5.12.9 build failure

[Perdrix]

I just installed 5.12.9 and tried to build by project.

Two problems:

1. a whole load of VS2017 macros are still pointing to 5.12.8 even though that is no longer on the machine:

2. Build is failing:

C:\Users\amonra\AppData\Local\QtMsBuild\rcc\qtrcc.targets(116,5): error MSB3073: The command ""\rcc.exe" --list "i18n\translations.qrc" > ".\x64\Debug\rcc_list.txt" 2> nul" exited with code 9009.

David

[mrjj]

Hi
9009 seems to mean file not found
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1351830/what-does-exited-with-code-9009-mean-during-this-build

So i think your VS is confused about paths.

[Perdrix]

The only change I made was to uninstall 5.12.8 (big mistake clearly) and install 5.12.9 and 5.15.0

Both are failing to build the file i18n/translations.qrc in the project (5.12.9 under VS2017, 5.15.0 under VS2019).

So what debug info can I gather to help me (or you) to fix this?

David

[mrjj]

@Perdrix
I dont know VS that well.
It seems to have empty path for rcc
""\rcc.exe"
so that list has an entry ?

Do you use the Qt plugin ?

[Perdrix]

Yes I'm using the plugin.

Maybe something amiss in qtrcc.targets file?

```

<!--// Parse QRC -->
<PropertyGroup>
<QtRccExeQuoted Condition="'$(QtVsProjectSettings)' == 'true'">"$(QtToolsPath)\rcc.exe"</QtRccExeQuoted>
<QtRccExeQuoted Condition="'$(QtVsProjectSettings)' != 'true'">"%(QtRcc.QTDIR)\bin\rcc.exe"</QtRccExeQuoted>
<QtRccQuoted>"%(QtRcc.Identity)"</QtRccQuoted>
<RccListQuoted>"$(IntDir)rcc_list.txt"</RccListQuoted>
</PropertyGroup>
<Exec Condition="'@(QtRcc)' != ''"
Command="$(QtRccExeQuoted) --list $(QtRccQuoted) > $(RccListQuoted) 2> nul"/>
<ReadLinesFromFile Condition="'@(QtRcc)' != '' AND Exists('$(IntDir)rcc_list.txt')"

[mrjj]

Hi
If QtToolsPath is empty
then the ""\rcc.exe" could make sense.
But i have sadly no idea where to set it.

[Perdrix]

I eventually worked out how to set QtToolsPath

And it fixed the problem

BUT I SHOULDN'T NEED TO DO THAT!!!!! BUG I THINK

[micosta]

Hi,

Can you check the Qt Settings property page? It’s likely that it’s still pointing to the uninstalled version of Qt.

BR,
--Miguel

[Perdrix]

No it isn't. There seem to be an AWFUL lot of Qt related macros defined with many of them pointing the same locations. Some rationalisation might help!

D.

[micosta]

All properties related to Qt build settings should depend or be relative to the value of Qt Settings > Qt Installation. If this is not the case, then there might be a bug or some use case that we overlooked. Could you please post a screenshot of the Qt Settings property? Or better still open an issue in https://bugreports.qt.io/projects/QTVSADDINBUG and attach a sample project file. That would really help us to fix whatever might be wrong in this case. Thanks.

[Perdrix]

https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTVSADDINBUG-800