Error: Compiling legacy Souce code

robrob

@aha_1980

Important it the Qt version. And as @koahnig already said, you can use an older Qt version together with a newer Qt Creator. E.g. I'm using Qt Creator 4.5 together with Qt 4.8.2 and Qt 5.9.4 on Windows 7.

How do you set Qt Creator to work with one or more Qt version ?

SGaist

Hi,

You setup the Kits, then you can choose which one you want to use with your project.

robrob

Hi SGaist and thank you for the reply.

You setup the Kits, then you can choose which one you want to use with your project.

Is it by going to Option -->Qt4 --->Qt version tab---> add
then choose the qmake relative the wanted Qt version.

robrob

@SGaist

You should consider using 4.8.7
Does this version include these header files https://doc.qt.io/archives/3.3/headers.html?

SGaist

If your Qt version is not already listed then yes, first add it and then create a Kit using it.

Take a look at the Qt Creator documentation on the subject.

robrob

@SGaist
About The Qt Creator version and the Qt version. When I pressed Help-->About Qt Creator to see which version I have the following for version 2.3.0:
"Version 2.3.0 based on Qt 4.7.4 (32bits)"
This made me believe that this version of Qt Creator work only with Qt 4.7.4. Am I got it wrong ?

SGaist

Yes you are wrong.

As already explained, Qt Creator is an IDE. What you see in the about box just tells you the version of Qt used to build Q Creator and that you would have to use if you were to build a plugin to be used by that version of Qt Creator.

It doesn’t matter for the various versions of Qt you want to use to build your applications/libraries.

robrob

@SGaist
Thank you SGaist for clearing this up of my mind , that's one confusion out of the way!

robrob

@SGaist

For example if i use the following in my file

#include <QMessageBox>
#include <QColor>
#include <QColorDialog>
#include <QUrl>
#include <QDesktopServices>

Does the Qt contain these header file or where they live because they are not user defined header?

aha_1980

@robrob said in Error: Compiling legacy Souce code:

Does the Qt contain these header file or where they live because they are not user defined header?

Yeah, they are part of Qt, and also the corresponding shared libraries.

You can easily find them by looking into your Qt installation directory.

robrob

Thanks guys for the help.
I think now I understand the principle of Qt and Qt Creator.
So the build process doesn't generate error related to legacy include files.
However there is error which I don't have a clue what is about.
Below is the output of the compiler:

Running build steps for project SA430Gui...
Configuration unchanged, skipping qmake step.
Starting: "C:\Qt\qtcreator-2.2.0\mingw\bin\mingw32-make.exe"
c:\qt\4.7.4\bin\qmake.exe -spec c:\Qt\4.7.4\mkspecs\win32-g++ -o Makefile ..\Src\SA430Gui.pro
Qt: Untested Windows version 6.2 detected!
Qt: Untested Windows version 6.2 detected!
Qt: Untested Windows version 6.2 detected!
Qt: Untested Windows version 6.2 detected!
Qt: Untested Windows version 6.2 detected!
Qt: Untested Windows version 6.2 detected!
Qt: Untested Windows version 6.2 detected!
C:/Qt/qtcreator-2.2.0/mingw/bin/mingw32-make -f Makefile.Debug
mingw32-make[1]: Entering directory C:/Users/rabmerab/Documents/Qt projects/SA430.Gui1/V2.0/SA430Gui-build-desktop' g++ -mthreads -Wl,-subsystem,windows -o debug\SA430GuiDbg.exe object_script.SA430GuiDbg.Debug -L"c:\Qt\4.7.4\lib" -lmingw32 -lqtmaind debug\Manifest_res.o ../Build/debug/libsa430dbg.a C:/Qt/qwt-6.0.0/lib/libqwtd.a -lQtXmld4 -lQtGuid4 -lQtCored4 mingw32-make[1]: Leaving directory C:/Users/rabmerab/Documents/Qt projects/SA430.Gui1/V2.0/SA430Gui-build-desktop'
g++: ../Build/debug/libsa430dbg.a: No such file or directory
g++: C:/Qt/qwt-6.0.0/lib/libqwtd.a: No such file or directory
mingw32-make[1]: *** [debug\SA430GuiDbg.exe] Error 1
mingw32-make: *** [debug] Error 2
The process "C:\Qt\qtcreator-2.2.0\mingw\bin\mingw32-make.exe" exited with code 2.
Error while building project SA430Gui (target: Desktop)
When executing build step 'Make'

END of Compiler output.
The two errors are highlighted in bold font
There is no much information why it failed.

