DEL_FILE inside project.pro

Marek

Hi all,

I need to delete file before repogen starts to create repository of my application,
repogen and windeploy are embeded in installer.pro based on this idea:
link text

So, I have something like this:

deleteConfig.commands = $(DEL_FILE) $$PWD/packages/my_package/data/config_file.conf
QMAKE_EXTRA_COMPILERS += deleteConfig

But unfortunatelly this doesn't work and there is no info in compiler output.
How to execute delete file properly?
I'm doing this on Windows 10 Qt 5.7 QtCreator 4.1 compiler msvc32Bit

Best Regards
Marek

SGaist

Hi,

If you want it to run before anything else you have to use PRE_TARGETDEPS.

Hope it helps

FrankiPL

Hi,

I have in installer.pro among others:

# create offline installer
INPUT = $$PWD/config/config.xml $$PWD/packages
offlineInstaller.depends = copydata
offlineInstaller.input = INPUT
offlineInstaller.output = $$INSTALLER_OFFLINE
offlineInstaller.commands = $$(QTDIR)/../../QtIFW2.0.3/bin/binarycreator --offline-only -c $$PWD/config/config.xml -p $$PWD/packages ${QMAKE_FILE_OUT}
offlineInstaller.CONFIG += target_predeps no_link combine

QMAKE_EXTRA_COMPILERS += offlineInstaller

# create repository for release
CONFIG(release, debug|release) {

    #HERE ADDITIONAL STEP

    QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$(QTDIR)/../../QtIFW2.0.3/bin/repogen -p $$PWD/packages -i my_app_package --update $$OUT_PWD/../repository
}

So first offline installer is generated and then repository for updates for old versions.
I need to insert step between the two, as update repository must not have some files/direcories that installer needs.

I have tried some options that I have seen on the web, but nothing seems to work

deleteConfig.commands = $(DEL_FILE) $$PWD/packages/my_app_package/data/app.conf
deleteConfig.output = $$PWD/packages/my_app_package/data/
deleteConfig.input = $$PWD/packages/my_app_package/data/
QMAKE_EXTRA_COMPILERS += deleteConfig

OR

QMAKE = del $$PWD/packages/my_app_package/data/app.conf

OR

QMAKE_CLEAN += $$PWD/packages/my_app_package/data/app.conf

OR

rmfile.commands = $(DEL_FILE) $$PWD/packages/my_app_package/data/app.conf
first.depends = $(first) rmfile
export(first.depends)
export(rmfile.commands)
QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += first rmfile

Is something essentially wrong with adding the step to delete file before repogen ?

Best Regards
Marek

SGaist

Did you took a look at PRE_TARGETDEPS ?

FrankiPL

Hi,

Thank you for hint.
I have looked at PRE_TARGETDEPS, though there is not much documentation, except undocumented ;)
http://paulf.free.fr/undocumented_qmake.html
https://wiki.qt.io/Undocumented_QMake

I have managed to add del file, but the problem is that delete file doesnt wait for installer creation process to finish (which is in fact QMAKE_EXTRA_COMPILERS ). There is option CONFIG+= target_predeps but it doesnt wait, maybe because there is no real target in my .pro file

I have used dirty hack to wait some seconds, but it is really not the solution .

Full .pro file below.
How to make delete file step to wait for QMAKE_EXTRA_COMPILERS to finish, or maybe I should rewrite everything using TARGETS with command to generate installer and then repo?
Will Makefile wait for each target to finish specified command?

# Before run make project, need to put executable file and dlls into
# $$PWD/installer/packages/my_package_app/data

TEMPLATE = aux

CONFIG(debug, debug|release) {
    INSTALLER_OFFLINE = $$OUT_PWD/../InstallerDebug/MyApp.offline
    INSTALLER_ONLINE = $$OUT_PWD/../InstallerDebug/MyApp.online
    DESTDIR_WIN = $$PWD/packages/my_package_app/data
    DESTDIR_WIN ~= s,/,\\,g
    PWD_WIN = $$OUT_PWD/../MyAppDebug
    PWD_WIN ~= s,/,\\,g

    copydata.commands = $(COPY_DIR) $$PWD_WIN $$DESTDIR_WIN
    first.depends = $(first) copydata
    export(first.depends)
    export(copydata.commands)
    QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += first copydata
} else {
    INSTALLER_OFFLINE = $$OUT_PWD/../InstallerRelease/MyApp.offline
    INSTALLER_ONLINE = $$OUT_PWD/../InstallerRelease/MyApp.online

