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  • cpperC cpper

    Looks like I had the same question some months ago: Take a look here .

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    #7

    @cpper

    Looks like I had the same question some months ago: Take a look here .

    I read your link. And also went to the links there they were provided. And tried to go through a path and make my app ready for sending. But the result was completely awful. I became really confused by those many complicated and complex contents. :(
    Whatever I tried to find a way for my app, I couldn't. :(

    What about you? Could you share your app as you wanted? If so, please tell me what steps are needed, or how could you do it?

    @dheerendra

    This link should help you.
    http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/windows-deployment.html#static-linking

    I could find windeployqt.exe in this path
    C:\Qt\Qt5.5.1\5.5\mingw492_32\bin\windeployqt.exe
    (remember please that I used Qt Creator for creating the app)
    And also I created a release mode of the app. And now I have two folders named
    build-My_First_Calculator-Desktop-Release which contains a release folder with some files inside it. I then, went to that path (release folder) by a command line and pasted the path to windeployqt.exe. I don't know now how to add configure -static. However I type it, the command line gets an error!

    I also collected some .dll files as follows and put them in a same folder with My_First_Calculator.exe (from release folder). That .exe files is much smaller in size compared to the .exe file of the debug folder.

    libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll
    libwinpthread-1.dll
    Qt5Cored.dll
    Qt5Guid.dll
    libstdc++-6.dll
    Qt5Gui.dll
    Qt5Widgetsd.dll

    Now what should I do?
    It does not matter that I go through a hundred steps, but just guide me step-by-step, I will do it.

    @ambershark

    @tomy Yea it sounds like you want static linking. However, be aware that you need a commerical license (last time I checked) for static linking to Qt.

    What does that mean please?
    It was me who wrote the code and have the source code. I think if someone else, wants to use it (without getting permission from me) he/she should get a licence for it. Or maybe there is some misunderstanding for me (because it's the first time I do it).

    So I would definitely not distribute a static linked binary unless you have a commercial license or risk some serious legal ramifications.

    Would you please shortly say what do you mean by this, in some works? I would be grateful.

    The other way to do it is use the windows deployment tool.

    http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/windows-deployment.html#the-windows-deployment-tool

    As I said, I saw all of these, but the problem is, for a newcomer of Qt (I have just read two chapters of the official book on Qt 4.x) they are very complicated and seems complex.

    What I need is only a step-by-step solution. Thanks.

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      #8

      I also liked the info here
      http://www.tripleboot.org/?p=138

      There is a thing to understand
      for a Release Build use the DLLS with NO "d" in name

      This for debug build. Notice the D

      Qt5Widgetsd.dll

      Please do NOT mix release and debug dlls. :)

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      • mrjjM mrjj

        I also liked the info here
        http://www.tripleboot.org/?p=138

        There is a thing to understand
        for a Release Build use the DLLS with NO "d" in name

        This for debug build. Notice the D

        Qt5Widgetsd.dll

        Please do NOT mix release and debug dlls. :)

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        wrote on last edited by
        #9

        @mrjj
        In my folder (that .exe and .dll files exist) there are also other ended to d file names as well.
        Qt5Cored.dll
        Qt5Guid.dll

        So I first delete those ones from the folder and remain it alone. Then I start reading the link until the comments. And if there is something not clear for me, I will ask here again.
        Thanks.

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        • tomyT tomy

          @mrjj
          In my folder (that .exe and .dll files exist) there are also other ended to d file names as well.
          Qt5Cored.dll
          Qt5Guid.dll

          So I first delete those ones from the folder and remain it alone. Then I start reading the link until the comments. And if there is something not clear for me, I will ask here again.
          Thanks.

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          mrjj
          Lifetime Qt Champion
          wrote on last edited by
          #10

          @tomy
          Those with d is debug version.
          Normally you only make deployment folders for Release version but
          a debug version is also possible. Just dont mix it :)

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          • mrjjM mrjj

            @tomy
            Those with d is debug version.
            Normally you only make deployment folders for Release version but
            a debug version is also possible. Just dont mix it :)

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            wrote on last edited by
            #11

            @mrjj
            Thanks.

            What I have done are as follows:
            1- I read the instructions carefully and on a virtual machine (Win 10 x64) created a folder named test. Then I went to the path C:\Qt\Qt5.5.1\5.5\mingw492_32 (on my real machine, a Windows 7 x64) .
            2- Then I copied 10 .dll files from there into the test folder of virtual machine.
            3- There are two .exe files on my system. One of the Debug mode with size about 1.4MB and one for the release mode wih size about 49KB. (Very smaller)
            Since we need the release files I copied that .exe files into the test folder.
            4- Then I double clicked on that file (in the test folder) but an error was shown up. I clicked on OK button of the error message and another error!

            http://uploads.im/HJ3nO.jpg
            http://uploads.im/OEXcL.jpg

            My questions:
            Why do I get these errors?
            Consider the .exe file works well there, OK, so what is the rest of the process?