The config part (from the SA430GUI.pro) are below:

CONFIG(debug, debug|release){
LIBS += ../Build/debug/libsa430dbg.a
LIBS += C:/Qt/qwt-6.0.0/lib/libqwtd.a
TARGET = SA430GuiDbg
}else{
LIBS += ../Build/release/libsa430.a
LIBS += C:/Qt/qwt-6.0.0/lib/libqwt.a
TARGET = SA430Gui
}

Just to remind that this an open source code that was given to me. It is a legacy code (2011).

In desperate help please!
NB: I don't mind sharing the source code with anyone who want to look at it.

jsulm

@robrob said in Error: Compiling legacy Souce code:

g++: ../Build/debug/libsa430dbg.a: No such file or directory
g++: C:/Qt/qwt-6.0.0/lib/libqwtd.a: No such file or directory

This looks ugly :-)
Especially LIBS += C:/Qt/qwt-6.0.0/lib/libqwt.a is really, well, bad.
Do you have these files in this directories?

robrob

Especially LIBS += C:/Qt/qwt-6.0.0/lib/libqwt.a is really, well, bad.
Do you have these files in this directories?

I searched for them and I couldn't find any.
Also the folder C:\Qt\qwt-600 doesn't have lib subfolder.
Strange is it?

koahnig

@robrob

qwt is an externally library based on Qt. You need to download and compile yourself separately.
I guess you can use a newer version, but you need to try.

robrob

@koahnig
I downlaoded a qwt install file from https://sourceforge.net/projects/qwt/files/qwt/6.0.0/qwt-6.0.0.zip/download then I run the installation.
Also I downloaded a zip file and both methods generate the same folfer structure without the lib subfolder..
the folder are: doc, Exampes, Include and src. There is no such lib folder.
Do you know if this lib folder exist in qwt?

VRonin

You need to compile it, see http://qwt.sourceforge.net/qwtinstall.html

koahnig

@robrob

As already replied by @VRonin there is no prebuild of qwt

It depends now which version you like to use for your application. For Qt5 are newer versions of qwt required.

robrob

Hi VRonin and thank you for the reply.
I downloaded Qt-6.0.0 (because the my open souce code used this version). I used Qt Creator 2.2.1 to compiler the qwt.pro and it didn't compile. It is looking for file libqwtd.a C:\qwt-6.0.0\src..*lib*. It is the same file and the same lib folder I was looking for my self. It seem going round in circle :)
Below is the long compiler output and the error is highlighted in bold.
Any idea?

Qt Creator Compiler output

Running build steps for project qwt...
Starting: "c:\qt\4.7.4\bin\qmake.exe" "C:\Users\rabmerab\Downloads\qwt-6.0.0 (1)\qwt-6.0.0\qwt.pro" -r -spec win32-g++
Qt: Untested Windows version 6.2 detected!
Reading C:/Users/rabmerab/Downloads/qwt-6.0.0 (1)/qwt-6.0.0/src/src.pro [C:/Users/rabmerab/Downloads/qwt-6.0.0 (1)/qwt-build-desktop/src]
Reading C:/Users/rabmerab/Downloads/qwt-6.0.0 (1)/qwt-6.0.0/textengines/textengines.pro [C:/Users/rabmerab/Downloads/qwt-6.0.0 (1)/qwt-build-desktop/textengines]
Reading C:/Users/rabmerab/Downloads/qwt-6.0.0 (1)/qwt-6.0.0/textengines/mathml/mathml.pro [C:/Users/rabmerab/Downloads/qwt-6.0.0 (1)/qwt-build-desktop/textengines/mathml]
Reading C:/Users/rabmerab/Downloads/qwt-6.0.0 (1)/qwt-6.0.0/designer/designer.pro [C:/Users/rabmerab/Downloads/qwt-6.0.0 (1)/qwt-build-desktop/designer]
Qt: Untested Windows version 6.2 detected!
Qt: Untested Windows version 6.2 detected!
Project MESSAGE: The qwtmathml library contains code of the MML Widget from the Qt solutions package.
Project MESSAGE: Beside the Qwt license you also have to take care of its license.
Project MESSAGE: The qwtmathml library contains code of the MML Widget from the Qt solutions package.
Project MESSAGE: Beside the Qwt license you also have to take care of its license.
Project MESSAGE: The qwtmathml library contains code of the MML Widget from the Qt solutions package.
Project MESSAGE: Beside the Qwt license you also have to take care of its license.
The process "c:\qt\4.7.4\bin\qmake.exe" exited normally.

