[solved] QtQuickCompiler for cross-compiled Qt 5.4.2 version.

[dailydols]

How do I get the QtQuickCompiler invoked by an arbitrary
cross-compiling kit within QtCreator?

I got the sources from Qt 5.4.2 enterprise (trail) successfully configured and cross-compiled for an embedded linux SDK (gcc 4.4.x, ARM Cortex A8 gnueabi) on a x86 linux build&host system.
The Qt build is correctly found and listet by QtCreator for development, and I can cross-compile projects with it.

The main issue is to get the QtQuickCompiler (qtqc) working with this particular Qt build:

• After a "make install" for the Qt sources, there is no 'qtquickcompiler' binary anywhere in the build output, nor in the --prefix path.
• QtCreator does not unblock the "Enable Qt Quick Compiler" option for projects that are configured to be compiled with this self-compiled Qt build, saying that this Qt Version does not support it.
• After copying the 'qtquickcompiler' binary for the x86 gcc build (installed via QtMaintenanceTool) into the cross compilers binary path, the option above is unlocked and checkable, but a qmake + (re)build of a project utilizing QML does not call the qtqc on the resources files that are listed the .pro file.
• The Qt is ./configured for compilation using the "-commercial" flag, and I had a trail license installed as /home/<user>/.qt-license.
• Compiling QML projects for a x86 windows system (another Qt 5.4.2 enterprise trail) correctly calls the qtqc, which can be seen in the make's console outputs.

Any suggestions?

[dailydols]

Alright,

the Qt Knowledge Base explains it:

• have a commercial license.
• copy a QtQuickCompiler executable from a downloaded commercial Qt 5.4+ installer version
  to the bin path of your self-compiled Qt installation.
• copy qtquickcompiler.prf from the same Qt 5.4+ version to the mkspecs/features folder of the installation folder of your Qt build.
• restart QtCreator and open your project, and the QtQuickCompiler should now be selectable.

Eventually you get a message for a missing libQt5Core for 'qtquickcompiler',
which indicates that the QtQuickCompiler is now about to get invoked.
Fix the missing libs by correcting your library paths, and you should be fine.

I hope that helps someone...

[SGaist]

Hi,

Glad you found out and thanks for sharing !

Can you provide a link to the article where you found this ?

[dailydols]

The link is https://wiki.qt.io/KnowledgeBase:SupportFAQ#Qt_Tools
You need a Qt Account to access it.

Credits to Andy Shaw from the Qt Support Center.

[SGaist]

Thanks !

Since you've got the information, can you please update the thread title prepending [solved] so other forum users may know a solution has been found :)