass::initializeGL()
{
	const char* gl_version=(const char*)(glGetString(GL_VERSION));
	if (gl_version==NULL)
		Beep(4000,500);
}

And the application main code:

#include <QApplication>
#include <QMainWindow>
#include "myGlWidgetClass.h"
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
	QApplication app(argc, argv);
	QMainWindow myMainWindow;
	myMainWindow.setCentralWidget(new MyGlWidgetClass(&myMainWindow));
	myMainWindow.showNormal();
	return app.exec();
}

I also have to mention again that this problem happens with Qt 5.5, but not with Qt5.1.1 (both on Windows 8.1). (with Qt5.1.1, simply replace QOpenGLWidget with QGLWidget (since QOpenGLWidget is new since Qt5.4))

Thanks

[floatingWoods]

Hello again,

for your info: I am able to invert the problem with following code before building the application:

QCoreApplication::setAttribute(Qt::AA_UseDesktopOpenGL,true);

With invert, I mean that with above call, I can run my application from the command line, but not from QtCreator anymore (only a black screen in that case, not even the toolbar buttons are visible anymore)

Details and a demo application that illustrates the problem can be found here

Thanks