windeployqt, looks ok, but no files transferred

[SPlatten]

@jsulm , I will try again..., however looking at the details, that looks like purely for building the installer, not the application.

[jsulm]

@SPlatten Well, you are calling windeployqt.exe from 64bit Qt installation, that means it will copy Qt libs and plug-ins from that 64bit Qt installation.

[SPlatten]

@jsulm , ok, will edit and remove _64....I remember now, I tried this before, but I get:

This app can't be run on your PC
To find a version for your PC, check with the software publisher

The OS is Windows 10 Enterpise Version 10.0.19041 Build 19041, x64-based PC.

[J.Hilk]

@SPlatten make sure to remove already copied files, the tool only checks for file names, IIRC, and won't overwrite the 64 bit dlls with 32 ones

[SPlatten]

@J-Hilk, removed content of deploy folder, leaving just the executable, still can't run the 32 bit version of windeployqt.

[jsulm]

@SPlatten said in windeployqt, looks ok, but no files transferred:

still can't run the 32 bit version of windeployqt

Why not?
What happens?

[SPlatten]

@jsulm , see my post above, that should be everything...

[KroMignon]

@SPlatten said in windeployqt, looks ok, but no files transferred:

SET VCINSTALLDIR=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0
SET QT5.9.2=C:\Qt\Qt5.9.2\5.9.2\msvc2015_64\bin\

C:\Users\simon\Documents\application>deploy
Qt Deployment
C:\Users\simon\Documents\application\deploy\trngServer.exe 32 bit, release executable [QML]

This looks strange to me.
You are setting up a 64bit Qt Kit, but your binary is 32 bit...

[SPlatten]

@KroMignon , the target executable is 32 bit, running a 32 bit executable on a 64 bit OS is not an issue, however when I try to access the 32 bit windeployqt application I get:

The environment variable from the batch file Qt5.9.2 is one used to reference windeployqt, but changing it to the 32 bit version doesn't work.

[KroMignon]

@SPlatten said in windeployqt, looks ok, but no files transferred:

the target executable is 32 bit, running a 32 bit executable on a 64 bit OS is not an issue, however when I try to access the 32 bit windeployqt application I get:

That is not the point: you are using windeployqt.exe of 64 bit kit for a 32 bit application ==> this is bad
You should use the 32 bit kit:

@echo off
@echo Qt Deployment
SET VCINSTALLDIR=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\
REM SET QT5.9.2=C:\Qt\Qt5.9.2\5.9.2\msvc2015_64\bin\
SET QT5.9.2=C:\Qt\Qt5.9.2\5.9.2\msvc2015\bin\
%QT5.9.2%\windeployqt.exe --dir .\install .\deploy\trngServer.exe

[jsulm]

@KroMignon said in windeployqt, looks ok, but no files transferred:

That is not the point: you are using windeployqt.exe of 64 bit kit for a 32 bit application

We already clarified this.
@SPlatten tries to run 32bit windeployqt.exe but this fails with the error he posted.

[SPlatten]

@KroMignon , I did exactly that and the result is that trying to run the 32bit version of windeployqt will not work, see the dialog image I posted which is a direct result of trying to run the 32bit version of windeployqt.

[KroMignon]

@SPlatten said in windeployqt, looks ok, but no files transferred:

I did exactly that and the result is that trying to run the 32bit version of windeployqt will not work, see the dialog image I posted which is a direct result of trying to run the 32bit version of windeployqt.

Very strange, I guess you have add Qt in the system/user PATH.
Have you tried this:

@echo off
@echo Qt Deployment
SET VCINSTALLDIR=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\
SET QT5.9.2=C:\Qt\Qt5.9.2\5.9.2\msvc2015\bin\
call "%QT5.9.2%\qtenv2.bat"
%QT5.9.2%\windeployqt.exe --dir .\install .\deploy\trngServer.exe

EDIT
or maybe this could be better:

@echo off
@echo Qt Deployment
SET VCINSTALLDIR=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\
SET QT5.9.2=C:\Qt\Qt5.9.2\5.9.2\msvc2015\bin\
SET PATH=%QT5.9.2%;%PATH%
%QT5.9.2%\windeployqt.exe --dir .\install .\deploy\trngServer.exe

[SPlatten]

@KroMignon , this is now the content of the batch file:

@echo off
@echo Qt Deployment
SET CWD=%CD%
SET VCINSTALLDIR=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\
REM NOTE: The 32bit version of windeployqt cannot be run on 64 bit Windows.
SET QT5.9.2=C:\Qt\Qt5.9.2\5.9.2\msvc2015_64\bin\
CALL "%QT5.9.2%\qtenv2.bat"
CD %CWD%
SET QTLIB=C:\Qt\Qt5.9.2\5.9.2\msvc2015\lib
SET QTPLUGINS=C:\Qt\Qt5.9.2\5.9.2\msvc2015\plugins
%QT5.9.2%\windeployqt.exe --libdir %QTLIB% --plugindir %QTPLUGINS% --dir install\ deploy\trngServer.exe

After running this the output is:

Qt Deployment
Setting up environment for Qt usage...
Remember to call vcvarsall.bat to complete environment setup!
Creating install\...
C:\Users\simon\Documents\application\deploy\trngServer.exe 32 bit, release executable [QML]
Adding Qt5Quick for qtvirtualkeyboardplugin.dll
Direct dependencies: Qt5Core Qt5Gui Qt5Network Qt5Qml Qt5Sql Qt5Svg Qt5Widgets Qt5Xml
All dependencies   : Qt5Core Qt5Gui Qt5Network Qt5Qml Qt5Sql Qt5Svg Qt5Widgets Qt5Xml
To be deployed     : Qt5Core Qt5Gui Qt5Network Qt5Qml Qt5Quick Qt5Sql Qt5Svg Qt5Widgets Qt5Xml
Qt5Core.dll is up to date.
Qt5Gui.dll is up to date.
Qt5Network.dll is up to date.
Qt5Qml.dll is up to date.
Qt5Quick.dll is up to date.
Qt5Sql.dll is up to date.
Qt5Svg.dll is up to date.
Qt5Widgets.dll is up to date.
Qt5Xml.dll is up to date.
libGLESV2.dll is up to date.
libEGL.dll is up to date.
D3Dcompiler_47.dll is up to date.
opengl32sw.dll is up to date.
vcredist_x86.exe is up to date.
Patching Qt5Core.dll...
qgenericbearer.dll is up to date.
qnativewifibearer.dll is up to date.
qsvgicon.dll is up to date.
qgif.dll is up to date.
qicns.dll is up to date.
qico.dll is up to date.
qjpeg.dll is up to date.
qsvg.dll is up to date.
qtga.dll is up to date.
qtiff.dll is up to date.
qwbmp.dll is up to date.
qwebp.dll is up to date.
qtvirtualkeyboardplugin.dll is up to date.
qwindows.dll is up to date.
qmldbg_debugger.dll is up to date.
qmldbg_inspector.dll is up to date.
qmldbg_local.dll is up to date.
qmldbg_messages.dll is up to date.
qmldbg_native.dll is up to date.
qmldbg_nativedebugger.dll is up to date.
qmldbg_profiler.dll is up to date.
qmldbg_quickprofiler.dll is up to date.
qmldbg_server.dll is up to date.
qmldbg_tcp.dll is up to date.
qsgd3d12backend.dll is up to date.
qsqlite.dll is up to date.
qsqlmysql.dll is up to date.
qsqlodbc.dll is up to date.
qsqlpsql.dll is up to date.
Creating install\\translations...
Creating qt_bg.qm...
Creating qt_ca.qm...
Creating qt_cs.qm...
Creating qt_da.qm...
Creating qt_de.qm...
Creating qt_en.qm...
Creating qt_es.qm...
Creating qt_fi.qm...
Creating qt_fr.qm...
Creating qt_gd.qm...
Creating qt_he.qm...
Creating qt_hu.qm...
Creating qt_it.qm...
Creating qt_ja.qm...
Creating qt_ko.qm...
Creating qt_lv.qm...
Creating qt_pl.qm...
Creating qt_ru.qm...
Creating qt_sk.qm...
Creating qt_uk.qm...

The result is the install folder is created but only contains a subfolder called translations. There are no dll's or executable.

[jsulm]

@SPlatten I doubt this approach is going to work.
You should rather find out why the 32bit windwployqt.exe does not run.
Does qmake.exe from C:\Qt\Qt5.9.2\5.9.2\msvc2015 run?
Maybe try to disable anti virus software.

[KroMignon]

@SPlatten said in windeployqt, looks ok, but no files transferred:

The result is the install folder is created but only contains a subfolder called translations. There are no dll's or executable.

Okay, perhaps you should provide full path and not relative and add quotes to ensure it will work, event with spaces.
And please remove libdir and plugindir , this is to tell where the tool should write the used libraries/plugins (https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/windows-deployment.html)

%QT5.9.2%\windeployqt.exe --dir "%CWD%\install\" "%CWD%\deploy\trngServer.exe"

[SPlatten]

@jsulm , yes, that runs, scrolls up with all the command line options.

