Compile generate 0 byte files on OS X

[Amott]

here it is :

TEMPLATE = subdirs

SUBDIRS += \
    MdCore \
    MdWidgets \
    MediaCad \
    MdModels \
    QtOpenGL \
    MdDimension \
    MdProfile \
    MdDrawing2d \
    MdPrint \
    MddwgParameters

 # where to find the sub projects - give the folders
MdCore.subdir = MdCore
MdWidgets.subdir  = MdWidgets
MediaCad.subdir  = MediaCad
MdModels.subdir  = MdModels
MdDimension.subdir  = MdDimension
QtOpenGL.subdir  = QtOpenGL
MdProfile.subdir = MdProfile
MdDrawing2d.subdir = MdDrawing2d
MdPrint.subdir = MdPrint
MddwgParameters.subdir = MddwgParameters

 # what subproject depends on others
MdWidgets.depends = MdCore
MediaCad.depends = MdCore MdWidgets
MdModels.depends = MdCore
MdDimension.depends = MdCore MdWidgets
MdProfile.depends = MdCore MdWidgets MdModels
MdDrawing2d.depends = MdCore
MdPrint.depends = MdCore
MddwgParameters.depends = MdCore MdWidgets

[SGaist]

Can you reproduce that with a minimal project ?

Note there's one thing that I find a bit strange with your current project. For MdDimension, it looks like you are picking pieces from other folders and rebuild them there rather than having the common classes themselves in a library that would link against.

[Amott]

Yes, I have a basic project (just a main.cpp and a mainwindow), using the ODA library and I have the same result. Maybe the error comes from this library ?

[SGaist]

What does that library look like ?

[Amott]

I don't know what you mean by saying that but I hope my answer is what you expect.
ODA is a library to manage .dwg and .dgn files. It is composed with a folder "lib" where are placed a lot of .a, a folder "bin" with some unix executable, a folder "include" with some headers. I copied / pasted them into different folder and linked them to my application.
Here is the what the full library looks like :
http://hpics.li/58b8b54

[Amott]

Here I am again with some news, I have successfully built a basic project that includes ODA library, so I did the same operation with the same include files on the real project but it still generate me empty files.
I have compared both .pro file and I have notice that may be the source of the error :

target.path = /usr/lib
INSTALLS += target

It's the only thing that is different between the project that works and the real project. I have tried to change the target but nothing happens, am I missing something ?

[SGaist]

Try change target for some other name. my_target should do it.

[Amott]

I tried this too but it doesn't change anything. Maybe a last idea, at the very beginning, I had an error :
Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64
The solution I find was to add -stdlib=libstdc++ to qmake. Maybe there was another solution ?

[Amott]

I just realizze that I spoke too fast, my other project was working but it was to generate a .app not a lib...
I retried to create a lib step by step :
-create a lib project -> works
-add include path to ODA library to the project -> works
-use a variable of ODA -> error above
-add libstdc++ to qmake -> generate empty files
So the problem comes from either ODA or libstdc++, I will continue to search the solution

[SGaist]

Is ODA built against the old C++ library ?

[Amott]

I don't know, the package is named "Teigha_macOsX_x64_10.11" and the mac is in 64bit on OS X 10.11. I will ask in the ODA forum to know
Edit : I can generate some files now ! I change qmake argument to CFLAGS="-arch x86_64" but at a certain point it generate me the error above.

[SGaist]

The best would be to ensure what were the parameters used to build that library. It's surprising if they don't use libc++.

[Amott]

I have made a test with the command "file" to know what kind of library is it, here are my results :

a random lib in /usr/lib :

Mach-0 universal binary with 2 architectures
(for architecture x68_64): Mach-0 64-bit dynamically linked shared library x86_64
(for architecture i386): Mach-0 dynamically linked shared library i386

a lib from ODA :

current ar archive random library

I'm not sure of what it means, the library is not compatible with the Mac ?

[kenchan]

@Amott

I use that ODA library on OSX and I link it with the c library like this...

LIBS += -lc++ \
-lTD_Db \
... other ODA libs

and it works fine.

[Amott]

@kenchan

Thanks for your response ! I have tried again but I still have the same error. Which version of OSX, ODA and XCode are you using ?

[Amott]

I finally found the solution : I needed a line on the .pro :
QMAKE_LFLAGS += -framework CoreFoundation

[SGaist]

Strange… You should have had undefined symbols errors…

In any case it should rather be: LIBS += -framework CoreFoundation

[Amott]

it works too, I will replace this variable. It strange but it works, after 3 weeks, I'm so happy that something works taht I won't search why it doesn't make me an error !