Making a standalone Qt application on Windows

Sucharek

Hi. I've been trying to make a standalone Qt application for Windows, but I seem to have no luck. I looked on Google, and found that you can make a static version of Qt, and it will make a standalone application, but I can't seem to get it working.
Here's the page link I found this on: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22291017/download-qt-static-build-on-windows#
I use Qt version 5.15.2 and they used 5.2.1. Does that make a difference?
On the command "mingw32-make -j 4" it gave me an error:

mingw32-make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found.  Stop.

SGaist

Hi,

Did you properly call configure ?

By the way, did you also check the constraints of the GPL/LGPL licenses with regard to static linking ?

mchinand

As @SGaist wrote, check the output from the configure step to see if it completed successfully. Also, check out the official build instructions as the configuration options may have changed in the almost 8 years since that Stackoverflow post.

Sucharek

Ok, I will run configure again, and check for any errors.

Sucharek

I ran the configure again in the same folder I ran it as first, and I got a message that I could actually build it now. So I ran it, and while it was building, it gave me an error:

In file included from declarativemaps\qdeclarativepolylinemapitem.cpp:38:
declarativemaps\qdeclarativepolylinemapitem_p_p.h:381:17: error: 'const char* MapPolylineShaderLineStrip::vertexShader() const' marked 'override', but does not override
     const char *vertexShader() const override {
                 ^~~~~~~~~~~~
declarativemaps\qdeclarativepolylinemapitem_p_p.h:397:17: error: 'const char* MapPolylineShaderLineStrip::fragmentShader() const' marked 'override', but does not override
     const char *fragmentShader() const override {
                 ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
declarativemaps\qdeclarativepolylinemapitem_p_p.h: In member function 'virtual void MapPolylineShaderLineStrip::initialize()':
declarativemaps\qdeclarativepolylinemapitem_p_p.h:411:23: error: 'program' was not declared in this scope
         m_matrix_id = program()->uniformLocation("qt_Matrix");
                       ^~~~~~~
declarativemaps\qdeclarativepolylinemapitem_p_p.h: At global scope:
declarativemaps\qdeclarativepolylinemapitem_p_p.h:435:17: error: 'const char* MapPolylineShaderExtruded::vertexShader() const' marked 'override', but does not override
     const char *vertexShader() const override
                 ^~~~~~~~~~~~
declarativemaps\qdeclarativepolylinemapitem_p_p.h:440:17: error: 'const char* MapPolylineShaderExtruded::fragmentShader() const' marked 'override', but does not override
     const char *fragmentShader() const override
                 ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
declarativemaps\qdeclarativepolylinemapitem_p_p.h: In member function 'virtual void MapPolylineShaderExtruded::initialize()':
declarativemaps\qdeclarativepolylinemapitem_p_p.h:455:23: error: 'program' was not declared in this scope
         m_matrix_id = program()->uniformLocation("qt_Matrix");
                       ^~~~~~~
In file included from ..\..\include\QtLocation\5.15.2/QtLocation/private/qdeclarativepolygonmapitem_p_p.h:1,
                 from declarativemaps\qdeclarativerectanglemapitem_p_p.h:53,
                 from declarativemaps\qdeclarativepolylinemapitem.cpp:39:
C:/Qt/5.15.2-static/qtlocation/src/location/declarativemaps/qdeclarativepolygonmapitem_p_p.h: At global scope:
C:/Qt/5.15.2-static/qtlocation/src/location/declarativemaps/qdeclarativepolygonmapitem_p_p.h:152:17: error: 'const char* MapPolygonShader::vertexShader() const' marked 'override', but does not override
     const char *vertexShader() const override {
                 ^~~~~~~~~~~~
C:/Qt/5.15.2-static/qtlocation/src/location/declarativemaps/qdeclarativepolygonmapitem_p_p.h:168:17: error: 'const char* MapPolygonShader::fragmentShader() const' marked 'override', but does not override
     const char *fragmentShader() const override {
                 ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
C:/Qt/5.15.2-static/qtlocation/src/location/declarativemaps/qdeclarativepolygonmapitem_p_p.h: In member function 'virtual void MapPolygonShader::initialize()':
C:/Qt/5.15.2-static/qtlocation/src/location/declarativemaps/qdeclarativepolygonmapitem_p_p.h:186:23: error: 'program' was not declared in this scope
         m_matrix_id = program()->uniformLocation("qt_Matrix");
                       ^~~~~~~
declarativemaps\qdeclarativepolylinemapitem.cpp: In member function 'virtual void MapPolylineShaderLineStrip::updateState(const QSGMaterialShader::RenderState&, QSGMaterial*, QSGMaterial*)':
declarativemaps\qdeclarativepolylinemapitem.cpp:1552:9: error: 'program' was not declared in this scope
         program()->setUniformValue(m_color_id, v);
         ^~~~~~~
declarativemaps\qdeclarativepolylinemapitem.cpp:1557:9: error: 'program' was not declared in this scope
         program()->setUniformValue(m_matrix_id, state.projectionMatrix());
         ^~~~~~~
declarativemaps\qdeclarativepolylinemapitem.cpp:1560:5: error: 'program' was not declared in this scope
     program()->setUniformValue(m_mapProjection_id, geoProjection);
     ^~~~~~~
declarativemaps\qdeclarativepolylinemapitem.cpp: In member function 'virtual void MapPolylineShaderExtruded::updateState(const QSGMaterialShader::RenderState&, QSGMaterial*, QSGMaterial*)':
declarativemaps\qdeclarativepolylinemapitem.cpp:1768:9: error: 'program' was not declared in this scope
         program()->setUniformValue(m_color_id, v);
         ^~~~~~~
declarativemaps\qdeclarativepolylinemapitem.cpp:1773:9: error: 'program' was not declared in this scope
         program()->setUniformValue(m_matrix_id, state.projectionMatrix());
         ^~~~~~~
declarativemaps\qdeclarativepolylinemapitem.cpp:1777:5: error: 'program' was not declared in this scope
     program()->setUniformValue(m_mapProjection_id, geoProjection);
     ^~~~~~~
mingw32-make[4]: *** [Makefile.Release:35989: .obj/release/qdeclarativepolylinemapitem.o] Error 1
mingw32-make[4]: Leaving directory 'C:/Qt/5.15.2-static/qtlocation/src/location'
mingw32-make[3]: *** [Makefile:49: release-all] Error 2
mingw32-make[3]: Leaving directory 'C:/Qt/5.15.2-static/qtlocation/src/location'
mingw32-make[2]: *** [Makefile:184: sub-location-make_first] Error 2
mingw32-make[2]: Leaving directory 'C:/Qt/5.15.2-static/qtlocation/src'
mingw32-make[1]: *** [Makefile:52: sub-src-make_first] Error 2
mingw32-make[1]: Leaving directory 'C:/Qt/5.15.2-static/qtlocation'
mingw32-make: *** [Makefile:819: module-qtlocation-make_first] Error 2