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              mrjj
              Lifetime Qt Champion
              wrote on last edited by mrjj
              #12

              Hi
              As should be clear from the link,
              you need sub folder too called
              platforms and dll in there.
              alt text

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              • mrjjM mrjj

                Hi
                As should be clear from the link,
                you need sub folder too called
                platforms and dll in there.
                alt text

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                tomy
                wrote on last edited by tomy
                #13

                @mrjj

                Hi
                As should be clear from the link,
                you need sub folder too called

                Hi,
                What sub folder do you mean?
                Where my Qt projects are stored there are My_First_Calculator, build-My_First_Calculator-Desktop-Debug and build-My_First_Calculator-Desktop-Release folders.

                platforms and dll in there.

                All the mentioned .dll files are pasted into the test folder (as shown in the images above).
                And what platforms?

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                • tomyT tomy

                  @mrjj

                  Hi
                  As should be clear from the link,
                  you need sub folder too called

                  Hi,
                  What sub folder do you mean?
                  Where my Qt projects are stored there are My_First_Calculator, build-My_First_Calculator-Desktop-Debug and build-My_First_Calculator-Desktop-Release folders.

                  platforms and dll in there.

                  All the mentioned .dll files are pasted into the test folder (as shown in the images above).
                  And what platforms?

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                  mrjj
                  Lifetime Qt Champion
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #14

                  @tomy

                  inside test, you must have platforms
                  and inside platforms u must have the dll as shown and written in the link / picture.

                  So your test folder is the deployment folder.

                  the
                  build-My_First_Calculator-Desktop-Debug and
                  build-My_First_Calculator-Desktop-Release
                  are the build folders.

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                  • tomyT Offline
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                    wrote on last edited by
                    #15

                    I got it. :)

                    I created a folder named platforms inside test and copied the qwindows into it. Now the app works well. Thanks so much.

                    This step is finished. Now the main goal. How to make one .exe file or installer file or whatsoever, for publishing the app to others please?

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                    • tomyT tomy

                      I got it. :)

                      I created a folder named platforms inside test and copied the qwindows into it. Now the app works well. Thanks so much.

                      This step is finished. Now the main goal. How to make one .exe file or installer file or whatsoever, for publishing the app to others please?

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                      mrjj
                      Lifetime Qt Champion
                      wrote on last edited by mrjj
                      #16

                      @tomy said in How to publish an app:

                      How to make one .exe file or installer file or whatsoever, for publishing the app to others please?

                      There are many install makers.

                      I like this one
                      http://www.innosetup.com/isinfo.php
                      for windows deployment

                      but Qt also have its own
                      http://doc.qt.io/qtinstallerframework/

                      That works cross platform etc.

                      So use what ever fit the goal.

                      This one i have been told is epic easy
                      http://installforge.net/features/
                      but I have not tested that claim.

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                      • mrjjM mrjj

                        @tomy said in How to publish an app:

                        How to make one .exe file or installer file or whatsoever, for publishing the app to others please?

                        There are many install makers.

                        I like this one
                        http://www.innosetup.com/isinfo.php
                        for windows deployment

                        but Qt also have its own
                        http://doc.qt.io/qtinstallerframework/

                        That works cross platform etc.

                        So use what ever fit the goal.

                        This one i have been told is epic easy
                        http://installforge.net/features/
                        but I have not tested that claim.

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                        tomy
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #17

                        @mrjj
                        Thank you. I went for Qt's one. I'm in Setting up Qt Installer Framework.
                        There it says:
                        "Clone the Qt Installer Framework source code from http://code.qt.io/cgit/installer-framework/installer-framework.git/ to get the sources for the tools."
                        And when I go to there and click on clones at the bottom of the page, nothing will be done.

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                        • tomyT tomy

                          @mrjj
                          Thank you. I went for Qt's one. I'm in Setting up Qt Installer Framework.
                          There it says:
                          "Clone the Qt Installer Framework source code from http://code.qt.io/cgit/installer-framework/installer-framework.git/ to get the sources for the tools."
                          And when I go to there and click on clones at the bottom of the page, nothing will be done.

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                          mrjj
                          Lifetime Qt Champion
                          wrote on last edited by mrjj
                          #18

                          @tomy
                          well that do not work anymore as far as i know.
                          You must use a git client.

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                            tomy
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #19

                            I found this page but there are only codes there seemingly. Is a git a tool/program to use it for making the installer? If so, where to download it?

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                            • tomyT tomy

                              I found this page but there are only codes there seemingly. Is a git a tool/program to use it for making the installer? If so, where to download it?