[KroMignon]

@jsulm said in windeployqt, looks ok, but no files transferred:

You should rather find out why the 32bit windwployqt.exe does not run.

I guess the reason why the 32 bit version is not running is because Qt 64 bit libraries are in PATH.
By using CALL "%QT5.9.2%\qtenv2.bat", the right libs are in path.

[SPlatten]

@KroMignon , I tried:

%QT5.9.2%\windeployqt.exe --dir "%CWD%\install\" "%CWD%\deploy\trngServer.exe"

Result:

Qt Deployment
Setting up environment for Qt usage...
Remember to call vcvarsall.bat to complete environment setup!
Please specify the binary or folder.
 
Usage: C:\Qt\Qt5.9.2\5.9.2\msvc2015_64\bin\\windeployqt.exe [options] [files]
Qt Deploy Tool 5.9.2
 
The simplest way to use windeployqt is to add the bin directory of your Qt
installation (e.g. <QT_DIR\bin>) to the PATH variable and then run:
  windeployqt <path-to-app-binary>
If ICU, ANGLE, etc. are not in the bin directory, they need to be in the PATH
variable. If your application uses Qt Quick, run:
  windeployqt --qmldir <path-to-app-qml-files> <path-to-app-binary>
 
Options:
  -?, -h, --help            Displays this help.
  -v, --version             Displays version information.
  --dir <directory>         Use directory instead of binary directory.
  --libdir <path>           Copy libraries to path.
  --plugindir <path>        Copy plugins to path.
  --debug                   Assume debug binaries.
  --release                 Assume release binaries.
  --pdb                     Deploy .pdb files (MSVC).
  --force                   Force updating files.
  --dry-run                 Simulation mode. Behave normally, but do not
                            copy/update any files.
  --no-patchqt              Do not patch the Qt5Core library.
  --no-plugins              Skip plugin deployment.
  --no-libraries            Skip library deployment.
  --qmldir <directory>      Scan for QML-imports starting from directory.
  --no-quick-import         Skip deployment of Qt Quick imports.
  --no-translations         Skip deployment of translations.
  --no-system-d3d-compiler  Skip deployment of the system D3D compiler.
  --compiler-runtime        Deploy compiler runtime (Desktop only).
  --no-compiler-runtime     Do not deploy compiler runtime (Desktop only).
  --webkit2                 Deployment of WebKit2 (web process).
  --no-webkit2              Skip deployment of WebKit2.
  --json                    Print to stdout in JSON format.
  --angle                   Force deployment of ANGLE.
  --no-angle                Disable deployment of ANGLE.
  --no-opengl-sw            Do not deploy the software rasterizer library.
  --list <option>           Print only the names of the files copied.
                            Available options:
                             source:   absolute path of the source files
                             target:   absolute path of the target files
                             relative: paths of the target files, relative
                                       to the target directory
                             mapping:  outputs the source and the relative
                                       target, suitable for use within an
                                       Appx mapping file
  --verbose <level>         Verbose level.
 
Qt libraries can be added by passing their name (-xml) or removed by passing
the name prepended by --no- (--no-xml). Available libraries:
bluetooth concurrent core declarative designer designercomponents enginio
gamepad gui qthelp multimedia multimediawidgets multimediaquick network nfc
opengl positioning printsupport qml qmltooling quick quickparticles quickwidgets
script scripttools sensors serialport sql svg test webkit webkitwidgets
websockets widgets winextras xml xmlpatterns webenginecore webengine
webenginewidgets 3dcore 3drenderer 3dquick 3dquickrenderer 3dinput geoservices
webchannel texttospeech serialbus
 
Arguments:
  [files]                   Binaries or directory containing the binary.

[KroMignon]

@SPlatten said in windeployqt, looks ok, but no files transferred:

C:\Qt\Qt5.9.2\5.9.2\msvc2015_64\bin\windeployqt.exe

Your are still using 64 bit version here. Why?
Can you try this:

@echo Qt Deployment
SET VCINSTALLDIR=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\
SET QT5.9.2=C:\Qt\Qt5.9.2\5.9.2\msvc2015\bin\
SET PATH=%QT5.9.2%;%PATH%
%QT5.9.2%\windeployqt.exe --dir install\ deploy\trngServer.exe

EDIT: I am using 32 bit version of windeployqt on Win7 64 bit and Windows 10 64 bit without any problem.