Qt in Windows Docker container

[Felix Maurer]

Hi,

I'm developing a Qt application on Windows. Currently I'm trying to automate the build process.
I wanted to try using Docker containrs, to have a reliable build environment. However, I'm stuck at creating an image that contains a Qt installation. I have a Windows image that contains the msvc2017 toolchain but I don't know how to install Qt into the image in a non-interactive fashion.

Is there a way to install Qt on Windows without a graphical installer? I tried the offline installer and a script but was unsuccessful.

Regards
Felix

[SGaist]

Hi and welcome to devnet,

What script are you using ?

[Felix Maurer]

I used the script I found on StackOverflow and tried to modify it based on the documentation and the commets in this bug report.

function Controller() {
    //gui.setSilent(true);
	
    //installer.autoRejectMessageBoxes();
    installer.installationFinished.connect(function() {
        gui.clickButton(buttons.NextButton);
    })
}

Controller.prototype.WelcomePageCallback = function() {
    gui.clickButton(buttons.NextButton);
}

Controller.prototype.IntroductionPageCallback = function() {
    gui.clickButton(buttons.NextButton);
}

Controller.prototype.CredentialsPageCallback = function() {
    gui.clickButton(buttons.SkipButton);
}

Controller.prototype.TargetDirectoryPageCallback = function()
{
    gui.currentPageWidget().TargetDirectoryLineEdit.setText("C:/Qt");
    gui.clickButton(buttons.NextButton);
}

Controller.prototype.ComponentSelectionPageCallback = function() {
    var widget = gui.currentPageWidget();

    widget.deselectAll();
	widget.selectComponent("qt.595.win64_msvc2017_64");
	widget.selectComponent("qt.595.qtcharts.win64_msvc2017_64");
	
    gui.clickButton(buttons.NextButton);
}

Controller.prototype.LicenseAgreementPageCallback = function() {
    gui.currentPageWidget().AcceptLicenseRadioButton.setChecked(true);
    gui.clickButton(buttons.NextButton);
}

Controller.prototype.StartMenuDirectoryPageCallback = function() {
    gui.clickButton(buttons.NextButton);
}

Controller.prototype.ReadyForInstallationPageCallback = function()
{
    gui.clickButton(buttons.NextButton);
}

Controller.prototype.FinishedPageCallback = function() {
	var checkBoxForm = gui.currentPageWidget().LaunchQtCreatorCheckBoxForm
	if (checkBoxForm && checkBoxForm.launchQtCreatorCheckBox) {
		checkBoxForm.launchQtCreatorCheckBox.checked = false;
	}
    gui.clickButton(buttons.FinishButton);
}

The installer opens but nothing happens. Furthermore, I can click buttons but only jump between the first two pages of the installer.

I called the installer like this C:\Users\mrf\qt-opensource-windows-x86-5.9.5.exe --verbose --script .\qt-noninteractive.qs.

[user2301]

@Felix-Maurer Hi, were you able to create QT docker container?

[user2301]

I also tried but no luck. Below is the dockerfile and qt-installer-non-interactive.qs.
I get this Network error: [ QNetworkReply::NetworkError(UnknownNetworkError) ] "Failed to connect to server. Check your network connection and try again."

function Controller() {
    installer.autoRejectMessageBoxes();
    installer.installationFinished.connect(function() {
        gui.clickButton(buttons.NextButton);
    })
}

Controller.prototype.WelcomePageCallback = function() {
    gui.clickButton(buttons.NextButton, 3000);
}

Controller.prototype.CredentialsPageCallback = function() {
    gui.clickButton(buttons.NextButton);
}

Controller.prototype.IntroductionPageCallback = function() {
    gui.clickButton(buttons.NextButton);
}

Controller.prototype.TargetDirectoryPageCallback = function()
{
    gui.currentPageWidget().TargetDirectoryLineEdit.setText("C:\\Qt");
    gui.clickButton(buttons.NextButton);
}

Controller.prototype.ComponentSelectionPageCallback = function() {
    var widget = gui.currentPageWidget();

    widget.deselectAll();
    //widget.selectComponent("qt.55.gcc_64");
    //widget.selectComponent("qt.55.qtquickcontrols");

    widget.selectComponent("qt.tools.qtcreator");
    widget.selectComponent("qt.tools.vcredist_msvc2015_x64");
    widget.selectComponent("qt.qt5.5101.win64_msvc2015_64");
    widget.deselectComponent("qt.tools.vcredist_msvc2015_x86");
    //widget.deselectComponent("qt.55.qtquick1");
    //widget.deselectComponent("qt.55.qtscript");
    //widget.deselectComponent("qt.55.qtwebengine");
    //widget.deselectComponent("qt.extras");
    widget.deselectComponent("qt.qt5.5101.doc");
    widget.deselectComponent("qt.qt5.5101.examples");

    gui.clickButton(buttons.NextButton);
}

Controller.prototype.LicenseAgreementPageCallback = function() {
    gui.currentPageWidget().AcceptLicenseRadioButton.setChecked(true);
    gui.clickButton(buttons.NextButton);
}

Controller.prototype.StartMenuDirectoryPageCallback = function() {
    gui.clickButton(buttons.NextButton);
}

Controller.prototype.ReadyForInstallationPageCallback = function()
{
    gui.clickButton(buttons.NextButton);
}

Controller.prototype.FinishedPageCallback = function() {
var checkBoxForm = gui.currentPageWidget().LaunchQtCreatorCheckBoxForm
if (checkBoxForm && checkBoxForm.launchQtCreatorCheckBox) {
    checkBoxForm.launchQtCreatorCheckBox.checked = false;
}
    gui.clickButton(buttons.FinishButton);
}

FROM microsoft/windowsservercore:10.0.14393.2189

COPY ["./install", "C:/tmp/qt"]

RUN ["C:\\tmp\\qt\\qt-opensource-windows-x86-5.10.1.exe", "--script C:\\tmp\\qt\\qt-installer-noninteractive.qs"]

ENV PATH "$PATH:C:\Qt\Qt5.10.1"

ENV PATH "$PATH:C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 15.0\VC"

CMD ["vcvarsall.bat", "x86_amd64"]

[Felix Maurer]

I haven't retried it yet but will again in some days.

[mkalinow]

Hi,

this is the Docker setup we use to create QBS builds. Maybe that can be of help even though this is made for Linux.

http://code.qt.io/cgit/qbs/qbs.git/tree/docker/stretch/Dockerfile

[mkalinow]

And here it is for Windows:
http://code.qt.io/cgit/qbs/qbs.git/tree/docker/windowsservercore/Dockerfile

[Felix Maurer]

Very cool thanks! That did work for me. Now I just have to adjust it to our needs.

[Pablo J. Rogina]

@Felix-Maurer if your issue is solved, please don't forget to mark your post as such. Thanks.

[user2301]

@mkalinow I tried the above script but it did not work due to network issues. Is it possible to create docker build without connecting to internet or download offline?