I didn't think much of it, and ran "mingw32-make install", but I got another error:

In file included from declarativemaps\qdeclarativepolylinemapitem.cpp:38:
declarativemaps\qdeclarativepolylinemapitem_p_p.h:381:17: error: 'const char* MapPolylineShaderLineStrip::vertexShader() const' marked 'override', but does not override
     const char *vertexShader() const override {
                 ^~~~~~~~~~~~
declarativemaps\qdeclarativepolylinemapitem_p_p.h:397:17: error: 'const char* MapPolylineShaderLineStrip::fragmentShader() const' marked 'override', but does not override
     const char *fragmentShader() const override {
                 ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
declarativemaps\qdeclarativepolylinemapitem_p_p.h: In member function 'virtual void MapPolylineShaderLineStrip::initialize()':
declarativemaps\qdeclarativepolylinemapitem_p_p.h:411:23: error: 'program' was not declared in this scope
         m_matrix_id = program()->uniformLocation("qt_Matrix");
                       ^~~~~~~
declarativemaps\qdeclarativepolylinemapitem_p_p.h: At global scope:
declarativemaps\qdeclarativepolylinemapitem_p_p.h:435:17: error: 'const char* MapPolylineShaderExtruded::vertexShader() const' marked 'override', but does not override
     const char *vertexShader() const override
                 ^~~~~~~~~~~~
declarativemaps\qdeclarativepolylinemapitem_p_p.h:440:17: error: 'const char* MapPolylineShaderExtruded::fragmentShader() const' marked 'override', but does not override
     const char *fragmentShader() const override
                 ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
declarativemaps\qdeclarativepolylinemapitem_p_p.h: In member function 'virtual void MapPolylineShaderExtruded::initialize()':
declarativemaps\qdeclarativepolylinemapitem_p_p.h:455:23: error: 'program' was not declared in this scope
         m_matrix_id = program()->uniformLocation("qt_Matrix");
                       ^~~~~~~
In file included from ..\..\include\QtLocation\5.15.2/QtLocation/private/qdeclarativepolygonmapitem_p_p.h:1,
                 from declarativemaps\qdeclarativerectanglemapitem_p_p.h:53,
                 from declarativemaps\qdeclarativepolylinemapitem.cpp:39:
C:/Qt/5.15.2-static/qtlocation/src/location/declarativemaps/qdeclarativepolygonmapitem_p_p.h: At global scope:
C:/Qt/5.15.2-static/qtlocation/src/location/declarativemaps/qdeclarativepolygonmapitem_p_p.h:152:17: error: 'const char* MapPolygonShader::vertexShader() const' marked 'override', but does not override
     const char *vertexShader() const override {
                 ^~~~~~~~~~~~
C:/Qt/5.15.2-static/qtlocation/src/location/declarativemaps/qdeclarativepolygonmapitem_p_p.h:168:17: error: 'const char* MapPolygonShader::fragmentShader() const' marked 'override', but does not override
     const char *fragmentShader() const override {
                 ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
C:/Qt/5.15.2-static/qtlocation/src/location/declarativemaps/qdeclarativepolygonmapitem_p_p.h: In member function 'virtual void MapPolygonShader::initialize()':
C:/Qt/5.15.2-static/qtlocation/src/location/declarativemaps/qdeclarativepolygonmapitem_p_p.h:186:23: error: 'program' was not declared in this scope
         m_matrix_id = program()->uniformLocation("qt_Matrix");
                       ^~~~~~~
declarativemaps\qdeclarativepolylinemapitem.cpp: In member function 'virtual void MapPolylineShaderLineStrip::updateState(const QSGMaterialShader::RenderState&, QSGMaterial*, QSGMaterial*)':
declarativemaps\qdeclarativepolylinemapitem.cpp:1552:9: error: 'program' was not declared in this scope
         program()->setUniformValue(m_color_id, v);
         ^~~~~~~
declarativemaps\qdeclarativepolylinemapitem.cpp:1557:9: error: 'program' was not declared in this scope
         program()->setUniformValue(m_matrix_id, state.projectionMatrix());
         ^~~~~~~
declarativemaps\qdeclarativepolylinemapitem.cpp:1560:5: error: 'program' was not declared in this scope
     program()->setUniformValue(m_mapProjection_id, geoProjection);
     ^~~~~~~
declarativemaps\qdeclarativepolylinemapitem.cpp: In member function 'virtual void MapPolylineShaderExtruded::updateState(const QSGMaterialShader::RenderState&, QSGMaterial*, QSGMaterial*)':
declarativemaps\qdeclarativepolylinemapitem.cpp:1768:9: error: 'program' was not declared in this scope
         program()->setUniformValue(m_color_id, v);
         ^~~~~~~
declarativemaps\qdeclarativepolylinemapitem.cpp:1773:9: error: 'program' was not declared in this scope
         program()->setUniformValue(m_matrix_id, state.projectionMatrix());
         ^~~~~~~
declarativemaps\qdeclarativepolylinemapitem.cpp:1777:5: error: 'program' was not declared in this scope
     program()->setUniformValue(m_mapProjection_id, geoProjection);
     ^~~~~~~
mingw32-make[4]: *** [Makefile.Release:35989: .obj/release/qdeclarativepolylinemapitem.o] Error 1
mingw32-make[4]: Leaving directory 'C:/Qt/5.15.2-static/qtlocation/src/location'
mingw32-make[3]: *** [Makefile:74: release-debug-install] Error 2
mingw32-make[3]: Leaving directory 'C:/Qt/5.15.2-static/qtlocation/src/location'
mingw32-make[2]: *** [Makefile:196: sub-location-install_subtargets] Error 2
mingw32-make[2]: Leaving directory 'C:/Qt/5.15.2-static/qtlocation/src'
mingw32-make[1]: *** [Makefile:64: sub-src-install_subtargets] Error 2
mingw32-make[1]: Leaving directory 'C:/Qt/5.15.2-static/qtlocation'
mingw32-make: *** [Makefile:831: module-qtlocation-install_subtargets] Error 2

