Building QtPdf inside QtWebEngine... Get this on build ->WARNING: QtPdf will not be built.

Cart_man

Hi

I am trying to following this example on how to build -> https://wiki.qt.io/QtPDF_Build_Instructions
I Managed to get all the tools I need to to make the instruction go smoothly. Right before I am suppose to run mingw32-make though I get this output.

C:\Tools\build>qmake ../qtwebengine -- -no-build-qtwebengine-core
Info: creating stash file C:\Tools\build\.qmake.stash
Info: creating cache file C:\Tools\build\.qmake.cache

Running configuration tests...
Checking for architecture supported... yes
Checking for bison... yes
Checking for python2...
Checking for flex... yes
Checking for gperf... yes
Checking for jumbo build merge limit... 0
Checking for platform supported... Qt WebEngine on Windows requires MSVCg (MSVC mode).
Checking for build path without whitespace... yes
Checking for submodule initialized... yes
Checking for d-bus... no
Checking for fontconfig... no
Checking for libdrm... no
Checking for system ninja... no
Checking for xcomposite... no
Checking for xcursor... no
Checking for xi... no
Checking for xkbcommon... no
Checking for xtst... no
Checking for 64bit compiler... yes
Checking for winversion... no
Done running configuration tests.

Configure summary:

Qt WebEngine Build Tools:
  Use System Ninja ....................... no
  Use System Gn .......................... no
  Jumbo Build Merge Limit ................ no
  Developer build ........................ no

Note: The following modules are not being compiled in this configuration
    webenginecore
    webengine
    webenginewidgets
    pdf
    pdfwidgets

WARNING: Qt WebEngine on Windows requires MSVC or Clang (MSVC mode).

**WARNING: QtPdf will not be built.**

Qt is now configured for building. Just run 'mingw32-make'.
Once everything is built, you must run 'mingw32-make install'.

So I why does it keep on saying -> WARNING: QtPdf will not be built.
What do I have to do to make this work?

Thanks!

jsulm

@Cart_man said in Building QtPdf inside QtWebEngine... Get this on build ->WARNING: QtPdf will not be built.:

WARNING: Qt WebEngine on Windows requires MSVC or Clang (MSVC mode).

Did you notice this? QtWebEngine cannot be built with MinGW.

SGaist

Hi,

As the error message suggests: change the compiler. Chromium, on which QtWebEngine is based, does not support MinGW.