Qt Creator error “No such file or directory” when using boost in mongocxx

[SimonR]

I'm writing an application in Qt and want to add the mongocxx driver to access data in my db. I've added the libs and header files using LIBS and INCLUDEPATH. Now, mongocxx also requires boost. But now I get the error: C:\mongo-cxx-driver-3.4.1\include\bsoncxx\v_noabi\bsoncxx\stdx\string_view.hpp:40: error: boost/version.hpp: No such file or directory #include <boost/version.hpp>. When I include the file in main.cpp, everything works fine. What should I do?

My .pro file:

QT += quick

CONFIG += c++17

DEFINES += QT_DEPRECATED_WARNINGS

SOURCES += \
        main.cpp \
        signIn.cpp \
        signUp.cpp

INCLUDEPATH += C:\mongo-cxx-driver-3.4.1\include\bsoncxx\v_noabi \ C:\mongo-cxx-driver-3.4.1\include\mongocxx\v_noabi \ D:\boost_1_72_0

RESOURCES += qml.qrc

TRANSLATIONS += \
    LogIn_en_CA.ts

QML_IMPORT_PATH =

QML_DESIGNER_IMPORT_PATH =

qnx: target.path = /tmp/$${TARGET}/bin
else: unix:!android: target.path = /opt/$${TARGET}/bin
!isEmpty(target.path): INSTALLS += target

HEADERS += \
    signIn.h \
    signUp.h

LIBS += C:\mongo-cxx-driver-3.4.1\lib\bsoncxx.lib \ C:\mongo-cxx-driver-3.4.1\lib\mongocxx.lib

[aha_1980]

Hi @SimonR,

I see two issues with your pro file:

1. D:\boost_1_72_0 please replace all backslashes with forward slashes D:/boost_1_72_0
2. The linker line should look like this (prefix paths with -L and lib names with -l and omit the suffix .lib:

LIBS += -LC:/mongo-cxx-driver-3.4.1/lib -lbsoncxx \
        -LC:/mongo-cxx-driver-3.4.1/lib -lmongocxx

Regards

[SimonR]

I've changed my .pro file to this now, but I still get the same error.

QT += quick

CONFIG += c++17

DEFINES += QT_DEPRECATED_WARNINGS

SOURCES += \
        main.cpp \
        signIn.cpp \
        signUp.cpp

INCLUDEPATH += C:/mongo-cxx-driver-3.4.1/include/bsoncxx/v_noabi \ C:/mongo-cxx-driver-3.4.1/include/mongocxx/v_noabi \ D:/boost_1_72_0

RESOURCES += qml.qrc

TRANSLATIONS += \
    LogIn_en_CA.ts

QML_IMPORT_PATH =

QML_DESIGNER_IMPORT_PATH =

qnx: target.path = /tmp/$${TARGET}/bin
else: unix:!android: target.path = /opt/$${TARGET}/bin
!isEmpty(target.path): INSTALLS += target

HEADERS += \
    signIn.h \
    signUp.h

LIBS += -LC:/mongo-cxx-driver-3.4.1/lib -lbsoncxx \
        -LC:/mongo-cxx-driver-3.4.1/lib -lmongocxx

[Bonnie]

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[Pablo J. Rogina]

@SimonR

No such file or directory #include <boost/version.hpp>.

I guess you need to provide INCLUDEPATH with a path that points to a place where you can later finder a subfolder boost which insides has a file version.hpp

So since you provide D:/boost_1_72_0 does it hold there?
I mean is your folder structure like this?:

D:
|---boost_1_72_0
    |---boost
        |---version.hpp

[SimonR]

@Pablo-J-Rogina
Yes, my folder structure looks excactly like you discribed it. The strange thing is that when I include it in the main file,
it doesn't cause any errors. I've set up an test application in Visual Studio and everything works fine there.

[aha_1980]

@SimonR

What happens if you fix your include path?

INCLUDEPATH += C:/mongo-cxx-driver-3.4.1/include/bsoncxx/v_noabi \ 
      C:/mongo-cxx-driver-3.4.1/include/mongocxx/v_noabi \ 
      D:/boost_1_72_0

Also, please show the compile output line leading to this error so we can check the flags passed to the compiler.

[SimonR]

Strange, it's compiling now. But when I try to access a database using

mongocxx::instance inst{
mongocxx::client conn{ mongocxx::uri{"connection string goes here"} };
bsoncxx::builder::stream::document document{};

, I get lots of errors. I think these are linking errors.

Please excuse that I ask a lot, but I'm new to Qt Creator.

[SGaist]

Hi,

Are you sure that the libraries are of the correct architecture and built by the same compiler ?

[SimonR]

The compiler used for building the driver was MSVC, so that might be an issue because Qt Creator uses MinGW. How can I change the compiler?

[mrjj]

@SimonR
Hi
Use Qt maintenance tool to install the visual studio version of Qt for 2017/2019 32/64 VS
and then go and download the compiler from Microsoft site.

[SimonR]

@mrjj
Can you please provide me better guide how to change the compiler? I've looked it up in the internet but I haven't found anything useful. Ans can I still compile QML applications with MSVC?

[SGaist]

Well: go to the Microsoft website, download the Visual Studio installer, then execute it.

As for Qt Quick, the compiler has no role here. As long as you have the modules built, it will work.

[SimonR]

So, I have Visual Studio now, anything else I have to do? The compiler is still MinGW.

[SGaist]

As @mrjj already suggested, did you install the MSVC build of Qt ?

[SimonR]

When I open Qt Maintenance Tool, it looks like this:

[jsulm]

@SimonR Did you select Kit configured for MSVC compiler/Qt to build you project?

[SimonR]

I've selected the right compiler now,

but when I try to run the program, I get an error.

When I open the kits section, it shows some warnings:

Is this normal? Or do I have to set up something else? Also, I found out that you can change it compiler, but it only shows amd64 and x86 architecture. I have an Intel processor, can I still use the amd64 because I haven't found the right settings for Intel processors?

[jsulm]

@SimonR Run it through debugger - looks like it is crashing.

[SimonR]

So I've set up the compiler now, but when I run the application I get errors:

I don't know why the language is German, because it's set to English. But as far as I know, those errors are linking errors, so I guess the libraries are not included correctly.

Here is my .pro file:

QT += quick

CONFIG += c++17

DEFINES += QT_DEPRECATED_WARNINGS

SOURCES += \
        main.cpp \
        signIn.cpp \
        signUp.cpp

INCLUDEPATH += C:/mongo-cxx-driver-3.4.1/include/bsoncxx/v_noabi \
               C:/mongo-cxx-driver-3.4.1/include/mongocxx/v_noabi \
               D:/boost_1_72_0

RESOURCES += qml.qrc

TRANSLATIONS += \
    LogIn_en_CA.ts

QML_IMPORT_PATH =

QML_DESIGNER_IMPORT_PATH =

qnx: target.path = /tmp/$${TARGET}/bin
else: unix:!android: target.path = /opt/$${TARGET}/bin
!isEmpty(target.path): INSTALLS += target

HEADERS += \
    signIn.h \
    signUp.h

LIBS += -LC:/mongo-cxx-driver-3.4.1/lib -lbsoncxx \
        -LC:/mongo-cxx-driver-3.4.1/lib -lmongocxx