EDIT: And I also didn't add "-j 4" when I executed the "mingw32-make" command.

SGaist

Where did you get Qt's sources from ?

Sucharek

Hi @SGaist, I got them from here: https://download.qt.io/official_releases/qt/5.15/5.15.2/single/qt-everywhere-src-5.15.2.zip

SGaist

Your error looks odd.

I would nuke that build and extract the sources again.

Also, please use an out of source build so you don't pollute the source tree and can restart more easily.

Sucharek

Hi @SGaist, ok, I will build it again, but what do you mean by "please use an out of source build so you don't pollute the source tree and can restart more easily"?

SGaist

Literally what is written: call configure from a folder outside of the sources.

Sucharek

This post is deleted!

Sucharek

@SGaist ok, but how do I call configure from a folder that doesn't have the configure.bat file?

jsulm

@Sucharek said in Making a standalone Qt application on Windows:

but how do I call configure from a folder that doesn't have the configure.bat file?

By providing path to it? Either relative to your build folder or absolute path:

../QT_SRC_FOLDER/configure

Sucharek

Hi @jsulm, ok I'll try that.

Sucharek

Hi, so I built it again, and got the same error. The error is from QLocation, to on configure can I use "-nomake qlocation", or something like that? Also, the build takes about 10 hours, so that's why I'm responding after a very long time.

jsulm

@Sucharek Call "configure -h" (or --help) to get the list of parameters it understands.

Sucharek

Hi @jsulm, ok I'll try that. Also, I ran the mingw32-make with -i (ignore errors), and it just ignored the qlocation errors, and don't see any more of them. I don't need QLocation, so it's fine if I don't have it. If it wouldn't work, I'll try the -configure myself to see if I can clear some more thing out. After the compile is done, I'll update you if I have any more issues.

Sucharek

Hi, so it actually proceeded to build in install, but when I add it in Qt versions in Qt creator, it says "No QML utility installed".
EDIT: The only error was the QLocation

Sucharek

Hi, so I ran the installation with my own command, which took about 40 hours, installed it, but got the same error in Qt Creator. No QML utility installed. Do I need to run something else, not "mingw32-make install"?

jsulm

@Sucharek said in Making a standalone Qt application on Windows:

No QML utility installed

I don't know what QML utility. Does it work? I mean: can you build your apps using this Qt installation?