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  • C cliii

    My project (Windows Platform) need to load a dynamic library which was developed with Qt but not the same version as my own project. Because the dynamic library files of different Qt versions shares the same file name, I cannot put them in one fold (the fold of .exe file exactly). I put my Own Qt version library files there, so the dynamic library developed with other Qt version cannot be used. What can I do to solve this problem?

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    Christian Ehrlicher
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    @cliii said in Load dynamic library failed:

    What can I do to solve this problem?

    Compile the plugins and your program with the same version. Everything else can't work.

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      cliii
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      so use the same Qt version is the only solution? I cannot get the source code of the dll I need but the only compiled dll file.

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        so use the same Qt version is the only solution? I cannot get the source code of the dll I need but the only compiled dll file.

        Then use the exact same version the DLL was built with for your program.

        Qt has to stay free or it will die.

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          It should also be possible to use a newer Qt version for your app - Qt is backwards compatible for major versions so a plugin compiled e.g. against Qt6.5 will properly work with Qt6.8 but not the other way round.

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            Then what should I do if I need to use two dynamic libraries developed by different Qt Version?

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              Hi, try to put the dll in a subfolder and then use this object to load it
              QLibrary Library;
              Library.setFileName("dir01/mydll.dll");
              Please remember, if the dll requires its plugins, other dll or a particular msvc version you have to install all them

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              • C cliii

                Then what should I do if I need to use two dynamic libraries developed by different Qt Version?

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                @cliii Read the answers you already have and apply them to the specifics of your situation.

                You cannot mix Qt 5.x and Qt 6.x for example.
                You cannot use a plugin from Qt 5.2 in a program built with Qt 5.15.
                You cannot mix 32-bit and 64-bit libraries, even with identical Qt versions.
                You cannot mix libraries built with Microsoft tools and those built with MingW.

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                • mrdebugM mrdebug

                  Hi, try to put the dll in a subfolder and then use this object to load it
                  QLibrary Library;
                  Library.setFileName("dir01/mydll.dll");
                  Please remember, if the dll requires its plugins, other dll or a particular msvc version you have to install all them

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                  @mrdebug You are just plain wrong - it's not possible to load e.g. two different QtCore dlls into one address space.

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                    cliii
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                    The only problem is different Qt versions have the same dll file names(Qt5Core.dll for example). If they are different names(Qt_5_12_Core.dll for one and Qt_5_2_Core.dll for another then I can put them in the same fold). Maybe i can try to change -lQt5Core to -lQt5Core1 in the Makefile of my own program and then change Qt5Core.dll to Qt5Core1.dll.

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                      The dll you have to use what it is for?

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                      • C cliii

                        The only problem is different Qt versions have the same dll file names(Qt5Core.dll for example). If they are different names(Qt_5_12_Core.dll for one and Qt_5_2_Core.dll for another then I can put them in the same fold). Maybe i can try to change -lQt5Core to -lQt5Core1 in the Makefile of my own program and then change Qt5Core.dll to Qt5Core1.dll.

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                        Christian Ehrlicher
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                        @cliii When it's a plugin - why do you need to link against it then?
                        Also, as I said you can not link agsinst two different version of the same library.

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                          cliii
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                          It is not a Qt plugin, just a common dynamic library, use .lib and .dll file to link

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                            So what's the real problem then? Simply link the library to your app and you're fine as long as you use the same or newer Qt5 version.

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