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  • SGaistS Offline
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    SGaist
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    Hi and welcome to devnet,

    How did you create your project ?

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      kzzmzz
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      File / New file or project / non qt project/ plain c application

      is it wrong ? Thank you for helping

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        SGaist
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        #6

        No, that's fine. What exact error are you getting ?

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          #7

          I dont get error , i creat project and right click add existing file and nothing change , only main.c is there, i tryed to delete main.c and add existing file again but nothing happend!?

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            #8

            This is what i get

            20:20:25: Running steps for project untitled2...
            20:20:25: Starting: "/usr/bin/make" clean
            rm -f C.o Reseni.o Zadaci.o iz.o Chapter.o 9.o -.o Zadatak.o 6.o
            rm: invalid option -- '.'
            Try 'rm --help' for more information.
            Makefile:496: recipe for target 'clean' failed
            rm -f *~ core *.core
            make: [clean] Error 1 (ignored)
            20:20:26: The process "/usr/bin/make" exited normally.
            20:20:26: Elapsed time: 00:00.

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              Can you show your .pro file ?

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                How can i show .pro file ?

                i also got this message.

                :-1: error: No rule to make target '../Desktop/C', needed by 'C.o'. Stop.

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                • K kzzmzz

                  How can i show .pro file ?

                  i also got this message.

                  :-1: error: No rule to make target '../Desktop/C', needed by 'C.o'. Stop.

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                  mrjj
                  Lifetime Qt Champion
                  wrote on last edited by mrjj
                  #11

                  @kzzmzz
                  Just double click it and it will open. Copy paste it here.

                  Also , you seem to be on linux. You have gcc and build tools installed?

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                    kzzmzz
                    wrote on last edited by kzzmzz
                    #12

                    TEMPLATE = app
                    CONFIG += console
                    CONFIG -= app_bundle
                    CONFIG -= qt

                    SOURCES += main.c
                    ../Desktop/C Reseni Zadaci iz Knjiga/Chapter-9-Zadatak-6.c

                    yes i have gcc installed

                    When im making new file everything is ok, i can build, debuge etc

                    but when i want to add my old c files i cant

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                      mrjj
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                      wrote on last edited by
                      #13

                      Just for test.
                      rename it to
                      myfile.c and put it next to main.c ( in same folder)
                      Then add it.
                      I suspect it might be path related.

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                        kzzmzz
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                        #14

                        Still nothing

                        :-1: error: No rule to make target '../Desktop/C', needed by 'C.o'. Stop.

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                          Still nothing

                          :-1: error: No rule to make target '../Desktop/C', needed by 'C.o'. Stop.

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                          mrjj
                          Lifetime Qt Champion
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #15

                          @kzzmzz

                          But if you renamed the file,
                          why does it talk
                          about C.o ?
                          should be myfile.o or Chapter-9-Zadatak-6.o ?

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                            kzzmzz
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                            #16

                            I have added another folder on desktop test and i copyed myfile.c and now i can add the file but still cant build or run?

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                              I have added another folder on desktop test and i copyed myfile.c and now i can add the file but still cant build or run?

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                              mrjj
                              Lifetime Qt Champion
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #17

                              @kzzmzz
                              well it surely works so im not sure why it fails in your setup.
                              Could u zip your test project and let me see it ?

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                                SGaist
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                                wrote on last edited by
                                #18

                                At the very least your are missing quotes in your .pro files.

                                ../Desktop/C Reseni Zadaci iz Knjiga/Chapter-9-Zadatak-6.c each space tells qmake that what follows is a new file hence your errors with the "strange" paths.

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                                  kzzmzz
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #19

                                  http://www.megafileupload.com/2M5eA/Test.tar.gz

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                                    22:02:17: Running steps for project Chapter-9-Zadatak-7...
                                    22:02:17: Configuration unchanged, skipping qmake step.
                                    22:02:17: Starting: "/usr/bin/make"
                                    make: *** No rule to make target '../Desktop/C', needed by 'C.o'. Stop.
                                    22:02:17: The process "/usr/bin/make" exited with code 2.
                                    Error while building/deploying project Chapter-9-Zadatak-7 (kit: Desktop Qt 5.6.1 GCC 64bit)
                                    When executing step "Make"
                                    22:02:17: Elapsed time: 00:00

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                                      22:02:17: Running steps for project Chapter-9-Zadatak-7...
                                      22:02:17: Configuration unchanged, skipping qmake step.
                                      22:02:17: Starting: "/usr/bin/make"
                                      make: *** No rule to make target '../Desktop/C', needed by 'C.o'. Stop.
                                      22:02:17: The process "/usr/bin/make" exited with code 2.
                                      Error while building/deploying project Chapter-9-Zadatak-7 (kit: Desktop Qt 5.6.1 GCC 64bit)
                                      When executing step "Make"
                                      22:02:17: Elapsed time: 00:00

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                                      mrjj
                                      Lifetime Qt Champion
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #21

                                      @kzzmzz

                                      Hi
                                      Your project just worked here.
                                      alt text

                                      Complaining about you have 2 main functions -
                                      so there must be something wrong with your setup
                                      since it wont compile in your place.

                                      Can you create a Default Qt Gui project and run it ?

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                                        kzzmzz
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                                        #22

                                        yes i can run default and change it and run again, but the problem is with new files that i want to add. Im still google for solution :)

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                                          yes i can run default and change it and run again, but the problem is with new files that i want to add. Im still google for solution :)

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                                          mrjj
                                          Lifetime Qt Champion
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #23

                                          @kzzmzz
                                          Very odd.
                                          So the same project, do not compile proba.c
                                          even it does here ?
                                          Can you check your kit that there is a .c compiler assigned ?

                                          alt text

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