HIDAPI with Qt5- compiling error

o6a6r9v1p

I am new to QT, and working with HIDAPI for Microchip Mcus. I have compiled the example code for HIDAPI and it is giving "undefined reference to 'hid_open' " error. All the source files are copied into project folder. Even then i am getting similar error for six functions that are defined in hidapi.c file. we are using Qt Creator 4.2.0 (4.2.0) Based on Qt 5.7.1.
I have gone through related posts in Qt forum & in net, but could not find a solution. Please give clues about problem.
Thanks

jsulm

@o6a6r9v1p "undefined reference to 'hid_open' " - means you either do not link against the library containing hid_open or you did not add the source file containing the hid_open definition to your project if you do not use the library.
Just copying the files into your project directory doesn't mean they are built. You need to add them in your pro file (rerun qmake after changing pro file).

o6a6r9v1p

did as you told, but getting same error message.

o6a6r9v1p

@jsulm
Thanks for your input. I did as you told.
pro file contents looks as below:

#begins here 
QT       += core gui

greaterThan(QT_MAJOR_VERSION, 4): QT += widgets

TARGET = HID_PnP_Demo
TEMPLATE = app

DEFINES += QT_DEPRECATED_WARNINGS


SOURCES += main.cpp\
        demoapp.cpp \
    hid_pnp.cpp \
    hidapi.cpp

HEADERS  += demoapp.h \
    hid_pnp.h \
    hidapi.h    \
    ui_demoapp.h

FORMS    += demoapp.ui

#end of file

I am getting now the following type of error for 6 functions defined in hidapi.cpp

C:\Users\Documents\HID_PnP_Demo\HID_PnP_Demo\hidapi.cpp:286: error: undefined reference to `_imp__SetupDiGetClassDevsA@16'

In net, it is said to be linker/path problem. Where shall i set them?
Thanks

[edit: added coding tags three back-ticks before and after SGaist ]

SGaist

Hi and welcome to devnet,

You are missing

win32 {
   LIBS += -lhid -lsetupapi
}

in your .pro file.

o6a6r9v1p

@SGaist
Thank you and @jsulm for your quick help. Now project is compiled & I getting the GUI.

SGaist

Great !

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