Qt bluetooth wip/win branch for windows

davidesalvetti

Hi guys,

I'm sorry but I can't find a solution about bluetooth on windows.
Since it seems that qt 5.10 doesn't support bluetooth connectivity on windows (bluetooth examples always give me "Qt bluetooth module is not functional", but maybe I'm doing something wrong), I need to find a workaround.

I've found this thread and I tried to follow the instructions but something is not working:
https://forum.qt.io/topic/75402/bluetooth-with-windows-bluetooth-low-energy

I've cloned the git, then I followed the instructions in the thread above but this is what happend:

Setting up environment for Qt usage...

C:\Qt\5.10.0\mingw53_32>cd..

C:\Qt\5.10.0>cd..

C:\Qt>cd..

C:\>cd build_qtconnectivity

C:\build_qtconnectivity>qmake c:\qtconnectivity
WARNING: Failure to find: \src\bluetooth\android\androidbroadcastreceiver_p.h
WARNING: Failure to find: \src\nfc\qndefnfcsmartposterrecord.h
WARNING: Failure to find: \src\nfc\qndefnfctextrecord.h
WARNING: Failure to find: \src\bluetooth\android\jni_android_p.h
WARNING: Failure to find: \src\bluetooth\qtbluetoothglobal.h
WARNING: Failure to find: \src\bluetooth\android\androidbroadcastreceiver_p.h
WARNING: Failure to find: \src\nfc\qndefnfcsmartposterrecord.h
WARNING: Failure to find: \src\nfc\qndefnfctextrecord.h
WARNING: Failure to find: \src\bluetooth\android\jni_android_p.h
WARNING: Failure to find: \src\bluetooth\qtbluetoothglobal.h