Starting: "C:\Qt\qtcreator-2.2.0\mingw\bin\mingw32-make.exe"
cd src\ && C:/Qt/qtcreator-2.2.0/mingw/bin/mingw32-make -f Makefile
mingw32-make[1]: Entering directory C:/Users/rabmerab/Downloads/qwt-6.0.0 (1)/qwt-build-desktop/src' C:/Qt/qtcreator-2.2.0/mingw/bin/mingw32-make -f Makefile.Debug all mingw32-make[2]: Entering directory C:/Users/rabmerab/Downloads/qwt-6.0.0 (1)/qwt-build-desktop/src'
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_abstract_scale_draw.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_interval_symbol.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_clipper.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_color_map.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_column_symbol.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_interval.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_dyngrid_layout.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_math.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_magnifier.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_panner.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_null_paintdevice.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_painter.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_picker.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_round_scale_draw.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_scale_div.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_scale_draw.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_scale_map.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_spline.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_text_engine.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_text_label.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_text.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_event_pattern.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_picker_machine.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_point_3d.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_point_polar.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_scale_engine.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_symbol.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_system_clock.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_curve_fitter.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_legend.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_legend_item.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_plot.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_plot_renderer.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_plot_xml.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_plot_axis.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_plot_curve.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_plot_dict.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_plot_directpainter.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_plot_grid.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_plot_histogram.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_plot_item.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_plot_intervalcurve.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_plot_spectrogram.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_plot_spectrocurve.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_plot_scaleitem.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_plot_seriesitem.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_plot_marker.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_plot_layout.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_plot_canvas.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_plot_panner.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_plot_rasteritem.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_plot_picker.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_plot_zoomer.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_plot_magnifier.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_plot_rescaler.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_raster_data.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_matrix_raster_data.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_sampling_thread.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_series_data.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_scale_widget.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_plot_svgitem.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_abstract_slider.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_abstract_scale.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_arrow_button.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_analog_clock.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_compass.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_compass_rose.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_counter.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_dial.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_dial_needle.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_double_range.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_knob.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_slider.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_thermo.cpp
compiling ../../qwt-6.0.0/src/qwt_wheel.cpp
moc ....\qwt-6.0.0\src\qwt_dyngrid_layout.h
Qt: Untested Windows version 6.2 detected!
compiling moc/moc_qwt_dyngrid_layout.cpp
moc ....\qwt-6.0.0\src\qwt_magnifier.h
Qt: Untested Windows version 6.2 detected!
compiling moc/moc_qwt_magnifier.cpp
moc ....\qwt-6.0.0\src\qwt_panner.h
Qt: Untested Windows version 6.2 detected!
compiling moc/moc_qwt_panner.cpp
moc ....\qwt-6.0.0\src\qwt_picker.h
Qt: Untested Windows version 6.2 detected!
compiling moc/moc_qwt_picker.cpp
moc ....\qwt-6.0.0\src\qwt_text_label.h
Qt: Untested Windows version 6.2 detected!
compiling moc/moc_qwt_text_label.cpp
moc ....\qwt-6.0.0\src\qwt_legend.h
Qt: Untested Windows version 6.2 detected!
compiling moc/moc_qwt_legend.cpp
moc ....\qwt-6.0.0\src\qwt_legend_item.h
Qt: Untested Windows version 6.2 detected!
compiling moc/moc_qwt_legend_item.cpp
moc ....\qwt-6.0.0\src\qwt_plot.h
Qt: Untested Windows version 6.2 detected!
compiling moc/moc_qwt_plot.cpp
moc ....\qwt-6.0.0\src\qwt_plot_renderer.h
Qt: Untested Windows version 6.2 detected!
compiling moc/moc_qwt_plot_renderer.cpp
moc ....\qwt-6.0.0\src\qwt_plot_canvas.h
Qt: Untested Windows version 6.2 detected!
compiling moc/moc_qwt_plot_canvas.cpp
moc ....\qwt-6.0.0\src\qwt_plot_panner.h
Qt: Untested Windows version 6.2 detected!
compiling moc/moc_qwt_plot_panner.cpp
moc ....\qwt-6.0.0\src\qwt_plot_picker.h
Qt: Untested Windows version 6.2 detected!
compiling moc/moc_qwt_plot_picker.cpp
moc ....\qwt-6.0.0\src\qwt_plot_zoomer.h
Qt: Untested Windows version 6.2 detected!
compiling moc/moc_qwt_plot_zoomer.cpp
moc ....\qwt-6.0.0\src\qwt_plot_magnifier.h
Qt: Untested Windows version 6.2 detected!
compiling moc/moc_qwt_plot_magnifier.cpp
moc ....\qwt-6.0.0\src\qwt_sampling_thread.h
Qt: Untested Windows version 6.2 detected!
compiling moc/moc_qwt_sampling_thread.cpp
moc ....\qwt-6.0.0\src\qwt_scale_widget.h
Qt: Untested Windows version 6.2 detected!
compiling moc/moc_qwt_scale_widget.cpp
moc ....\qwt-6.0.0\src\qwt_abstract_slider.h
Qt: Untested Windows version 6.2 detected!
compiling moc/moc_qwt_abstract_slider.cpp
moc ....\qwt-6.0.0\src\qwt_analog_clock.h
Qt: Untested Windows version 6.2 detected!
compiling moc/moc_qwt_analog_clock.cpp
moc ....\qwt-6.0.0\src\qwt_compass.h
Qt: Untested Windows version 6.2 detected!
compiling moc/moc_qwt_compass.cpp
moc ....\qwt-6.0.0\src\qwt_counter.h
Qt: Untested Windows version 6.2 detected!
compiling moc/moc_qwt_counter.cpp
moc ....\qwt-6.0.0\src\qwt_dial.h
Qt: Untested Windows version 6.2 detected!
compiling moc/moc_qwt_dial.cpp
moc ....\qwt-6.0.0\src\qwt_knob.h
Qt: Untested Windows version 6.2 detected!
compiling moc/moc_qwt_knob.cpp
moc ....\qwt-6.0.0\src\qwt_slider.h
Qt: Untested Windows version 6.2 detected!
compiling moc/moc_qwt_slider.cpp
moc ....\qwt-6.0.0\src\qwt_thermo.h
Qt: Untested Windows version 6.2 detected!
compiling moc/moc_qwt_thermo.cpp
moc ....\qwt-6.0.0\src\qwt_wheel.h
Qt: Untested Windows version 6.2 detected!

