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After running windeployqt the application does not start

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  • C cupressus

    C:\Users\alois\Documents\build-untitled1-Desktop_Qt_5_14_2_MinGW_32_bit-Release\release

    within release directory stays my executabe named untiteld1.exe

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    @cupressus
    Try running a dependency walker (https://www.dependencywalker.com/) on your .exe to see if you can spot any potentially missing/not found/wrong bit-ness DLLs on the target system. Also if you are not already doing so try running your executable from a Command Prompt rather then double-clicking it, Windows might be outputting some kind of message which you could see there.

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      Hello, have a look at the attached picture. This is what dependency walker shows.Unbenannt.jpg

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        cupressus
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        I have found the error. I did a mistake specifying the path to qml files. Now it works.
        Nevertheless i am wondering that there ar so much files needed for this simple app.
        125mb?

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        • C cupressus

          I have found the error. I did a mistake specifying the path to qml files. Now it works.
          Nevertheless i am wondering that there ar so much files needed for this simple app.
          125mb?

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          wrote on last edited by
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          @cupressus look at that, had you done as I asked

          please post the argument you used for the tool,

          we might have been here earlier.

          The files will be big, OpenGL.dll will be 20 mb is alone.
          That said 128mb is a lot and more than I would expect, but without more information hard to tell/advice


          Be aware of the Qt Code of Conduct, when posting : https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct


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            @J-Hilk

            here the command line i used for deployment:

            windeployqt --qmldir c:\qt\5.14.2\mingw73_32\qml c:\myApp\myApp.exe

            Yes i can delete some files step by step and look what happens but i cannot imagin
            if there is not another way.

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            • C cupressus

              @J-Hilk

              here the command line i used for deployment:

              windeployqt --qmldir c:\qt\5.14.2\mingw73_32\qml c:\myApp\myApp.exe

              Yes i can delete some files step by step and look what happens but i cannot imagin
              if there is not another way.

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              wrote on last edited by
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              @cupressus said in After running windeployqt the application does not start:

              windeployqt --qmldir c:\qt\5.14.2\mingw73_32\qml c:\myApp\myApp.exe

              ah, an error that I expected, you gave the tool the path to the whole QML folder of your Qt installation therefore it got everything qml related -> your folder is so big now.

              That path should be to the top most folder of your created QML files.

              Lets assume, your top most QML File is named MySuperAppMain.qml and it has the following path c:\MyQtProjects\MySuperApp\MySuperAppMain.qml

              than your argument should be:

              --qmldir c:\MyQtProjects\MySuperApp


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              Q: What does it do?
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                cupressus
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                @J-Hilk , thanks that helped. The installation folder is now a bit smaller but still
                97mb.

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                  cupressus
                  wrote on last edited by
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                  I was now able to reduce the amount to 50 mb thats ok. for me.

                  Thanks for help.

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                  • C cupressus

                    @J-Hilk

                    here the command line i used for deployment:

                    windeployqt --qmldir c:\qt\5.14.2\mingw73_32\qml c:\myApp\myApp.exe

                    Yes i can delete some files step by step and look what happens but i cannot imagin
                    if there is not another way.

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                    @cupressus I used the same commando to deploy my application but when i try to run nothing happens.

                    The command: C:\Qt\5.15.2\msvc2019\bin\windeployqt.exe --qmldir C:\Qt\5.15.2\msvc2019\qml C:\Users\Samuel\Desktop\deploy\main.exe

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                      @cupressus I used the same commando to deploy my application but when i try to run nothing happens.

                      The command: C:\Qt\5.15.2\msvc2019\bin\windeployqt.exe --qmldir C:\Qt\5.15.2\msvc2019\qml C:\Users\Samuel\Desktop\deploy\main.exe

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                      @Samuel-Alves Hi and welcome to devnet,

                      You have to give the path to your qml sources. The ones that you have in your sources not the one from Qt.

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                      Please read the Qt Code of Conduct - https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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