Qt creator missing examples, lubuntu

[peterpies]

Lubuntu 20.04, qt5 installed as part of process. Qt creator examples are empty, found them loaded to doc area, but still don’t show up in examples of qt creator. Advised to go to qmake version, this is set to auto. No files indicated, how do I set this up to utilise examples. Please excuse my ignorance new to qt arena

[aha_1980]

Hi @peterpies,

so how did you install Qt? With the Ubuntu package manager? In that case, you will need to install the examples package(s) too. Distributions package all parts separately, e.gl qtbase5-examples.

Here is my list on Ubuntu 18.04:

 $ apt-cache search qt | grep examples                                                                                               
qtbase5-examples - Qt 5 base examples
qtsvg5-examples - Qt 5 SVG examples
csoundqt-examples - example scores for csoundqt
libqcustomplot-doc - Qt C++ widget for plotting. Documentation and examples
libqglviewer-doc - OpenGL 3D viewer library - documentation and examples
libqhttpengine-examples - HTTP server for Qt applications - examples
libqtscript4-doc - Qt 4 QtScript bindings API documentation and examples
libu1db-qt5-examples - Qt5 binding and QtQuick2 plugin for U1DB - examples
mathgl - library for scientific graphs (utilities and examples)
pyqt5-examples - Examples and demos for PyQt5
python-qt4-doc - Documentation and examples for PyQt4
python-qtawesome-doc - documentation and examples for QtAwesome
python-qwt5-doc - Python Qwt5 technical widget library, documentation and examples
qelectrotech-examples - examples files for qelectrotech
qt3d5-examples - Qt 5 3d examples
qt4-demos - Qt 4 examples and demos
qt4-demos-dbg - Qt 4 examples and demos debugging symbols
qt5serialport-examples - Qt 5 serial port examples
qtcharts5-examples - Qt chart examples
qtconnectivity5-examples - Qt 5 Connectivity examples
qtdeclarative5-examples - Qt 5 declarative examples
qtlocation5-examples - Qt 5 Location and Positioning examples
qtmultimedia5-examples - Examples for Qt 5 Multimedia module
qtquickcontrols2-5-examples - Qt 5 Qt Quick Templates 2 examples
qtquickcontrols5-examples - Qt 5 Quick Controls examples
qtscript5-examples - Qt 5 script examples
qtsensors5-examples - Qt 5 sensors examples
qtspeech5-examples - Speech library for Qt - Examples
qttools5-examples - Qt 5 tools examples
qtvirtualkeyboard5-examples - Qt virtual keyboard examples
qtwayland5-examples - Qt 5 Wayland examples
qtwebchannel5-examples - Web communication library for Qt - Examples
qtwebengine5-examples - Qt WebEngine - Examples
qtwebkit5-examples - Qt 5 webkit examples
qtwebkit5-examples-doc - Qt 5 webkit examples documentation
qtwebkit5-examples-doc-html - Qt 5 webkit examples HTML documentation
qtwebsockets5-examples - Examples for Qt 5 Web Sockets module
qtwebview5-examples - display web content in a QML application - Examples
qtxmlpatterns5-examples - Qt 5 XML patterns examples

Regards

[peterpies]

@aha_1980 Thanks very much for your prompt reply, QT5 is installed with lubuntu, I did install the docs, examples and development after. I moved the examples to the doc directory. It stated in Qt doc to check version if no examples are seen which I did, all kits state autodetected no indication of files actually used. Hope this helps. I ran the command you used above and yes indicates similar.

labelme-examples - Image Polygonal Annotation with Python, examples
csoundqt-examples - example scores for csoundqt
libqcustomplot-doc - Qt C++ widget for plotting - documentation and examples
libqglviewer-doc - OpenGL 3D viewer library - documentation and examples
libqhttpengine-examples - HTTP server for Qt applications - examples
mathgl - library for scientific graphs (utilities and examples)
pyqt5-examples - Examples and demos for PyQt5
python-pyqt5.qwt-doc - Python Qwt6 technical widget library, documentation and examples
python-qtawesome-doc - documentation and examples for QtAwesome
qelectrotech-examples - examples files for qelectrotech
qt3d5-examples - Qt 5 3d examples
qt5serialport-examples - Qt 5 serial port examples
qtbase5-examples - Qt 5 base examples
qtcharts5-examples - Qt chart examples
qtconnectivity5-examples - Qt 5 Connectivity examples
qtdatavisualization5-examples - Examples for Qt 5 Data Visualization module
qtdeclarative5-examples - Qt 5 declarative examples
qtgamepad5-examples - Qt 5 Gamepad examples
qtlocation5-examples - Qt 5 Location and Positioning examples
qtmultimedia5-examples - Examples for Qt 5 Multimedia module
qtnetworkauth5-examples - online account access for Qt apps - Examples
qtquickcontrols2-5-examples - Qt 5 Qt Quick Templates 2 examples
qtquickcontrols5-examples - Qt 5 Quick Controls examples
qtremoteobjects5-examples - Qt Remote Objects examples
qtscript5-examples - Qt 5 script examples
qtscxml5-examples - Qt SCXML examples
qtsensors5-examples - Qt 5 sensors examples
qtserialbus5-examples - Qt 5 Serialbus serial bus access examples
qtspeech5-examples - Speech library for Qt - Examples
qtsvg5-examples - Qt 5 SVG examples
qttools5-examples - Qt 5 tools examples
qtvirtualkeyboard5-examples - Qt virtual keyboard examples
qtwayland5-examples - Qt 5 Wayland examples
qtwebchannel5-examples - Web communication library for Qt - Examples
qtwebengine5-examples - Qt WebEngine - Examples
qtwebsockets5-examples - Examples for Qt 5 Web Sockets module
qtwebview5-examples - display web content in a QML application - Examples
qtxmlpatterns5-examples - Qt 5 XML patterns examples