compiling moc/moc_qwt_wheel.cpp

linking ....\qwt-6.0.0\lib\qwtd.dll
mingw32-make[2]: Leaving directory C:/Users/rabmerab/Downloads/qwt-6.0.0 (1)/qwt-build-desktop/src' mingw32-make[1]: Leaving directory C:/Users/rabmerab/Downloads/qwt-6.0.0 (1)/qwt-build-desktop/src'

g++: (1)\qwt-6.0.0\src..\lib\libqwtd.a: No such file or directory
mingw32-make[2]: *** [....\qwt-6.0.0\lib\qwtd.dll] Error 1
mingw32-make[1]: *** [debug-all] Error 2
mingw32-make: *** [sub-src-make_default-ordered] Error 2
The process "C:\Qt\qtcreator-2.2.0\mingw\bin\mingw32-make.exe" exited with code 2.
Error while building project qwt (target: Desktop)
When executing build step 'Make'

robrob

@VRonin
I downloaded the latest qwt 6.1.3 and I followed the instruction that you mentioned.
I used command line (CMD) and at the end it failed:

What i did :

cd C:\qwt-6.1.3

qmake qwt.pro -o MakeFile
Info: creating stash file C:\qwt-6.1.3.qmake.stash

Then I can see that the file MakeFile was created
then I typed:

C:\qwt-6.1.3>Mingw32-make -f MakeFile

then it compile all the files OK until it get to the state below:

generating moc/moc_predefs.h
g++: CreateProcess: No such file or directory
Mingw32-make[2]: *** [moc/moc_predefs.h] Error 1
Mingw32-make[2]: Leaving directory C:/qwt-6.1.3/src' Mingw32-make[1]: *** [release-all] Error 2 Mingw32-make[1]: Leaving directory C:/qwt-6.1.3/src'
Mingw32-make: *** [sub-src-make_first-ordered] Error 2

I don't know what went wrong. However, a Lib folder was created but was empty.
Any idea?

VRonin

I just tried and it's extremely easy.

download and unpack the source from https://sourceforge.net/projects/qwt/files/qwt/
open a developer console and cd to the folder where you unpacked the source
call qmake on the command line
call make on the command line (nmake for MSVC mingw32-make for mingw)
call make install on the command line (nmake install for MSVC mingw32-make install for mingw)
The library will be ready for you in /usr/local/qwt-x.x.x or, on Windows, C:/Qwt-x.x.x