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                              mrjj
                              Lifetime Qt Champion
                              wrote on last edited by mrjj
                              #20

                              @tomy
                              GIT is the world most used tool for source code revision control.
                              It will download the source code.

                              https://backlogtool.com/git-guide/en/
                              http://rogerdudler.github.io/git-guide/

                              Make sure u understand what it is. you just need it for download.

                              But are u sure u need to build it ?
                              Its include in the installer.
                              (0_1485786277438_upload-cc10dcf6-f7bf-4788-9209-08486bb74a0a

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                              • mrjjM mrjj

                                @tomy
                                GIT is the world most used tool for source code revision control.
                                It will download the source code.

                                https://backlogtool.com/git-guide/en/
                                http://rogerdudler.github.io/git-guide/

                                Make sure u understand what it is. you just need it for download.

                                But are u sure u need to build it ?
                                Its include in the installer.
                                (0_1485786277438_upload-cc10dcf6-f7bf-4788-9209-08486bb74a0a

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                                wrote on last edited by
                                #21

                                @mrjj said in How to publish an app:

                                @tomy
                                GIT is the world most used tool for source code revision control.
                                It will download the source code.

                                https://backlogtool.com/git-guide/en/
                                http://rogerdudler.github.io/git-guide/

                                Make sure u understand what it is. you just need it for download.

                                Honestly I don't know what it is but something to make an installer for my app :)

                                But are u sure u need to build it ?

                                I can't remember if I downloaded it at the times of downloading and installing Qt Creatro or not. If it's installed perhaps, where to find it?

                                Its include in the installer.
                                (0_1485786277438_upload-cc10dcf6-f7bf-4788-9209-08486bb74a0a

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                                • tomyT tomy

                                  @mrjj said in How to publish an app:

                                  @tomy
                                  GIT is the world most used tool for source code revision control.
                                  It will download the source code.

                                  https://backlogtool.com/git-guide/en/
                                  http://rogerdudler.github.io/git-guide/

                                  Make sure u understand what it is. you just need it for download.

                                  Honestly I don't know what it is but something to make an installer for my app :)

                                  But are u sure u need to build it ?

                                  I can't remember if I downloaded it at the times of downloading and installing Qt Creatro or not. If it's installed perhaps, where to find it?

                                  Its include in the installer.
                                  (0_1485786277438_upload-cc10dcf6-f7bf-4788-9209-08486bb74a0a

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                                  mrjj
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                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #22

                                  @tomy
                                  Use the maintenance tool found with the rest of Qt and check.

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                                  • mrjjM mrjj

                                    @tomy
                                    Use the maintenance tool found with the rest of Qt and check.

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                                    wrote on last edited by tomy
                                    #23

                                    @mrjj said in How to publish an app:

                                    @tomy
                                    Use the maintenance tool found with the rest of Qt and check.

                                    Sorry but I didn't get it!!
                                    I searched that maintenance tool in tools tab of Qt Creator and also the page http://doc.qt.io/qtinstallerframework/
                                    but couldn't find it.
                                    I downloaded the Git using the second link and installed it and have this window now:

                                    http://uploads.im/EK0bB.jpg

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                                    • tomyT tomy

                                      @mrjj said in How to publish an app:

                                      @tomy
                                      Use the maintenance tool found with the rest of Qt and check.

                                      Sorry but I didn't get it!!
                                      I searched that maintenance tool in tools tab of Qt Creator and also the page http://doc.qt.io/qtinstallerframework/
                                      but couldn't find it.
                                      I downloaded the Git using the second link and installed it and have this window now:

                                      http://uploads.im/EK0bB.jpg

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                                      mrjj
                                      Lifetime Qt Champion
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #24

                                      @tomy

                                      No, the maintenance tool is a standalone application.
                                      Its not inside Creator
                                      Mine is here
                                      "D:\Qt\MaintenanceTool.exe"

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                                      • mrjjM mrjj

                                        @tomy

                                        No, the maintenance tool is a standalone application.
                                        Its not inside Creator
                                        Mine is here
                                        "D:\Qt\MaintenanceTool.exe"

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                                        wrote on last edited by tomy
                                        #25

                                        @mrjj said in How to publish an app:

                                        @tomy

                                        No, the maintenance tool is a standalone application.
                                        Its not inside Creator
                                        Mine is here
                                        "D:\Qt\MaintenanceTool.exe"

                                        I found it and created a temporary repository (just clicked Add and set a password) on it. Then pressed "Add or Remove" option there. Now I'm to select some components as follows:
                                        http://uploads.im/5FWui.jpg

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                                          mrjj
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                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #26

                                          Super. Not sure if there for 5.5 but maybe u can just use never Qt ?

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