C:\build_qtconnectivity>mingw32-make
mingw32-make -f Makefile.Release
mingw32-make[1]: Entering directory 'C:/build_qtconnectivity'
Makefile.Release:5715: warning: overriding recipe for target '.moc/release/moc_remoteselector.cpp'
Makefile.Release:5563: warning: ignoring old recipe for target '.moc/release/moc_remoteselector.cpp'
Makefile.Release:6297: warning: overriding recipe for target '.moc/release/moc_device.cpp'
Makefile.Release:5781: warning: ignoring old recipe for target '.moc/release/moc_device.cpp'
Makefile.Release:6391: warning: overriding recipe for target '.moc/release/moc_deviceinfo.cpp'
Makefile.Release:6093: warning: ignoring old recipe for target '.moc/release/moc_deviceinfo.cpp'
Makefile.Release:6766: warning: overriding recipe for target '.moc/release/moc_mainwindow.cpp'
Makefile.Release:6703: warning: ignoring old recipe for target '.moc/release/moc_mainwindow.cpp'
Makefile.Release:12365: warning: overriding recipe for target '.moc/release/moc_adapter_p.cpp'
Makefile.Release:7783: warning: ignoring old recipe for target '.moc/release/moc_adapter_p.cpp'
Makefile.Release:12584: warning: overriding recipe for target '.moc/release/moc_agent_p.cpp'
Makefile.Release:7997: warning: ignoring old recipe for target '.moc/release/moc_agent_p.cpp'
Makefile.Release:13243: warning: overriding recipe for target '.moc/release/moc_manager_p.cpp'
Makefile.Release:9017: warning: ignoring old recipe for target '.moc/release/moc_manager_p.cpp'
Makefile.Release:14551: warning: overriding recipe for target '.moc/release/plugin.moc'
Makefile.Release:14437: warning: ignoring old recipe for target '.moc/release/plugin.moc'
Makefile.Release:21755: warning: overriding recipe for target '.obj/release/main.o'
Makefile.Release:21752: warning: ignoring old recipe for target '.obj/release/main.o'
Makefile.Release:21758: warning: overriding recipe for target '.obj/release/main.o'
Makefile.Release:21755: warning: ignoring old recipe for target '.obj/release/main.o'
Makefile.Release:21761: warning: overriding recipe for target '.obj/release/main.o'
Makefile.Release:21758: warning: ignoring old recipe for target '.obj/release/main.o'
Makefile.Release:32640: warning: overriding recipe for target '.obj/release/main.o'
Makefile.Release:21761: warning: ignoring old recipe for target '.obj/release/main.o'
Makefile.Release:33020: warning: overriding recipe for target '.obj/release/main.o'
Makefile.Release:32640: warning: ignoring old recipe for target '.obj/release/main.o'
Makefile.Release:33210: warning: overriding recipe for target '.obj/release/main.o'
Makefile.Release:33020: warning: ignoring old recipe for target '.obj/release/main.o'
Makefile.Release:33423: warning: overriding recipe for target '.obj/release/remoteselector.o'
Makefile.Release:33114: warning: ignoring old recipe for target '.obj/release/remoteselector.o'
Makefile.Release:33570: warning: overriding recipe for target '.obj/release/main.o'
Makefile.Release:33210: warning: ignoring old recipe for target '.obj/release/main.o'
Makefile.Release:34220: warning: overriding recipe for target '.obj/release/main.o'
Makefile.Release:33570: warning: ignoring old recipe for target '.obj/release/main.o'
Makefile.Release:34322: warning: overriding recipe for target '.obj/release/main.o'
Makefile.Release:34220: warning: ignoring old recipe for target '.obj/release/main.o'
Makefile.Release:34533: warning: overriding recipe for target '.obj/release/device.o'
Makefile.Release:33506: warning: ignoring old recipe for target '.obj/release/device.o'
Makefile.Release:34630: warning: overriding recipe for target '.obj/release/deviceinfo.o'
Makefile.Release:34130: warning: ignoring old recipe for target '.obj/release/deviceinfo.o'
Makefile.Release:34753: warning: overriding recipe for target '.obj/release/main.o'
Makefile.Release:34322: warning: ignoring old recipe for target '.obj/release/main.o'
Makefile.Release:35065: warning: overriding recipe for target '.obj/release/main.o'
Makefile.Release:34753: warning: ignoring old recipe for target '.obj/release/main.o'
Makefile.Release:35181: warning: overriding recipe for target '.obj/release/main.o'
Makefile.Release:35065: warning: ignoring old recipe for target '.obj/release/main.o'
Makefile.Release:35606: warning: overriding recipe for target '.obj/release/main.o'
Makefile.Release:35181: warning: ignoring old recipe for target '.obj/release/main.o'
Makefile.Release:35842: warning: overriding recipe for target '.obj/release/main.o'
Makefile.Release:35606: warning: ignoring old recipe for target '.obj/release/main.o'
Makefile.Release:35903: warning: overriding recipe for target '.obj/release/main.o'
Makefile.Release:35842: warning: ignoring old recipe for target '.obj/release/main.o'
Makefile.Release:35988: warning: overriding recipe for target '.obj/release/mainwindow.o'
Makefile.Release:35694: warning: ignoring old recipe for target '.obj/release/mainwindow.o'
Makefile.Release:38166: warning: overriding recipe for target '.obj/release/device.o'
Makefile.Release:34533: warning: ignoring old recipe for target '.obj/release/device.o'
Makefile.Release:41308: warning: overriding recipe for target '.obj/release/service.o'
Makefile.Release:33664: warning: ignoring old recipe for target '.obj/release/service.o'
Makefile.Release:42150: warning: overriding recipe for target '.obj/release/plugin.o'
Makefile.Release:41715: warning: ignoring old recipe for target '.obj/release/plugin.o'
Makefile.Release:42870: warning: overriding recipe for target '.obj/release/adapter.o'
Makefile.Release:37182: warning: ignoring old recipe for target '.obj/release/adapter.o'
Makefile.Release:43087: warning: overriding recipe for target '.obj/release/agent.o'
Makefile.Release:37617: warning: ignoring old recipe for target '.obj/release/agent.o'
Makefile.Release:43740: warning: overriding recipe for target '.obj/release/manager.o'
Makefile.Release:38686: warning: ignoring old recipe for target '.obj/release/manager.o'
Makefile.Release:44243: warning: overriding recipe for target '.obj/release/main.o'
Makefile.Release:35903: warning: ignoring old recipe for target '.obj/release/main.o'
Makefile.Release:51109: warning: overriding recipe for target '.obj/release/main.o'
Makefile.Release:44243: warning: ignoring old recipe for target '.obj/release/main.o'
g++ -c -fno-keep-inline-dllexport -O2 -std=gnu++11 -fno-exceptions -Wextra -Wall -W -DUNICODE -D_UNICODE -DWINVER=0x0601 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0601 -DQT_DEPRECATED_WARNINGS -DQT_NO_EXCEPTIONS -DQT_NO_DEBUG -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_NEEDS_QMAIN -IC:\qtconnectivity -I. -IC:\qtconnectivity -IC:\Qt\5.10.0\mingw53_32\include -IC:\Qt\5.10.0\mingw53_32\include\QtGui -IC:\Qt\5.10.0\mingw53_32\include\QtANGLE -IC:\Qt\5.10.0\mingw53_32\include\QtCore -I.moc\release -IC:\utils\my_sql\my_sql\include -IC:\utils\postgresql\pgsql\include -IC:\openssl\include -IC:\Qt\5.10.0\mingw53_32\mkspecs\win32-g++  -o .obj\release\lecmaccalculator.o C:\qtconnectivity\src\bluetooth\lecmaccalculator.cpp
In file included from C:\qtconnectivity\src\bluetooth\lecmaccalculator.cpp:41:0:
C:\qtconnectivity\src\bluetooth\bluez/bluez_data_p.h:56:24: fatal error: sys/socket.h: No such file or directory
compilation terminated.
Makefile.Release:21839: recipe for target '.obj/release/lecmaccalculator.o' failed
mingw32-make[1]: *** [.obj/release/lecmaccalculator.o] Error 1
mingw32-make[1]: Leaving directory 'C:/build_qtconnectivity'
Makefile:36: recipe for target 'release' failed
mingw32-make: *** [release] Error 2

C:\build_qtconnectivity>

Somebody can give me any advice? Or any links to follow step-by-step to get this branch work?

thanks in advance!

J.Hilk

@davidesalvetti hi,

I'm currently also testing the waters with QtBluetooth. As far as I understand it, the module is not supported vor "regular" windows, but it works fine with UWP(Universal Windows Platform - used to be called WindowsRT), that means :

you'll have to install that package using the QtOnlineInstaller
You'll need MSVC2015 or 2017 compiler on your pc
You'll need the Windows Software developing kit
You than need to modify, localy preferable, your path and build environment to include the above

And than the Qt-Bluetooth examples should run on windows.

Edit:
Nevermind, just went through the 5.10 Release notes, 5.10 supports now BTLE for windows 10> just tested it, seems to work fine.

kuzulis

but something is not working

What's not working?

To clone wip/win:

git clone git://code.qt.io/qt/qtconnectivity.git
cd qtconnectivity
git checkout wip/win

To build and install wip/win:

Just open a *.pro file from QtC. Next, open the project's build options and add\write the 'install' target in make field. Rebuild the project. Thats all.

davidesalvetti

Hi @J.Hilk and thanks for your answer.

I just tried to compile a BLE example on Qt 5.10 , when it starts it says "Qt Bluetooth module is not functional".
I'm on Windows 10. It would be enough to have BTLE supports for now.