    # package data dir
    DESTDIR_WIN = $$PWD/packages/my_package_app/data
    DESTDIR_WIN ~= s,/,\\,g
    # app data dir
    PWD_WIN = $$OUT_PWD/../MyAppRelease
    PWD_WIN ~= s,/,\\,g

    copydata.commands = $(COPY_DIR) $$PWD_WIN $$DESTDIR_WIN
    first.depends = $(first) copydata
    export(first.depends)
    export(copydata.commands)

    QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += first copydata
}

# offline installer
INPUT = $$PWD/config/config.xml $$PWD/packages
offlineInstaller.depends = copydata
offlineInstaller.input = INPUT
offlineInstaller.output = $$INSTALLER_OFFLINE
offlineInstaller.commands = $$(QTDIR)/../../QtIFW2.0.3/bin/binarycreator --offline-only -c $$PWD/config/config.xml -p $$PWD/packages ${QMAKE_FILE_OUT}
offlineInstaller.CONFIG += target_predeps no_link combine

QMAKE_EXTRA_COMPILERS += offlineInstaller

installerOk.depends=copydata
installerOk.commands=@echo sleep command
QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += installerOk


# generate repo
CONFIG(release, debug|release) {
    sleepCmd.depends=installerOk
    sleepCmd.commands=ping -n 120 127.0.0.1 > null
    QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += sleepCmd

    FILE_TO_DEL=$$PWD/packages/my_app_package/data/app.conf
    FILE_TO_DEL ~= s,/,\\,g
    deleteConfig.depends = sleepCmd
    deleteConfig.commands = $(DEL_FILE) $$FILE_TO_DEL
    deleteConfig.output = $$PWD/packages/my_app_package/data/
    deleteConfig.input = $$PWD/packages/my_app_package/data/

    QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += deleteConfig
    PRE_TARGETDEPS+=deleteConfig sleepCmd installerOk

    QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$(QTDIR)/../../QtIFW2.0.3/bin/repogen -p $$PWD/packages -i my_app_package --update $$OUT_PWD/../repository
}

DISTFILES += \
    packages/my_app_package/meta/package.xml \
    config/config.xml

Best Regards
Marek

SGaist

Just thought about something: you can have several commands in QMAKE_POST_LINK so you could call the delete command before reopen directly there.

Marek

I have tried this and I did:
QMAKE_POST_LINK +=$(DEL_FILE) $$FILE_TO_DEL
QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$(QTDIR)/../../QtIFW2.0.3/bin/repogen -p $$PWD/packages -i my_app_package --update $$OUT_PWD/../repository

but then commands are executed as one with DEL_FILE at the beginning - not good ;)
luckily it failed with - unknown argument.

I will try to separate them with ; or &&

FrankiPL

it works.

Short update:

FILE_TO_DEL=$$PWD/packages/cutecomfort.panel/data/ccbox-panel.conf
FILE_TO_DEL ~= s,/,\\,g

QMAKE_POST_LINK += @echo removing file ;
QMAKE_POST_LINK += $(DEL_FILE) $$FILE_TO_DEL ;
QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$(QTDIR)/../../QtIFW2.0.3/bin/repogen -p $$PWD/packages -i my_app_package --update $$OUT_PWD/../repository
}

Thank you.
Marek

SGaist

I used RETURN = $$escape_expand(\\r\\n) and then add $$RETURN between line of commands in order to separate them.

IIRC, there could be a simpler way for that in Qt 5 but right now I don't remember...

Marek

The point is that I have learnd some more about QMAKE files and thaat whats matter ;)

Cheers
Marek

flart

It works for few files:

RETURN = $$escape_expand(\n\t)

FILE_TO_DEL= test/1.txt test/2.txt
FILE_TO_DEL ~= s,/,\\,g

QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$RETURN $(DEL_FILE) $$FILE_TO_DEL ;

But It's don't work with recursive folder remove, or using test/*.txt. It freezes.

There is still no pretty QMAKE_CLEAN-way?

SGaist

You can your DEL_DIR for folders.