I do hope this helps, thanks in advance for your assitance

[jsulm]

@peterpies said in Qt creator missing examples, lubuntu:

I moved the examples to the doc directory

Why?

[peterpies]

@jsulm sorry I should of explained that more fully, I downloaded the examples in a tar file from source, and the documentation said they were expected to be located in the the doc directory, which is why I moved the downloaded items there. I did nothing extrainious to the apt actions of installing the examples etc. Hope this helps

[jsulm]

@peterpies Did you install QtCreator using apt? If the examples packages are installed they should actually show up in QtCreator.

[aha_1980]

@jsulm said in Qt creator missing examples, lubuntu:

@peterpies Did you install QtCreator using apt? If the examples packages are installed they should actually show up in QtCreator.

You didn't read from the beginning, did you? :)

[jsulm]

@aha_1980 I see that Qt was installed using apt, but don't see anything related to QtCreator.

[aha_1980]

@jsulm and the examples are part of Qt, not of Creator. So if he don't install them, they will simply be not there.

[jsulm]

@aha_1980 said in Qt creator missing examples, lubuntu:

and the examples are part of Qt

I know. My point is that the distribution specific QtCreator build may look somewhere else for examples packaged by same distribution.

[peterpies]

@jsulm please let me explain more fully how it was all installed, as I may be confusing people and I believe this is ignorance and not your failings in any way.
I did an upgrade full of lubuntu from 19.10 to 20.04, via the full system upgrade method, and not reinstall from live iso. During this process part of the install, installs qt5 complete, including creator. After install qt all components including creator were available in programming section of desktop. Designer works, creator starts upon problems, tutorials are available BUT NO EXAMPLES. So looked around found location of examples for version and downloaded via tar, extracted and moved examples folder to doc folder as suggested by documentation. Checked version in creator as suggested by documentation if examples are missing, this stated qmake is auto configured but no indication of file or location. Hence searched more and installed doc and examples via apt as can be seen. Still have same problem no examples seen in creator. Testing building interface just basic with designer all seemed ok. As can be seen from the screen grab I posted of apt cache it appears more or less the same as yours, including qtbase etc. Sorry if I have not provided adequate info., please state anything else you require and I will obtain it immediately to aid your analysis of this issue. Thanks once again

[jsulm]

@peterpies I don't have a solution for this problem, but you can open the examples manually in QtCreator ("File/Open File or Project..."). You just need to know where those are. You can find out doing:

apt-file list qtbase5-examples

Same for other Qt packages with examples.
If you found the location of an example open its pro file in QtCreator.

[peterpies]

@jsulm thanks for help and honesty, I was going to try the build but wanted to find out which qmake it would use first, I presumed it would build with the default value know to qt. I will do as you suggest and get back to you if that’s ok

[peterpies]

@peterpies jsulm, look like some progress, have located all the QT setup system variables, and inserted the qmake located there to the version section of creator, now the examples show up in creator, have not tested them yet but will and report back, thanks for the right push

[jsulm]

@peterpies said in Qt creator missing examples, lubuntu:

to find out which qmake it would use first

Which qmake is used is defined by the Kit you're using.

[peterpies]

@jsulm , that is what I assumed, I thought when it said auto configure that it would get the correct one for desktop etc. I fear that this whole kit install does not have the correct paths/assignments set correctly, but, I will keep checking as this type of problem was reported in an earlier version where headers and the like where not found, but present in another directory. Thanks once again for your help it’s driving me to at least understand some of the framework of qt

[Cazumbi]

In my case, the examples only show up when I run "sudo qtcreator". The problem now is how to make them show up without "sudo".