Qt5.8 always crash on launch?

[quiret]

Hello devs, I try compiling latest Qt 5.8 branch with VS2017 (26403.7) but always crash if run app. Please help!

main.cpp

#include <QtCore\QString>

static QString _my_vague_string( "hello world" );

int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
{
    // Sample demonstrates crashing statics.

    return 0;
}

Entire project (+ build scripts): https://1drv.ms/u/s!Ao_bx9imD7B8gb9jio3WPFZSdN2lSg

I tried filing bug report but no help :( https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-59721

[SGaist]

Hi and welcome to devnet,

You should rather build the latest 5.9 which will be officially supporting VS2017.

As for no help, you got several replies on your report.

[quiret]

Ok. Will try again in few months. With help I meant fix, sorry if ambiguos. Issue frustrates me. Hoping for a stable VS2017 Qt5.9! :-)

[SGaist]

The beta2 is out and available through the online installer.

[quiret]

Still not fixed on latest Qt5.9 using VS2017.2 ... Reported to Microsoft at:

https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/content/problem/62363/c-static-pod-initialization-is-not-in-read-only-se.html

Qt5.9 has no full VS2017 support. New sample solution for Qt5.9:

https://1drv.ms/u/s!Ao_bx9imD7B8gcVpXLkASltBrOpEgw

[KeithS]

@quiret
Compile Qt 5.8 with VC2017 from source, it works fine.

[quiret]

@KeithS I wish it did, mate. I wish it did. Try running the code, too. It crashes.

Just tested on latest Qt5.9 using VS2017.3 and it crashes aswell. Here are new build scripts.

https://1drv.ms/u/s!Ao_bx9imD7B8gcxFvlyWNMGVLI6Ctw

[SGaist]

@quiret Did you follow the evolution of QTBUG-59721 ?

There's clearly a problem with the latest VS2017 (.3 version), so the current solution is to either use VS2015 or dynamic linking with VS2017.